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Terror is ready to strike!

1973 • 99 min • Horror · Science Fiction

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Synopsis

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.

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Best from age 12

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114 reviews

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51 Audience · 113 · 49%

A college student takes a job assisting a herpetologist who secretly plans to transform him into a king cobra. As the student falls for the doctor's daughter, he unknowingly becomes part of a terrifying experiment.

Violence & peril: 5/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 2/10
Scary moments: 7/10

Heads up

Creepy medical experiments
Body horror transformation
Jump scares from snakes
Implied nudity and mild romance

What it models well

The dangers of unchecked ambition
Consequences of scientific hubris

Talk about it after

Ethical boundaries in scientific research
Respect for nature and its creatures
The meaning of humanity when appearance changes

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Top billed cast

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski • Crew: Hal Dresner, Daniel C. Striepeke

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Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
**_A serum that turns people into snakes_** A modern Frankenstein-type (Strother Martin) experiments with snakes and human beings in the desert hills of Southern California. David (Dirk Benedict) is hired by Dr. Stoner (Martin) as a lab assistant after his previous lab assistant mysteriously went missing.…
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TMDB audience: 5.1/10 (113)
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
IMDb: tt0070622

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