Silent Predators (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, Silent Predators is an action, thriller, horror and tv movie film directed by Noel Nosseck, running about 91 minutes. “The hunt is on. You're the Prey.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. In 1979, a delivery truck makes its way up a lonely southern California highway in a storm, bound for the San Diego Zoo with a deadly tropical rattlesnake as cargo. When the truck suffers a blowout, the driver loses control and hits a tree, shattering the snake's aquarium in the back and the window separating the snake from the driver. The snake slithers into the front of the truck, kills the driver with its bite and then moves off into the forest. Flash forward to 1999. The small southern California town of San Vicente has grown from 6,000 to 30,000, and the rattler, which escaped nearby years ago, has bred. There are now 25,000 of these hybrid rattlesnakes, and they are slowly making their way downhill into the town, attracted by the movement of the blasting as the town paves its way toward progress. Progress, in this case, brings terror, in this tale originally penned by John Carpenter.

Who’s in it. Silent Predators stars Harry Hamlin as Vic Rondelli, Shannon Sturges as Mandy Stratford, David Spielberg as Mayor Parker and Patty McCormack as Vera Conrad, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.6/10, Silent Predators has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Silent Predators page.

If you liked it. Fans of Silent Predators tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.