Sssssss
| Sssssss | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bernard L. Kowalski |
| Written by | Hal Dresner Daniel C. Striepeke |
| Produced by | Daniel C. Striepeke |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Edited by | Robert Watts |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $1 million (US/Canada rentals) |
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.