Snakes on Film

Nitpicking Snakes’ Appearances in Movies and on Television

The Devil in Miss Jones

Year: 1973
Format: Adult
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Categories: No Freudian Implications Here, No Sir
Posted on May 1, 2008

I know I’m pushing my luck with a second porn entry, but this (edited clip) from the seventies porn film, The Devil in Miss Jones, plays on the usual Judeo-Christian temptation metaphors — this scene apparently takes place in Hell — as well as the also-usual, but more crass, phallic snake imagery that we got a taste of in our previous entry. Lord knows what the young boa constrictor is thinking during this ordeal.

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Animation and Animatronics Computer graphics and animatronic puppets do what real snakes can’t. (10)
Biological Impossibilities What this film shows, snakes just can’t do. (9)
Children’s Programming Brought to you by the letter S. (3)
Help! It’s Harmless! Harmless snakes used as stand-ins for their deadly counterparts. (9)
Holy Crap, It’s Real! I can’t believe they used the real thing. (7)
It Came from IKEA Your giant toy snake is utterly realistic. (3)
It’s Just a Cartoon Snakes can’t talk. But you know what? Neither can any other animal. (1)
It’s Just a Snake, Dr. Jones Indiana Jones is a big pussy. (5)
My Snake Will Kill You Now, Mr. Bond Snakes can’t stand bad acting. That’s why they’re always trying to kill Roger Moore. (4)
No Freudian Implications Here, No Sir Sometimes a snake is just a snake. Not here, though. (2)
Old World, New World What are South American snakes doing in medieval Europe? (5)
Pet Store Stand-ins You’ve seen it on the big screen, now buy it at the local pet store. (10)
Snakesploitation Movies Giant snakes, gratuitous nudity. Ain’t life grand? (3)

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