Rabid Dogs (1974) Cani arrabbiati (original title)

Director:

Mario Bava
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Writers:

Alessandro Parenzo (screenplay)
Alessandro Parenzo (story)
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Release Date:

25 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Lock the doors, rollup the windows, and buckle up ... for the ride of your life!

Plot:

Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean getaway.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Sick Child | Criminal | Hostage | One Day

Cast

Riccardo Cucciolla	...	Riccardo
Don Backy	...	Bisturi (Blade) (as Aldo Caponi/Riccardo Rovatti)
Lea Lander	...	Maria
Maurice Poli	...	Dottore (as Renato Cecchetto)
George Eastman	...	Trentadue (Thirtytwo) (as Luigi Montefiori/Gabriele Duma)
Maria Fabbri	...	Maria Sbravati (as Marisa Fabbri)
Erika Dario	...	Marisa
Luigi Antonio Guerra	...	Employee (as Luigi Guerra)
Francesco Ferrini	...	Gas Station Attendant
Emilio Bonucci	...	Taxi Driver
Pino Manzari	...	Toll Collector
Ettore Manni	...	Bank President
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mario Bava	...	Crowd extra (uncredited)
Barbara Ehringer	...	Woman behind the window (1996 prologue restoration) (voice) (uncredited)
Nina Gueltzow	...	Woman behind the window (1996 prologue restoration) (uncredited)
Fabrizia Sacchi	...	Mother (1996 prologue restoration) (uncredited)

Directed by
Mario Bava
Lamberto Bava		(director: new scenes) (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Cesare Frugoni		uncredited
Alessandro Parenzo		screenplay
Alessandro Parenzo		story

Produced by
David E. Allen	....	executive producer: restored version
Lamberto Bava	....	producer
Harmon Kaslow	....	executive producer: restored version
Alfredo Leone	....	producer
Roberto Loyola	....	producer

Original Music by
Stelvio Cipriani

Cinematography by
Emilio Varriano
Mario Bava		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Carlo Reali

Makeup Department
Vittorio Biseo	....	makeup artist
Marisa Marconi	....	hair stylist
Angelo Roncaioli	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lucio Orlandini	....	production manager
Ugo Valenti	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fabrizio Bava	....	assistant director (as Roy Bava)
Lamberto Bava	....	assistant director
Mario Garriba	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Roberto Alberghini	....	sound recordist
Mario Bramonti	....	sound recordist
Giuseppe Muratori	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Sergio Chiusi	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Giuseppe Alberti	....	assistant camera
Cosimo Barbera	....	grip
Giovanni Canfarelli Modica	....	assistant camera (as Gianni Modica)
Giuliana De Rossi	....	still photographer
Vittorio Monterosso	....	grip
Quinto Proietti	....	grip
Massimo Rinaldi	....	best boy
Toto Rinaldi	....	gaffer
Flaminio Tabarrini	....	best boy
Franco Tocci	....	key grip
Jurgen Haller	....	camera operator: prologue (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wayne A. Finkelman	....	wardrobe (as Wayne Filnkelman)
Maura Zuccherofino	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Lea Lander	....	post-production (as Lea Krueger)
Angelo Marzullo	....	additional editor

Other crew
Dawne Allstrom	....	script girl: English
Antonella Ballasio	....	continuity
Cesare Caramandi	....	production secretary
Renato Cecchetto	....	dubbing director
Ivan Cerio	....	title designer
Carlo Fabris	....	production accountant
Nando Nibbi	....	continuity
Franco Panzo	....	permits
Vanda Tuzzi	....	continuity

Production Companies

• International Media Films
• Spera Cinematografica

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• marketing-film (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Jef Films International (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Lucertola Media (1998) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Ferroni  gowns
• Floriàn Cinetivu, Bologna  dubbing facilities
• Romana Trasporti  transportation

Also Known As:

"Cani arrabbiati" - Italy (original title)
"Kidnapped" - Italy (restored version), USA (DVD title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

International Media Films

Trivia:

Don Backy/'Aldo Caponi' (Who played Bisturi (Blade)) was a successful singer/songwriter in Italy during the 1960s. He was part of the music group "Clan" founded with singer/actor/director Adriano Celentano.

Movie Connections:

References Grand Hotel (1932)

Soundtrack:

Hold on to Me

A masterwork of violence, irony and vulgarity.

The master of Italian Horror, Mario Bava, makes a heist film that is equal parts violent, ironic and vulgar, most of which takes place in the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small car. Three robbers shot their way out of a police blockade by taking a woman hostage. They soon hijack a small automobile with a man and a sick child. Tension builds as power plays amid the crooks and escape attempts by the hostages lead to a violent conclusion which is both unexpected and ironic. Ranks with Dog Day Afternoon and Reservoir Dogs as a unique and disturbing heist film, with several scenes designed to make you squirm. A must for fans of both Bava and the genre.