Night of the Cobra Woman

Night of the Cobra Woman
Directed byAndrew Meyer
Written byAndrew Meyer
Based onStory by Andrew Meyer
Kerry Magness
StarringJoy Bang
Marlene Clark
Roger Garrett
Vic Diaz
Music byRestituto Umali
Production
companies
New World Pictures
Premiere Productions
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
  • January 1, 1972 (1972-01-01)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Philippines
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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Release

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Home media

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The film was released for the first time on Blu-ray on July 5, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing.[3]

Reception

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Di Franco, J. Philip, ed. (1979). The Movie World of Roger Corman. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-877-54122-6.
  3. ^ "Night of the Cobra Woman Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Dennis. "nightofthecobrawoman". Sover.net. Dennis Schwartz. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Night Of The Cobra Woman - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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