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Sssssss

Terror is ready to strike!

19735.11h 39m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Written by Hal Dresner, Daniel C. Striepeke
Produced by Daniel C. Striepeke
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Top Cast

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Dr. Carl Stoner

Dirk Benedict

Dirk Benedict

David Blake

Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

Kristina Stoner

Richard B. Shull

Richard B. Shull

Dr. Ken Daniels

Tim O'Connor

Tim O'Connor

Kogen

Jack Ging

Jack Ging

Sheriff Dale Hardison

Reb Brown

Reb Brown

Steve Randall

Ted Grossman

Ted Grossman

Deputy Morgan Bock

Kathleen King

Kathleen King

Kitty Stewart

C

Charles Seel

Old Man

Themes & Keywords

experimentsnaketransformationmad scientistturns into animalcobracollege student

About Sssssss

Sssssss is a horror, science fiction film released in 1973 exploring themes of experiment, snake, transformation, mad scientist, turns into animal, cobra. Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski, it stars Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies. 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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