desert snakes
desert snakes
What movie is this? Four men lost in desert. Probably trying to recover an aircraft or spacecraft.?
About four men in uniforms are lost in the desert. To maximize chances of survival they each go in one of four direction, then I remember some episodes of them killing snakes and living in sand/cliff holes. They were probably on a spacecraft/aircraft recovery mission in the desert, and their plane crashed too. I also remember scene with something falling down from sky and leaving black smoke trail in behind desert horizon.
Capricorn One (1978)
starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson, Hal Holbrook, Karen Black, Telly Savalas, David Huddleston, David Doyle, Denise Nicholas, Robert Walden, James Sikking, Alan Fudge
IMDb synopsis:
When the head of NASA's manned Mars missions discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces the three astronauts to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at a now abandoned air force base. Over the many months of the mission, the astronauts send broadcasts to Earth on their progress and all goes well until their space capsule burns up on re-entry. They soon realize that the only way for the hoax to be maintained is for them to die and they make a desperate attempt to escape their captors. Throughout this period, an investigative reporter gets wind of the fact that something is amiss with man's first mission to Mars and slowly puts together the pieces of the mystery.
From Wikipedia:
The captive astronauts immediately stage a daring escape and attempt to evade military forces in order to expose the conspiracy. Stranded in the desert, they try to make their way back to civilization while being pursued by a pair of black helicopters.
Here's a site where copies are available:
http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=B00004I9OG%7C%206305559279%7C%20B00005O5BE%7C%20B00008DI5U%7C%200784011540%7C%20B0000066CQ%7C%20B00004RL27%7C%206303079636%7C%206304126352%7C%20B00004SPV4%7C%20B000001P1F&tag=imdb-adbox
Unfortunately, I can't find the movie trailer on YouTube.
US $25.00
Desert insects, scorpions and snakes use special skills to survive - BBC wildlife
