Night of the Cobra Woman
Directed by	Andrew Meyer
Written by	Andrew Meyer
Based on	Story by Andrew Meyer Kerry Magness
Starring	Joy Bang Marlene Clark Roger Garrett Vic Diaz
Music by	Restituto Umali
Production companies	New World Pictures Premiere Productions
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	January 1, 1972 (1972-01-01)
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	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]

Plot

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.

Cast

• Joy Bang as Joanna
• Marlene Clark as Lena Aruza
• Roger Garrett as Stan Duff
• Vic Diaz as Japanese Soldier / Lopé
• Rosemarie Gil as Francisca, Lope's mother
• Vic Silayan as Dr. Tezon

Release

Home media

The film was released for the first time on Blu-ray on July 5, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing.^[3]

Reception

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]