Serpent's Lair (1995)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

Jeffrey Reiner

Writer (WGA):

Marc Rosenberg (written by)

Release Date:

9 August 1996 (Turkey)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

She hunts to mate and mates to kill.

Plot:

Tom is seduced by a succubus (Lilith) who's out to drain him and destroy his marriage. |

Plot Keywords:

Succubus | Female Nudity | Independent Film

Cast

Jeff Fahey	...	Tom Bennett
Lisa Barbuscia	...	Lillith (as Lisa B)
Heather Medway	...	Alex Bennett
Anthony Palermo	...	Mario
Kathleen Noone	...	Betty
Jack Kehler	...	Occult Man
Taylor Nichols	...	Paul Douglas
Patrick Bauchau	...	Sam
Stuart Blatt	...	Cop
Constantin Radoaca	...	Bartender
Valentin Popescu	...	Bob
Mihai Verbintschi	...	Elliot
Lucia Pintea	...	Anie
Barbara Pintea	...	Matilda

Also Known As:

The Nesting (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and some violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Films

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Lisa B's most famous or infamous movie depending on your view of it. Jeff Farley is a successful executive who meets the tantalizing Lisa B who rather fascinated by him. His ego being flattered he sees another conquest like his career available. Except she appears to be rather dominant and leaving him more tired than he would wish in the morning. This film is an attempt to follow classics like Rosemary's Baby and The Omen. I saw this after some word of mouth and recommendations on the net. The most intriguing was some weird parallels that occurred outside this film but were related. Lisa B plays the demoness Lilith at the time she had a successful music carer and as a campaigning journalist. One of the people recommending this was the journalist, actor, occultism and composer Stephen Armourae who knew Lisa and has done a portrait of her since. His interest in Lilith and occult groups like 'Temple of the Winged One' meant I had to see this movie. Its funny how a little background information elevates an otherwise average film to something more chilling. And this film needs it. The best parts of it are the unintended comedy of Lisa having multiple orgasms as she is a Succubus taking his energy. Also that she would be so interested in someone who is not a big Hollywood star, he has no glamor or enough good looks for a role of someone who arouses a beautiful demon.