Night of the Cobra Woman
1972 American film
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Night of the Cobra Woman is a 1972 American horror film starring Joy Bang, Marlene Clark, and Roger Garrett.
Kerry Magness
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| Directed by | Andrew Meyer |
| Written by | Andrew Meyer |
| Based on | Story by Andrew Meyer Kerry Magness |
| Starring | Joy Bang Marlene Clark Roger Garrett Vic Diaz |
| Music by | Restituto Umali |
Production companies | New World Pictures Premiere Productions |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | United States Philippines |
| Language | English |
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
Reception
See also
- List of American films of 1972
- The Lair of the White Worm (1988), a film in which the female antagonist also has the supernatural ability to transform herself into a venomous snake. [why?]
