Sadist Erotica (1969)
"Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica" (original title)

"Red Lips" are two female detectives trying to find missing models and dancers. A pop artist called Klaus Thriller and his werewolf-like assistant, Morpho, are the main suspects for the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writers:

Jesús Franco (idea and screenplay), Luis Revenga (idea and screenplay),

Stars:

Janine Reynaud, Rosanna Yanni, Chris Howland

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Janine Reynaud	...	Diana (as Janine Reynault)
Rosanna Yanni	...	Regina (as Rossana Yanni)
Chris Howland	...	Francis McClune
Alexander Engel	...	Albert Carimbuli
Marcelo Arroita-Jáuregui	...	Insp. Tanner (as Marcello Arriota-Jauregut)
Manolo Otero	...	Vittorio Freda (as Manuel Otero)
Dorit Dom	...	Dancer (as Maria Dom)
Adrian Hoven	...	Mr. Radeck
Ana Casares	...	Thiller's Assistant
Michel Lemoine	...	Morpho
María Antonia Redondo	...	Lida Regnier
Vicente Roca	...	Gallery manager
Jesús Franco	...	Napoleon Bolivard
Elsa Zabala	...	Fashion store owner
Marta Reves	...	Girl in Hotel lobby

Storyline

"Red Lips" are two female detectives trying to find missing models and dancers. A pop artist called Klaus Thriller and his werewolf-like assistant, Morpho, are the main suspects for the murderers.

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Plot Keywords:

female detective | artist | campy | female protagonist | camp | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

West Germany Spain

Language:

German

Release Date:

7 April 1969 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Sadist Erotica

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 9,521,880 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aquila Film Enterprises, Films Montana

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 75 min (video release)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Küss mich, Monster (1969)

User Reviews

A real mess from Jesus Franco

Sadisterotica is a great title for a film. Sadly, the title is more or less the only good thing about this effort. This is a real mish-mash of ideas. It's part horror, comic-book hero, comedy, sexploitation and mystery. And really, it doesn't do justice to any of these genres! The plot follows a couple of women investigating a series of murders connected to a mysterious artist.

This is a Jesus Franco film, so expectations have to be lowered accordingly. The man has made some decent flicks such as Vampyros Lesbos and Count Dracula but he's also made an awful lot of dreck. This baby fits into the latter category I'm afraid. Technically it's terrible with a succession of badly photographed scenes roughly edited together. The actors are unappealing and the storyline dire. The version I watched also happened to have truly diabolical dubbing which did not exactly help matters.

The comedy is hopeless, the horror completely unscary, the nudity unerotic, the mystery uninvolving; the only positive I can offer is that it is pretty weird. Other than that I'm really struggling to think of anything kind to say about this. Franco is an acquired taste and this is not one of his best.