Jaws of Satan (1981)

A preacher whose ancestors were cursed by Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a huge snake.

Director:

Bob Claver

Writers:

James Callaway (story), Gerry Holland (screenplay)

Stars:

Fritz Weaver, Gretchen Corbett, Jon Korkes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fritz Weaver	...	Father Tom Farrow
Gretchen Corbett	...	Dr. Maggie Sheridan
Jon Korkes	...	Dr. Paul Hendricks
Norman Lloyd	...	The Monsignore
Diana Douglas	...	Evelyn Downs
Bob Hannah	...	Matt Perry
Nancy Priddy	...	Elizabeth Perry
Christina Applegate	...	Kim Perry
John McCurry	...	Sheriff George Tatum
Jack Gordon	...	Mayor Grady Thorpe (as Jack Gordan)
Allene Simmons	...	Nurse Peggy (as Alene Simmons)
Mary Lyons McEvoy	...	Mrs. Carson
Bill Gribble	...	Trainman
Jamie Lawrence	...	Carnie Kid
Mark Richards	...	Dr. Owens

Storyline

A preacher whose ancestors were cursed by Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a huge snake.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | animal | family curse | witch | supernatural | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 1981 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

El rey de las cobras

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christina Applegate's film debut.

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Goofs

When the devil cobra attacks and kills the man on the train, the glass that separates the snake from the man is visible. You can even see the mans reflection in it. And when the snake "bites" the man, you hear the snake thump the glass with its head.

User Reviews

Really Bad Knock of Jaws and The Exorcist

Jaws of Death (1981)

1/2 (out of 4)

It's common knowledge that THE EXORCIST and JAWS made a lot of money at the box office. It's common knowledge that both films had countless, needless rips that would follow throughout the decade. What isn't common knowledge is why it took so long for someone to try and take both films and mix them into one. The film starts off on a train as a large snake breaks free and lands in a small Alabama town where it starts to kill people. We then flash forward to a Priest (Fritz Weaver) whose father happened to have been fighting Druids or something and it turns out that Satan himself has taken over the body of this snake. This true excitement leads to a dingy cave where the Priest must perform an exorcism on the snake. I'm fairly convinced that Satan's an evil guy but if The Rolling Stone's Sympathy for the Devil thought me anything, it would be that evil Satan would be ashamed to be associated with this film. There are bad movies then there are movies like this that make no sense at all and will leave you scratching your head every few minutes. It should be noted that Dean Cundy (HALLOWEEN, THE FOG) did the cinematography here and Christina Applegate made her screen debut. With that out of the way, this movie gets off to an incredibly bad start. We're on the train when a number of stupid events take place and not a single one of them makes any sense. The second man the snake goes after has a shot of the snake where we can easily see the glass between it and the man. What's worse is that this piece of glass is not only seen but it's extremely dirty from previous takes The story itself is all over the place as it's never quite clear what's going on as we got Satan taking the body of a snake but then we have the Druid plot thrown in for whatever reason. As in JAWS, we have the evil mayor who wants to keep the story on the quiet side so that a dog track can come to town. The performances are all bland to poor but we don't necessarily come to a movie like this for the performances. For the most part the snake attack scenes are rather tame but there are a few quick shots of blood. We get one stupid scene after another but in the end there's no doubt that this here is one of the worst rips of either JAWS or THE EXORCIST.