Sssssss
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Sssssss is a 1973 American body horror film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, and Heather Menzies. Its plot follows a college student who becomes a laboratory assistant to a herpetologist who is covertly developing a serum that can transform human beings into snakes. The make-up effects were created by John Chambers and Nick Marcellino. It received a nomination for the Best Science Fiction Film award of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 1975.
Infobox
Directed by
Bernard L. Kowalski
Written by
Hal DresnerDaniel C. Striepeke
Produced by
Daniel C. Striepeke
Starring
mw- Strother Martin Dirk Benedict Heather Menzies
Cinematography
Gerald Perry Finnerman
Edited by
Robert Watts
Music by
Patrick Williams
Productioncompany
The Zanuck/Brown Company
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
July 18, 1973 (1973-07-18)
Running time
99 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1 million
Box office
$1 million (US/Canada rentals)
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
1974
Role(s)
Best Special Effects
Notes
John Chambers, Nick Marcellino
| Year | Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 1974 | 3rd Paris International Festival of Fantastic and Science-Fiction Film | Best Special Effects | John Chambers, Nick Marcellino | Won |
References
- The film was released as Ssssnake in the United Kingdom and as Mysterious! The Vampire Human Snake in Japan.
- AFI Catalog of Feature Filmshttps://web.archive.org/web/20230824004651/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54887-SSSSSSS?sid=e143cbee-464c-467c-97e6-b28086356fd5&sr=0.8563489&cp=1&pos=0#3
- Weaver 2006, p. 228.
- Variety
- The New York Timeshttps://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D02E1DF103DE63ABC4A53DFBE668388669EDE
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2012/film/news/oscar-winning-producer-richard-zanuck-dies-at-77-1118056567/
- vhscollector.comhttps://vhscollector.com/movie/sssssss
- eBayhttps://www.ebay.ca/itm/SSSSSSS-Japanese-original-Vintage-VHS-MEGA-RARE-/231973421604
- todocoleccion.nethttps://www.todocoleccion.net/cine-peliculas-vhs/sssssss-silbido-muerte-1973-descatalogada-productor-tiburon~x51246458
- "【DVD】怪奇！吸血人間スネーク2010/04/07発売"https://allcinema.net/prog/show_dvd.php?num_sid=723223
- Bloody Disgustinghttps://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3381311/sink-fangs-scream-factorys-sssssss-blu-ray/
- Blu-ray.comhttp://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sssssss-Blu-ray/171378/
- The New York Times
- Chicago Tribune
- Thomas, Kevin (20 July 1973). "'Sssssss,' 'Boy' Fill Chill Bill". Los Angeles Times. Part IV, p. 15.
- The Monthly Film Bulletin
- Maltin et al. 2013, p. 1318.
- "Sssssss (1973) – Bernard Kowalski"http://web.archive.org/web/20181127193842/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sssssss-v129170/review
- Rotten Tomatoes.comhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sssssss/
- plansamericains.comhttps://www.plansamericains.com/festival-international-de-paris-du-film-fantastique-et-de-science-fiction