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    Sssssss

    • 19731973
    • PGPG
    • 1h 39min
    IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    3.4K
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    Sssssss (1973)
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    HorrorSci-Fi

    A college student becomes lab assistant to a scientist who is working on a serum that can transform humans into snakes.A college student becomes lab assistant to a scientist who is working on a serum that can transform humans into snakes.A college student becomes lab assistant to a scientist who is working on a serum that can transform humans into snakes.

    IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writers
      • Hal Dresner(screenplay)
      • Daniel C. Striepeke(story)
    • Stars
      • Strother Martin
      • Dirk Benedict
      • Heather Menzies-Urich
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writers
      • Hal Dresner(screenplay)
      • Daniel C. Striepeke(story)
    • Stars
      • Strother Martin
      • Dirk Benedict
      • Heather Menzies-Urich
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    • 64User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Sssssss
    Trailer 1:38
    Sssssss

    Photos23

    Sssssss (1973)
    Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, and Heather Menzies-Urich in Sssssss (1973)
    Sssssss (1973)
    Heather Menzies-Urich in Sssssss (1973)
    Strother Martin in Sssssss (1973)
    Strother Martin in Sssssss (1973)
    Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, and Heather Menzies-Urich in Sssssss (1973)
    Strother Martin in Sssssss (1973)
    Dirk Benedict and Heather Menzies-Urich in Sssssss (1973)
    Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, and Heather Menzies-Urich in Sssssss (1973)
    Strother Martin and Heather Menzies-Urich in Sssssss (1973)
    Noble Craig in Sssssss (1973)

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    Strother Martin
    Strother Martin
    • Dr. Carl Stoneras Dr. Carl Stoner
    Dirk Benedict
    Dirk Benedict
    • David Blakeas David Blake
    Heather Menzies-Urich
    Heather Menzies-Urich
    • Kristina Stoneras Kristina Stoner
    Richard B. Shull
    Richard B. Shull
    • Dr. Ken Danielsas Dr. Ken Daniels
    Tim O'Connor
    Tim O'Connor
    • Kogenas Kogen
    Jack Ging
    Jack Ging
    • Sheriff Dale Hardisonas Sheriff Dale Hardison
    Kathleen King
    Kathleen King
    • Kitty Stewartas Kitty Stewart
    Reb Brown
    Reb Brown
    • Steve Randallas Steve Randall
    Ted Grossman
    • Deputy Morgan Bockas Deputy Morgan Bock
    Charles Seel
    Charles Seel
    • Old Manas Old Man
    Ray Ballard
    • Waggish Touristas Waggish Tourist
    Brendan Burns
    • Jock #1as Jock #1
    Rick Beckner
    • Jock #2as Jock #2
    Jim Drum
    • Hawker #1as Hawker #1
    • (as James Drum)
    Ed McCready
    • Hawker #2as Hawker #2
    Frank Kowalski
    • Hawker #3as Hawker #3
    Ralph Montgomery
    • Hawker #4as Hawker #4
    Michael Masters
    Michael Masters
    • Hawker #5as Hawker #5
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writers
      • Hal Dresner(screenplay)
      • Daniel C. Striepeke(story)
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    Storyline

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    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. —Anonymous
    mad scientistpet snakelaboratorysmall townnightmare223 more
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    • Taglines
      • Terror is ready to strike!
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the scene where Dr. Stoner first injects David, Strother Martin actually makes a real hypodermic puncture on Dirk Benedict's arm with the needle.
    • Goofs
      Dr. Stone mentions housing a snake in the "storm cellar" at one point. As the film is set in Southern California rather than the Midwest or the American South it is highly unlikely that Stoner's house would have a storm cellar. California is not prone to violent storms.
    • Quotes

      David Blake: I feel so sleepy.

      Dr. Carl Stoner: It's the effect of the inoculation. You'll sleep very soundly tonight, David, and perhaps even through tomorrow. And if you're lucky, you may experience what few persons have ever known and lived to recall. You see, the venom of the cobra is one of nature's strongest hallucinogens!

    • 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."
    • Alternate versions
      The UK video version was cut by 27 secs by the BBFC to heavily edit a scene where a snake fights a mongoose.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Sugarland Express (1974)

    User reviews64

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Still enjoyable after all these years.
    I have fond memories of watching this film as a kid. So often those movies you enjoyed as a kid turn out to be trash when you watch them as an adult, but this was a rare case of a movie that managed to hold up.

    Sure it has it's faults, but nothing that can't be over looked. The plot is a bit silly, and the ending more so, but the way the movie is played you ignore the rampant over acting and outside of reality plot.

    Plus, the film doesn't seem aged. So many films from the Seventies look so out of place looking at them in modern times, but this film managed to avoid all of the trappings that put it out of time. It holds up amazingly well for a thirty plus year old movie.

    If you've seen this once and remember it fondly, i recommend a fresh look through grown up eyes.
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    • Jun 23, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hissssss
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Zanuck/Brown Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39min
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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