| Night of the Cobra Woman | |
| Director: | Andrew Meyer |
| Based On: | Story by Andrew Meyer Kerry Magness |
| Starring: | Joy Bang Marlene Clark Roger Garrett Vic Diaz |
| Music: | Restituto Umali |
| Studio: | New World Pictures Premiere Productions |
| Distributor: | New World Pictures |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | United States Philippines |
| Language: | English |
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,[1] and thought its main problem was that the script badly lacked logic.[2]
Lena, a young nurse in World War II Philippines, is bitten by a cobra which formerly 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.
The film was released for the first time on Blu-ray on July 5, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing.[3]
Dennis Schwartz from Ozus' World Movie Reviews awarded the film a grade C−, criticizing the film's acting, poor direction, and cheap production values.[4] TV Guide awarded the film 1/5 stars, calling it "silly" and 'not particularly scary'.[5]