Name: Calamity of Snakes
Genre: Horror
Released: 1982-06-26
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Cast: Hsiang Yun-Peng, Lo Pi-Ling, Wei Ping-Ao, Kao Yuen, Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

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During the construction of luxury apartment buildings a huge nest of thousands of snakes is discovered. Francis Chang (the boss) refuses to delay the construction and orders to kill all the animals. He is repeated warned by his wife, who had some nightmares concerning him and the snakes. They do not manage to kill all snakes and so they take revenge on the construction workers and Francis Chang. Soon thousands of killer snakes under the lead of a giant Boa invades the building an kill all the new inhabitants. Even a snake master can't stop them.

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Directed by: William Chang Kee
Written by: Tsai Kuo-Jung, Li Kang-Nian
Produced by: Wang Tsai-Ching
Music by: Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung

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Facts

June 26, 1982 · 1 h 26 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released: June 26, 1982
Runtime: 1 h 26 min
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Horror
Original language: Chinese
Made in: Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR China
Available in: 3 countries

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Where can I stream Calamity of Snakes?

In the United States, Calamity of Snakes streams on Midnight Pulp, Cineverse, and ARROW, and it is free with ads on FlixHouse, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is Calamity of Snakes worth watching?

53

MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53 (IMDb 5.6).

Will Calamity of Snakes scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Calamity of Snakes?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is Calamity of Snakes in English?

Chinese

No, it was made in Chinese.