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Overview

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4.8/10   144 votes
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Director:
William Rotsler
Writer:
Sanford White (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 December 1970 (Japan) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
Let her show you the heat of desire -- the face of sin! more
Plot:
A topless dancer attracts, seduces, then murders the men she sleeps with. She does it with a twist, however; she kills them with garden tools. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Sexy, druggy, bloody psychedelic sexploitation more

Cast

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Susan Stewart ... Lila
Steve Vincent ... Sergeant Collins
M.K. Evans ... Lieutenant Ryan
Vic Lance ... Tiger
Pat Barrington ... Cathy
Janu Wine ... Angel
Stuart Lancaster ... Frank
John Caroll ... Ben
John LaSalle ... Fred
Hinton Pope ... Chief Barnes
Bethel Buckalew ... Bartender (as Bethel G. Buckalew)
Lyn Armondo ... Real Estate Woman
Norton Halper ... Tenant
Judith Crane ... Dancer
Cheryl Trepton ... Dancer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lila
Lila: Mantis in Lace (USA)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:R18 | USA:R (1971) | UK:(Banned) (1972)

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Sexy, druggy, bloody psychedelic sexploitation, 6 April 2001
9/10
Author: eegah-3 (eegah@hotmail.com) from Minneapolis, MN

This is a film that takes all that was great about exploitation films in the 60s and mixes them into a heady brew sure to entertain any and all cinema deviants. Originally released in two versions (one for the sex crowd, one for the horror crowd), it's the lean and mean horror version that is the one to see. Unfortunately the version released onto DVD is the longer sexier version but some of the scenes from the horror version (an alternate psychedelic murder, splashing blood) are included as supplements. The sexier version of the film drags in many spots with extended dances in the nightclub scenes and a totally extraneous sex scene in the middle that brings the film to a dead halt. But still either version of this film is worth watching and cherishing by fans of 60s psychedelic cinema.

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