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King of Snake (1984)
Directed by Hsu Yu-Lung
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A research lab has developed “The Formula”, a box that allows living organic material to grow hundreds of times its original size. Criminals invade the lab to steal it, but it’s thrown off the side of the road. There it’s found by a girl who decides it will be the perfect home for Mosler, the snake she has adopted. Mosler immediately outgrows the box, springing to the ground like a pile of novelty dog poo. Gang members see the girl and her huge snake frolicking outside and put two and two together. Mosler thwarts their first attempt to snatch her, but when they do succeed he goes on a rampage trying to find his friend
Length 88 minutes
Actors
Danny Lee Sau-Yin | Tarcy Su | Lung Tien-Hsiang | Paul Chang Chung | 梁修身 | Chi Kuan-Chun | David Tang Wei | Wu Feng | Zhou Rui-Fang
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/24/2020 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
TIL that there are two King of Snake movies, this one and the Thunder of Gigantic Serpent from 1988 that repurposes the footage from KoS for a new sorta similar movie with a lot more white dudes in it (also written by Godfrey Ho). I’ve seen the later via YouTube a few years ago. So I wanted to see the original version. Still pretty goofy but also kinda charming.
Some scientists create a way to enlarge things. There’s a girl, daughter of a scientist I think, who has a pet snake. You see where this is going. During a criminal raid to steal the device, that pet snake gets the treatment and begins to grow. really. big. Oh I love the snake’s name “Mosler” which the little girl says often.
This ain’t bad. I’d love to see a better transfer. Now I wanna revisit Thunder of Gigantic Serpent to see the differences (besides adding all the white actors).
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