Blood Thirst (1971)A sex-crimes specialist from New York travels to the Philippines to help his friend, a Manila homicide detective, solve a series of murders. Director:Newt ArnoldWriter:N.I.P. Dennis (story) |
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Blood Thirst (1971)A sex-crimes specialist from New York travels to the Philippines to help his friend, a Manila homicide detective, solve a series of murders. Director:Newt ArnoldWriter:N.I.P. Dennis (story) |
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Robert Winston | ... |
Adam Rourke
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Katherine Henryk | ... |
Sylvia Ramos
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Yvonne Nielson | ... |
Serena
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Vic Diaz | ... |
Inspector Miguel Ramos
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Vic Silayan | ... |
Calderon
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Eddie Infante |
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Bruno Punzalan | ... |
Moreno
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Judy Dennis |
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Max Roio | ... |
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Ching Tello |
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Minda Morena |
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Isidro Francisco |
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Felix Marfil |
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A sex-crimes specialist from New York travels to the Philippines to help his friend, a Manila homicide detective, solve a series of murders.
I was pretty startled to find out that this film was made in 1971. It has all the earmarks of a 1950s B-lister - ambiguous horror, randy hero, tons of gorgeous dames, peril, black and white photography. There's barely enough horror in this film to call it such, and what there is, is extremely cheesy, but I found myself loving it nonetheless. The Manila, Phillipines setting is interesting and the strained one-liners of the hero (and his primary love interest) are gold-plated howlers. This is a fine movie to put on and mock, while having a few pina coladas, before watching something actually good (or at least, a genuine 1950s B-movie horror classic). You won't feel bad about not giving it your complete attention, but fulfilled when you do.