Hong Kong, 1988
87m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
mono, Cantonese
A Hong Kong horror film directed by Godfrey Ho using the name Charles Lee. Most of the film is made up of footage from the Taiwanese film Da she wang (1987) with new material added to create a new film.
Plot Summary
A secret formula that causes plants and animals to grow to enormous size is stolen by a terrorist group who accidentally lose it, causing a young girl’s pet snake to become an enormous monster
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Charles Lee [real name: Godfrey Ho]
© MCMLXXXVIII [1988] by IFD Films & Arts Ltd.
A Charles Lee film. Released thru Joseph Lai’s IFD Films & Arts Ltd.
Producers: Joseph Lai, Betty Chan
Co-producer: Steve Black
Associate Producer: Derek Lee
Screenplay by: Benny Ho [real name: Godfrey Ho]
Based on the Story by: AAV Creative Unit
Story Developed by: George Chu
Director of Photography: Raymond Chang
Director of Editing: Vincent Leung
Editor: Homer Kwong
Costume Designer: Carrie Lee
Makeup & Hairdressing: Jenny Choi
Special Effects Director: Simon Chu
Production Designer: Jimmy Chu
Casting Director: Jack Poon
Cast
Pierre Kirby [Ted Fast
Edowan Bersmea [Solomon
Danny Raisebeck [Jackson
Dewey Bosworth
Jorge Gutman
Patrick Frbezar [real name: Patrick Frzebar]
Lee Hsiu Hsien [real name: Danny Lee] [Dr Lai]
Carol Chang
Lin Shin Cin
Andy Lee
Jim Lau
James Chan
Bob Ma
Joseph Lee
Leo Chang
Alternative Titles
Daai se wong
Epixeirisi Keraunos – Greece
Terror Serpent – Germany, West Germany
Επιχείρηση Κεραυνός – Greece
大蛇王: HONG KONG崩壊の序曲 – Japan (video)
大蛇王 – Hong Kong (Cantonese)
大蛇王 – Taiwan
Links
Includes extracts from
Da she wang (1987)
References
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.508
