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Night of the Cobra Woman
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Wikipedia article
'Night of the Cobra Woman' is a 1972 American horror film starring Joy Bang, Marlene Clark, and Roger Garrett.
It was co-produced by New World Pictures and shot in the Philippines. Roger Corman expressed great disappointment in the final product, and thought its main problem was that the script badly lacked logic.
Plot
Lena, a young nurse in World War II Philippines, is bitten by a cobra which formally belonged to a snake cult, and which gives her the powers of eternal life, beauty and sexual prowess, and the ability to turn into a snake. When a pair of UNICEF workers, Joanna and Duff, encounter her many years later, Lena's snake is killed by Duff's pet eagle, leaving Lena no option but to feed on the life-force of young men by having sex with them, starting with Duff.
Cast
* Joy Bang as Joanna
* Marlene Clark as Lena Aruza
* Roger Garrett as Stan Duff
* Vic Diaz as Japanese Soldier / Lop
* Rosemarie Gil as Francisca, Lope's mother
* Vic Silayan as Dr. Tezon
Release
Home media
The film was released for the first time on Blu-ray on July 5, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing.Reception
Dennis Schwartz from 'Ozus' World Movie Reviews' awarded the film a grade C, criticizing the film's acting, poor direction, and cheap production values.
TV Guide awarded the film 1/5 stars, calling it "silly" and 'not particularly scary'.
See also
* List of American films of 1972
References
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