RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
RT's Blu-ray HQ
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / Venom
Venom

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
Bookmark and Share

Venom (1982)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
40 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:5

Fresh:2

Rotten:3

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: When an international terrorist (Kinski) hatches a plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's child along with the family's maid (George) and chauffeur (Reed), it seems like the perfect crime.... When an international terrorist (Kinski) hatches a plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's child along with the family's maid (George) and chauffeur (Reed), it seems like the perfect crime. Unfortunately, it goes terribly wrong when, during the kidnapping, the boy's pet Black Mamba snake is let loose. Vicious and deadly, the snake soon has everyone in the house captive and begins killing them off one by one. [More]

Starring: Sterling Hayden, Klaus Kinski, Nicol Williamson, Susan George

Starring: Sterling Hayden, Klaus Kinski, Nicol Williamson, Susan George, Sarah Miles, Oliver Reed

Director: Piers Haggard

Director: Piers Haggard

[See More Credits]

Get This Movie

Rent DVD
 
 

Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.

 
 
Buy DVD
 
 
Release:

Jul 29, 2003

No Details Exist
 
 

Reviews for Venom

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 9 (sorted by fresh rating)
Text View
Arrange By:Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 

No review available.

comment Comment
10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

comment Comment
10/27/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
09/16/05
Philadelphia Inquirer

Pretty darn funny, but I don't think that was the idea.

comment Comment
08/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Kinski is his typical insane self, but this killer snake thriller lacks bite.

comment Comment
04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/26/05
AV Club
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Time Out
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
 
 
1 - 9 (sorted by fresh rating)
Text View
See All

More DVDs

Close
Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
36% 36% Angels & Demons
25% 25% Four Christmases
68% 68% Funny People
95% 95% Star Trek
14% 14% The Ugly Truth

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
83% 83% Harry Potter and the H…
67% 67% Public Enemies
75% 75% Julie & Julia
95% 95% The Cove
85% 85% World's Greatest Dad

More New Releases…

See All

RT On Current TV

The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV

DIRECTV 358 | Comcast 107 | DISH Network 196 | More...

Learn how you can be part of the show

More...

What’s Hot On RT

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Take a trip through Clint Eastwood's career!

RT's Gift Guide

RT's Gift Guide

Give the best movies, gear, and more!

RT on DVD

RT on DVD

Find the latest releases on DVD and Blu-ray!

D.C. Film Critics

D.C. Film Critics

Up in the Air takes top honors!

Other News

Close
  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Cameron Explains Blue Avatar Aliens Source: MTV
 10
  • Matt Damon Expects Greengrass to Return for Fourth Bourne Source: Collider.com
 4
  • Burton's Dark Shadows Rising in 2010 Source: Sci Fi Wire
 2
  • Exclusive: The World of Where the Wild Things Are
 27
  • Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-ray Source: Collider.com
 20
  • Woman Jailed for Filming New Moon Screening Source: Chicago Sun-Times
 17
  • McG Has Plans for Fifth and Sixth Terminator Movies Source: Gizmodo
 201
  • Spielberg Hops Away from Harvey Source: Variety
 22
  • Tarantino Could Have Directed Green Lantern Source: MTV
 24
  • Will Duvall be Gilliam's Don Quixote? Source: Collider.com
 26
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Total Recall: Natalie Portman's Best Movies
 83
  • Five Favorite Films with Jason Reitman
 57
  • Critics Consensus: Everybody's Fine Is Just OK
 50
  • 10 Horrifically Profitable Films
 46
  • Sundance 2010: RT's 10 Most Anticipated Movies
 41
  • Five Favorite Films with Jesse Ventura
 40
  • Weekly Ketchup: Tron Team to Remake The Black Hole
 37
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Blind Side Takes the Lead
 29
  • Awards Tour: National Board of Review Winners List!
 28
  • Friday Harvest: Iron Man 2, Harry Potter, and more!
 24
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • Five Favorite Films With Avatar's Sam Worthington
 24
  • Director Ruben Fleischer Talks Zombieland
 2
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
 17
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
 12
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
 23
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
 8
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
 15
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
 22
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
 9
  • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
 28
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • Venom at Rotten Tomatoes

Fresh Links

Featured
History of Disney Animation
History of Disney Animation External Link

MSN Movies offers a little background on the success of Disney Animation.

90 Years of Screen Vampires
90 Years of Screen Vampires External Link

TIME takes a look back at the history of vampires on film.

Virtuoso Vistas of Lovely Bones
Virtuoso Vistas of Lovely Bones External Link

Techland examines the visual splendor of Peter Jackson's upcoming film.

Recent Headlines as TV Movies
Recent Headlines as TV Movies External Link

AOL put together a list of 10 recent news items that would be perfect as TV Movies.

The Death of Original Thought
The Death of Original Thought External Link

Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill explores how remakes and reboots have warped our thinking.

Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Follow RT on Twitter External Link

Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Games| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.