Syngenor

Syngenor
Syngenor
	DVD cover art
Directed by	George Elanjian Jr.
Written by	Brent V. Friedman
Produced by	Jack F. Murphy
Starring	Starr Andreeff; Mitchell Laurance; David Gale
Cinematography	James Mathers
Edited by	Ellen Keneshea
Music by	Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Distributed by	America Cinema Marketing
Release date	October 3, 1990;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Syngenor (also known as Scared To Death 2) is a 1990 B horror/science fiction film and a sequel to the 1980 film Scared to Death. The film was directed by George Elanjian Jr and written by Michael Carmody and Brent V. Friedman. It features David Gale and Kathryn Noble.^[1]

Synopsis

Norton Cyberdyne provides high-tech military technology and their latest super weapon is "Syngenor" (SYNthesized GENetic ORganism). A prototype breaks loose and starts leaving a trail of bodies. As bodies pile up other Syngenors emerge from the basement and a battle rages between the monsters and the corporate humans.^[1]

Production

Producer Jack F. Murphy saw the original Scared to Death and was so impressed with the monster that he wanted to make another film utilizing the same monster design. However, since the first film was so low-budget and rarely seen he wanted to distance this sequel from it in order not to alienate a new potential audience that never heard of the first film. This is why there is no character or plot carry-over from Scared to Death other than the monster.^[2] Scared to Death director William Malone was asked and was originally going to direct this sequel. Malone ended up passing on the project as he had an opportunity to direct Creature, however he participated in creating the film's monster costumes.^[3]

Releases

Elite Entertainment and Synapse Films both released the film on Region 0 NTSC DVD.

Prism Leisure Corporation released the film on a double sided PAL DVD, the other side showing Progeny.

References

^ ^a ^b Synpase Films DVD Case, 2008. Last accessed: September 2009.
^ Commentary on Synapse DVD, 2008. Last accessed: September 2009.
^ Director interview on "Scared to Death" Retromedia DVD, 2007. Last accessed: September 2009.

External links

Syngenor at IMDb
Syngenor at Rotten Tomatoes
Syngenor at BadMovies.org
Syngenor at eccentric-cinema.com
Syngenor at Somethingawful.com

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[Syngenor-1] Synpase Films DVD Case, 2008. Last accessed: September 2009.

[2] Commentary on Synapse DVD, 2008. Last accessed: September 2009.

[Malone-3] Director interview on "Scared to Death" Retromedia DVD, 2007. Last accessed: September 2009.

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