Written by James M. Tate / 12/29/2017 / No comments / creature , dirk benedict , exploitation , heather menzies , horror , richard b. shull , seventies , strother martin
STROTHER MARTIN, DIRK BENEDICT, HEATHER MENZIES IN 'SSSSSSS'
Year: 1973 Score: ****1/2 Rest In Peace: Heather Menzies-Urich |
"I wouldn't go near the cobra," Heather continues. "They had to put a glass partition between him and me. I wouldn't even go near the set unless the partition was up. I've worked with a few snaky people in my time… but I draw the line at cobras." And so, herein, the title makes and breaks this picture; it's cheesy and funny, hokey, silly: Not the movie, the title: And that's the problem: SSSSSSS is actually quite good, genuinely entertaining, with some terrific performances headlined by Strother Martin as a mad scientist who's actually down-to-earth, docile and friendly but has a sinister agenda...
"All you are are a bunch of snake freaks!" Reb brown, SSSSSSS |
Along with Martin, sharing scenes with terrific side-roles by Heather Menzies ("Piranha") as the doc's faithful daughter, a scream-queen with a brain, and intrepid yet still vulnerable; underrated character-actor Richard B. Shull as his droll collegiate nemesis; Reb Brown as a bullying jock (who Heather worked with later in CAPTAIN AMERICA); Tim O'Conner as a circus owner and some real life snakes including a cobra, black mamba and boa constrictor all add up to a film that slithers with ease and perfection from one situation to the next, building to an inevitable and awarding conclusion.
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