Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

Andrew Meyer

Writers:

Kerry Magness (screenplay)
Andrew Meyer (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 January 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Only the cobra could satisfy her unearthly desires.

Plot:

Horror story of a beautiful girl turns into a man-eating cobra. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Beautiful Woman | Independent Film

Cast

Joy Bang	...	Joanna
Marlene Clark	...	Lena Aruza
Roger Garrett	...	Stan Duff
Vic Diaz	...	Japanese Soldier / Lope
Rosemarie Gil	...	Francisca, Lope's mother
Slash Marks	...	Sergeant Markle
Vic Silayan	...	Dr. Tezon
Bert Rivera	...	Ramon, a young man
Jimmy Milianios	...	Benito
Logan Clarke	...	Collins
Andrew Meyer	...	Weston
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carmen Argenziano
Charles Dierkop

Also Known As:

Movini's Venom

Runtime:

85 min | USA:76 min (VHS version)

Country:

USA | Philippines

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company:

New World Pictures

Movie Connections:

Featured in Horrible Honeys (1988) (V)

rather average B horror film

WWII nurse is bitten by a cobra in a cave. She lives...and is blessed with eternal beauty. Residing in the cave with the cobra(which she names Movini) until present day(1972), she uses its venom for all sorts of thing...healing, fertilizer, nail polish remover, etc.

Joy Bang(fetching ingénue of many films of this type during the 70s)is a UNICEF researcher trying to develop antivenoms. She hears about the reclusive snake-lady, and goes snooping around. When her pet eagle(!)kills Movini, all hell breaks loose. Marginally entertaining low-budgeter may be slightly above average due to good performances and higher-than-usual production values. Still, a title to erase from your list of "must see before I buy the farm" films.

5.5/10