Pieces (1982)
"Mil gritos tiene la noche" (original title)

Young co-eds are being cut up by a chainsaw killer on a college campus. The killer is attempting to put together a human jigsaw puzzle made from body parts.

Director:

Juan Piquer Simón

Writers:

Dick Randall (screenplay), John W. Shadow (screenplay),

Stars:

Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher George	...	Lt. Bracken
Lynda Day George	...	Mary Riggs (as Linda Day)
Frank Braña	...	Sgt. Holden
Edmund Purdom	...	The Dean
Ian Sera	...	Kendall
Paul L. Smith	...	Willard (as Paul Smith)
Jack Taylor	...	Professor Brown
Gérard Tichy	...	Dr. Jennings
May Heatherly	...	Mrs. Reston
Hilda Fuchs	...	Grace - the Dean's Secretary
Roxana Nieto	...	Virginia Palmer, 1st victim
Cristina Cottrelli	...	Jenny, pool victim (as Cristina Cottrel)
Leticia Marfil	...	Mary, elevator victim
Silvia Gambino	...	Neighbor
Carmen Aguado	...	Carla, aerobics instructor

Storyline

While playing with a puzzle, a teenager is repressed by his mother, and he kills her and severs her body with an ax. Forty years later, in an university campus in Boston, a serial killer kills young women and severs their bodies in parts, stealing body pieces from each student. Lt. Bracken makes a deal with the dean of the campus, and infiltrates the agent Mary Riggs as if she were a tennis teacher and together with the student Kendall, they try to find the identity of the killer.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | co ed | university | chainsaw | mercilessness | 

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Taglines:

You Don't Have To Go To Texas For A Chainsaw Massacre!

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Spain USA Puerto Rico Italy

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

23 September 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pieces

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Almena Films, Film Ventures International (FVI), Fort Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Because producer Dick Randall was simultaneously making kung-fu films in Rome, a cameo for a Bruce Lee imitator, Bruce Le, was written into this film, even though this scene makes no sense in the context of the rest of the film.

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Goofs

Though the film begins in the 1940's, a pennant for the New England Patriots can be easily viewed on the wall of a young boy. The Patriots didn't come into existence until 1960, and even then they were originally known as the Boston Patriots.

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Quotes

Sgt. Holden: Who knows? Right now we're just buying clothes without labels and trying them on for size.

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Connections

References Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

User Reviews

Funniest horror movie ever

Ok, i've seen this movie countless amounts of times and it makes me crack up each time. The kills are so gory and unnecessarily violent while the dialogue and characters are just as absurd. My favorite part would have to be when Willard (Paul L. Smith) is seen near the chainsaw and attacks all of the police officers unprovoked! The guy's completely innocent yet he feels the need to brutally assault all the cops and even Kendall's vicious 2 X 4 beatings can't stop him. Another classic moment is the random ninja who attacks the woman cop and of course is best buds with Kendall. Classic cinema!