Night of the Cobra Woman
1972 American film
- January 1, 1972 (1972-01-01)
Running time
Philippines
Night of the Cobra Woman is a 1972 American horror film starring Joy Bang, Marlene Clark, and Roger Garrett.
It was co-produced by New World Pictures and shot in the Philippines. Roger Corman expressed great disappointment in the final product,[1] and thought its main problem was that the script badly lacked logic.[2]
Plot
Lena, a young nurse in World War II Philippines, is bitten by a cobra which formerly belonged to a snake cult, and which gives her the powers of eternal life, beauty and sexual prowess, and the ability to turn into a snake. When a pair of UNICEF workers, Joanna and Duff, encounter her many years later, Lena's snake is killed by Duff's pet eagle, leaving Lena no option but to feed on the life-force of young men by having sex with them, starting with Duff.
Cast
- Joy Bang as Joanna
- Marlene Clark as Lena Aruza
- Roger Garrett as Stan Duff
- Vic Diaz as Japanese Soldier / Lopé
- Rosemarie Gil as Francisca, Lope's mother
- Vic Silayan as Dr. Tezon
Release
Home media
The film was released for the first time on Blu-ray on July 5, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing.[3]
Reception
Dennis Schwartz from Ozus' World Movie Reviews awarded the film a grade C−, criticizing the film's acting, poor direction, and cheap production values.[4] TV Guide awarded the film 1/5 stars, calling it "silly" and 'not particularly scary'.[5]
See also
- List of American films of 1972
- The Lair of the White Worm (1988)[why?]
References
- ^ Koetting, Christopher T. (2013). Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Hemlock Books. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-936-16842-2.
- ^ Di Franco, J. Philip, ed. (1979). The Movie World of Roger Corman. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-877-54122-6.
- ^ "Night of the Cobra Woman Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Schwartz, Dennis. "nightofthecobrawoman". Sover.net. Dennis Schwartz. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Night Of The Cobra Woman - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
External links
- Night of the Cobra Woman at IMDb
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