Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? (1972)

Director:

Giuliano Carnimeo

Writers:

Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (story)

Release Date:

4 August 1972 (Italy)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Black Woman | Female Nudity | Police | Giallo | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Edwige Fenech	...	Jennifer Lansbury
George Hilton	...	Andrea Barto
Annabella Incontrera	...	Sheila Heindricks
Paola Quattrini	...	Marilyn Ricci
Giampiero Albertini	...	Commissioner Enci
Franco Agostini	...	Redi - commissioner assistant
Oreste Lionello	...	Arthur
Ben Carra	...	Ex-Marito Di Jennifer
Carla Brait	...	Mizar Harrington
Gianni Pulone	...	Waiter
Carla Mancini
George Rigaud	...	Professor Isaacs, Sheila's father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gualtiero De Angelis	...	Professor Isaacs (voice)
Rita Savagnone	...	Jennifer (voice)

Also Known As:

The Case of the Bloody Iris (UK) (USA)
Erotic Blue
What Are Those Strange Drops of Blood Doing on Jennifer's Body? (USA)
Why Are Those Strange Drops of Blood on the Body of Jennifer (USA) (video catalogue title)

Runtime:

UK:94 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-12 | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Company:

Galassia Cinematografica

Trivia:

A poster of the film "Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente" (1971) appears in the film.

Movie Connections:

References Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente (1971)

Uninvolving, often stupid murder mystery.

"The Case Of The Bloody Iris" is a movie filled with so many stupid and cheesy moments that it's impossible to list them all here (just an example: a bloody corpse is discovered in the elevator of a high-rise apartment building while the sun is still up; after several hours, the night has fallen, a woman tries to get into the elevator, and the corpse is still there, lying at the exact same spot - apparently none of the tenants cared enough to call the police). So I'll just mention the two things that bothered me the most:

1) The dubbing is terrible. The actors who dubbed in the voices of the original cast sound so bored that you wonder if they even got paid for their work or it was simply forced upon them. There is barely ONE LINE that sounds right in this film.

2) Edwige Fenech is gorgeous but ridiculously wooden as Jennifer. She wears the same "scared" expression throughout. A totally bland "heroine".

The only highlight of the film is a bizarre mixed wrestling match between a tough stripper and one of her "customers". Now THAT is something you don't see every day! (**)