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Writers:

Rubens F. Lucchetti (writer)
José Mojica Marins (story)

Contact:

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Release Date:

October 1990 (Brazil) more

Genre:

Horror | Drama more

Plot:

Psychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe's influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism. | add synopsis

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

The Coffin Joe Collection (DVD Review)
 (From Fangoria. 21 August 2009, 9:07 AM, PDT)

Fantasia '09: Coffin Joe honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award
 (From Fangoria. 1 August 2009, 2:36 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

Bizarre, cultish ....but with a sense of humor... more (17 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:

Awakening of the Beast (UK)
O Despertar da Besta (Brazil) (cut version)
Ritual of the Maniacs
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Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:R | Netherlands:16 | Netherlands:16 (2008) (DVD) | Brazil:(Banned) (1969-1982) | Brazil:18


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

According to director José Mojica Marins, other filmmakers helped him get this into production by donating filmstock. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Zé do Caixão: My world is strange, but it's worthy to all those who want to accept it, and never corrupt as some want to portray it. Because it's made up, my friend, of strange people, though none are stranger than you!
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Movie Connections:

Featured in Coffin Joe's Vision's of Terror (1994) (V) more


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Bizarre, cultish ....but with a sense of humor..., 6 July 2009
8/10
Author: MarieGabrielle from United States

Having recently caught this strange film on Independent Film Channel,it certainly warrants a viewing, if only for the curiosity of Jose Mojica Marins.

Primarily,he uses two scenarios: a round-table of psychiatrists discussing drug addiction,and alternate scenes of the addicts in question, who are given LSD as part of the experiment.

The poverty and demoralization (particularly of women in Brazil) is explored, and the scenes are stark, turning gradually to crude, horrific and even at times humorous. There is one scene in particular where a young woman is interviewing for a job as a maid and she envisions her prospective employer, who is obese and wolfing a plate of pasta)as a hideous looking Pekingnese dog.

Overall a creative and strange commentary on the drug cultures of the late 1960's and 70's.8/10.

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