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Alabama Snake

Explores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!

Director

Theo Love

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Genre

documentary, crime

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Awards

2 wins

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DR. THOMAS BURTON: Some people
call me a folklorist, - Alabama Snake

DR. THOMAS BURTON: Some people call me a folklorist,

♪ (QUIET MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Alabama Snake

♪ (QUIET MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Not many places left
where you can obey God - Alabama Snake

Not many places left where you can obey God

(SOUND DISTORTING) - Alabama Snake

(SOUND DISTORTING)

-The law is final.
-(WOMAN CHEERS) - Alabama Snake

-The law is final. -(WOMAN CHEERS)

(WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) - Alabama Snake

(WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

♪ (TENSE VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Alabama Snake

♪ (TENSE VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Well, working on the ambulance,
you eat when you can. - Alabama Snake

Well, working on the ambulance, you eat when you can.

DAVID: And as we got closer, uh, - Alabama Snake

DAVID: And as we got closer, uh,

(SIREN STOPS) - Alabama Snake

And it was dark.
There's no streetlights. - Alabama Snake

And it was dark. There's no streetlights.

(DAVID LAUGHS) - Alabama Snake

♪ (EERIE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Alabama Snake

♪ (EERIE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(SIREN WAILING) - Alabama Snake

(SIREN WAILING)

That's when I got
real concerned - Alabama Snake

That's when I got real concerned

(SIREN WAILING) - Alabama Snake

(SIREN WAILING)

Uh, we didn't see
a lot of snake bites - Alabama Snake

Uh, we didn't see a lot of snake bites

(SIREN WAILING) - Alabama Snake

(SIREN WAILING)

JEANETTE:
We treated her, but you know, - Alabama Snake

JEANETTE: We treated her, but you know,

DAVID: Then we load her back up
and I tell Bobby, - Alabama Snake

DAVID: Then we load her back up and I tell Bobby,

She described
a very gruesome story - Alabama Snake

She described a very gruesome story

(THUNDER RUMBLING) - Alabama Snake

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

I was here two years, - Alabama Snake

I was here two years,

(VOICES ECHOING) - Alabama Snake

(VOICES ECHOING)

(LAUGHS) - Alabama Snake

My dad was an investigator
at the sheriff's office - Alabama Snake

My dad was an investigator at the sheriff's office

It's not a story
you hear every day, - Alabama Snake

It's not a story you hear every day,

Religion, relationships,
and murder. - Alabama Snake

Religion, relationships, and murder.

Tie all four of those together,
and you've got a story, - Alabama Snake

Tie all four of those together, and you've got a story,

(RATTLING) - Alabama Snake

CLARENCE BOLTE: Well,
I was the lead investigator. - Alabama Snake

CLARENCE BOLTE: Well, I was the lead investigator.

-♪ (DELICATE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
-(DOG BARKING) - Alabama Snake

-♪ (DELICATE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ -(DOG BARKING)

And he unlocked it,
and we went in, - Alabama Snake

And he unlocked it, and we went in,

-(MAN 3 LAUGHS)
-(SNAKE RATTLING) - Alabama Snake

-(MAN 3 LAUGHS) -(SNAKE RATTLING)

CLARENCE: The biggest one,
a big diamondback. - Alabama Snake

CLARENCE: The biggest one, a big diamondback.

(LAUGHTER) - Alabama Snake

(LAUGHTER) - Alabama Snake

CLARENCE: Because all of them
were potential weapons - Alabama Snake

CLARENCE: Because all of them were potential weapons

It's the first time I've ever - Alabama Snake

It's the first time I've ever

We got all the snakes, - Alabama Snake

We got all the snakes,

And it started moving. - Alabama Snake

And it started moving.

CLARENCE: A raccoon
jumped out of the purse - Alabama Snake

CLARENCE: A raccoon jumped out of the purse

(DOOR CREAKING) - Alabama Snake

(DOOR CREAKING)

There was some videos
collected as evidence. - Alabama Snake

There was some videos collected as evidence.

(BIRDS CHIRPING) - Alabama Snake

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

DARLENE SUMMERFORD:
...before you go in. - Alabama Snake

DARLENE SUMMERFORD: ...before you go in.

-MAN 6: Yeah, Lord.
-(SNAKE RATTLES) - Alabama Snake

-MAN 6: Yeah, Lord. -(SNAKE RATTLES)

-Glory to God Jesus.
-♪ (INDISTINCT SINGING) ♪ - Alabama Snake

-Glory to God Jesus. -♪ (INDISTINCT SINGING) ♪

♪ (INDISTINCT SINGING) ♪ - Alabama Snake

♪ (INDISTINCT SINGING) ♪

(RADIO CHATTER) - Alabama Snake

(RADIO CHATTER)

They don't-- they don't need
or want the policing - Alabama Snake

They don't-- they don't need or want the policing

Back then, you know,
people didn't realize - Alabama Snake

Back then, you know, people didn't realize

I don't think any person
in Scottsboro - Alabama Snake

I don't think any person in Scottsboro

I think they're ashamed
of the whole idea - Alabama Snake

I think they're ashamed of the whole idea

You know,
a lot of people were like, - Alabama Snake

You know, a lot of people were like,

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Alabama Snake

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

CHIEF DAWE:
He was trying to kill her. - Alabama Snake

CHIEF DAWE: He was trying to kill her.

REPORTER 3: Glenn Summerford
was tried for attempted murder. - Alabama Snake

REPORTER 3: Glenn Summerford was tried for attempted murder.

What do the people
in the church think about this? - Alabama Snake

What do the people in the church think about this?

They believe I just told
this whole story, - Alabama Snake

They believe I just told this whole story,

PARISHIONER:
The man was put on trial - Alabama Snake

PARISHIONER: The man was put on trial

What they did at their church,
that's their business. - Alabama Snake

What they did at their church, that's their business.

On Friday, after she got bit, - Alabama Snake

On Friday, after she got bit,

Because it wasn't my decision
to decide. - Alabama Snake

Because it wasn't my decision to decide.

Go to the court if you want
to know what happened. - Alabama Snake

Go to the court if you want to know what happened.

Back before steno machines
went digital, - Alabama Snake

Back before steno machines went digital,

We're looking for January
through June of 1992. - Alabama Snake

We're looking for January through June of 1992.

State versus Glenn Summerford. - Alabama Snake

State versus Glenn Summerford.

"He started screaming
and hollering - Alabama Snake

"He started screaming and hollering

Make me get bit and die, - Alabama Snake

Make me get bit and die,

He had me by the hair
of the head - Alabama Snake

He had me by the hair of the head

DR. BURTON: When I first started
researching this story, - Alabama Snake

DR. BURTON: When I first started researching this story,

These are the tapes
that I made - Alabama Snake

These are the tapes that I made

DR. BURTON (ON TAPE):
Interview with Glenn Summerford - Alabama Snake

DR. BURTON (ON TAPE): Interview with Glenn Summerford

(BIRDS SINGING) - Alabama Snake

(BIRDS SINGING)

(YOUNG GLENN GRUNTING) - Alabama Snake

(YOUNG GLENN GRUNTING)

DORIS SUMMERFORD:
♪ (SINGING INDISTINCTLY) ♪ - Alabama Snake

DORIS SUMMERFORD: ♪ (SINGING INDISTINCTLY) ♪

Was. (CHUCKLES) - Alabama Snake

Was. (CHUCKLES)

-(BIRDS CALLING)
-(INSECTS BUZZING) - Alabama Snake

-(BIRDS CALLING) -(INSECTS BUZZING)

He had been down there
in the shed, - Alabama Snake

He had been down there in the shed,

He loved to fight
before we got married, - Alabama Snake

He loved to fight before we got married,

(OWL HOOTING) - Alabama Snake

That was the kind of person
they knew Glenn to be, - Alabama Snake

That was the kind of person they knew Glenn to be,

Earlier in his life,
he was convicted - Alabama Snake

Earlier in his life, he was convicted

(MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY) - Alabama Snake

(MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(PANTING) - Alabama Snake

DR. BURTON: - Alabama Snake

(WATER SPLASHING) - Alabama Snake

(WATER SPLASHING)

DORIS: He always said somebody
caused the house fire. - Alabama Snake

DORIS: He always said somebody caused the house fire.

DORIS: I was reaching for her
when I caught on fire. - Alabama Snake

DORIS: I was reaching for her when I caught on fire.

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Explores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Theo Love

Writer: Thomas G. Burton, Theo Love, Bryan Storkel

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Dec 2020

Awards: 2 wins

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