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 | |
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Ted Grossman | ... | Deputy Morgan Bock |
Charles Seel | ... | Old Man | |
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Ray Ballard | ... | Waggish Tourist |
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Brendan Burns | ... | Jock #1 |
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Rick Beckner | ... | Jock #2 |
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Jim Drum | ... | Hawker #1 (as James Drum) |
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Ed McCready | ... | Hawker #2 |
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. Written by Anonymous
What we have here is a failure to....OH, wrong Strother Martin film. Well, Martin is the star of Sssssss(7 s's), and I must admit he is rather enjoyable to watch as a kindly, softspoken, insane, murderous herpetologist trying to save the human race by turning men into cobras. The story is absurd and rather difficult to follow. The special effects suck(being blunt and candid) as we see Dirk Benedict get an occasional scale on his green body. The snakes are impressive, however. Martin's over-the-top performance saves this film from being utterly mundane and makes it fun to watch.