Snake man of appalachia where is it filmed

Top cast Edit. Olivia Colman Hope as Hope. Kaitlyn Dever Dilly as Dilly. Alice Englert Mara as Mara. Jim Gaffigan Zeke as Zeke. Walton Goggins Lemuel as Lemuel. Thomas Mann Augie as Augie. Lewis Pullman Garret as Garret. Erik Andrews Harold as Harold. Catherine L. Albers Deb as Deb as Catherine Albers.

Katherine DeBoer Bridgette as Bridgette. Brooks Roseberry Jed as Jed. Laura Allen Worshiper as Worshiper uncredited. Dominic Cancelliere. Buddy Candela Guitarist as Guitarist uncredited. More like this. While the actors may not have been in any imminent danger, they did have to get pretty cozy with the reptiles during filming.

Goggins, who plays pastor Lemuel Childs in the film, had to work most intimately with the snakes and by extension, Sylvester. Just act like the branch of a tree. The year-old got his start as a herpetologist in wrangling snakes for the Nairobi National Museum at the tender age of Incidentally, it was also his first brush with the serpents after he encountered one during a run.

And I thought that was the most incredible job, and he actually got paid for doing that! I really wanted that job very, very badly so I volunteered and they actually gave me a job. After holding the position for the next few years, Sylvester said he quickly realized he knew more about snakes than anyone else in Nairobi.

And after meeting with Jules, we felt like we were in the very best of hands. He is extremely knowledgeable, has a lifetime of experience and we knew that our animals would be safe with him. United States. Kentucky, USA. Dan Sexton Media.

Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Edit page. See the full list. The Rise of Will Smith. Watch the video. Andrea Johnson, Ph. Find her on Twitter: HistoryandFaith. Facebook Twitter Email. Film on snake-handling Pentecostals misrepresents adherents' beliefs Opinion Most problematic is the way in which "Them That Follow" uses snakes as a plot device to test true repentance and adherence to the church.

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