Sssssss (1973)

David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also begins to fall for Stoner's young ... See full summary »

Director:

Bernard L. Kowalski

Writers:

Hal Dresner (screenplay), Daniel C. Striepeke (story)

Stars:

Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies-Urich

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Strother Martin	...	Dr. Carl Stoner
Dirk Benedict	...	David Blake
Heather Menzies-Urich	...	Kristina Stoner (as Heather Menzies)
Richard B. Shull	...	Dr. Ken Daniels
Tim O'Connor	...	Kogen
Jack Ging	...	Sheriff Dale Hardison
Kathleen King	...	Kitty Stewart
Reb Brown	...	Steve Randall
Ted Grossman	...	Deputy Morgan Bock
Charles Seel	...	Old Man
Ray Ballard	...	Waggish Tourist
Brendan Burns	...	Jock #1
Rick Beckner	...	Jock #2
Jim Drum	...	Hawker #1 (as James Drum)
Ed McCready	...	Hawker #2

Storyline

David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also begins to fall for Stoner's young daughter, Kristina. However, the good doctor has secretly brewed up a serum that can transform any man into a King Cobra snake-and he plans to use it on David.

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Plot Keywords:

experiment | serum | college student | cobra | snake | 

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Taglines:

For them there is no esssssscape

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

SSSSnake

Box Office

Budget:

$1,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was released by Universal as a double feature with The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, making the program one of the last double bills released by the studio.

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Quotes

Dr. Carl Stoner: I think I can turn to live with animals. They are so placid, so self contained. I stand and look at then long and long. They do not sweat and imply about their condition; They do not lay awake in the dark and weep for their sins; They do not make me sick discussing their duty to god. Not one is dissatisfied; not one is demented with the mania of owning things; not one kneels to another, nor to his kind who lived thousands of years ago; not one is respectable, or unhappy over the whole earth. ...

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Crazy Credits

A pre-title card opens the film declaring all the reptiles used in the film were real and states "We wish to thank the cast and crew for their courageous efforts while being exposed to extremely hazardous conditions."

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Connections

Featured in Coming Soon (1982)

User Reviews

Ssssssso the acting may have been mediocre, but the snakes were the real S-s-s-s-stars!

I first saw this when I was 8 or 9. I already had a fascination for, and a fear of snakes. But this movie (Along with "Stanley") increased both the fear and the fascination, for me! I think cobras are the coolest of any snakes, deadly as they are!

I agree somewhat with the other comments, that some of the acting ranged from mediocre to downright lame! But whether you love or hate snakes, wouldn't you agree that the snakes in this movie are/were more exciting to watch than the human actors? They were, for me! As cheesy as the acting was, otherwise, I still recommend this movie. Especially if you like to watch venomous snakes and specifically, King Cobras!

I can't believe I sold my VHS copy of this movie at a pawn shop! I miss this movie!