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Lo squartatore di New York (1982)
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4 March 1982 (Italy) moreTagline:
New York City: It's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to die there!Plot:
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Sleaze masterpiece more (106 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jack Hedley | ... | Lt. Fred Williams | |
| Almanta Suska | ... | Fay Majors (as Almanta Keller) | |
| Howard Ross | ... | Mickey Scellenda | |
| Andrea Occhipinti | ... | Peter Bunch (as Andrew Painter) | |
| Alexandra Delli Colli | ... | Jane Forrester Lodge | |
| Paolo Malco | ... | Dr. Paul Davis | |
| Cinzia de Ponti | ... | Rosie (ferry victim) | |
| Cosimo Cinieri | ... | Dr. Lodge (as Laurence Welles) | |
| Daniela Doria | ... | Kitty (prostitute) | |
| Babette New | ... | Mrs. Weissburger | |
| Zora Kerova | ... | Eva (sex show performer) (as Zora Kerowa) | |
| Paul E. Guskin | ... | Desk sergeant (as Paul Guskin) | |
| Antone Pagan | ... | Morales (as Anthon Kagan) | |
| Josh Cruze | ... | Chico (as Johs Cruze) | |
| Marsha MacBride | ... | Policewoman |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
91 min | Argentina:89 min | USA:85 min | USA:93 min (director's cut) | Finland:80 min (cut) (video version) (1989)Country:
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ItalianColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:(Banned) (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1982) (1985) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1985) | Australia:R (2005) (re-rating) | Norway:18 (re-rating) (uncut) (2007) | Sweden:15 (uncut) (video release) | Germany:(Banned) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Italy:VM14 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (self applied) (2007) | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:(Banned) | UK:(Banned) | UK:18 (cut) | USA:Unrated | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFilming Locations:
Columbia University - Broadway & 116th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA moreFun Stuff
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Kitty's death by razor blade was originally longer and more gruesome. Why the extra violence was cut is unsure, but images found on the Japanese DVD cover confirm that more gore was filmed. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Last fighting scene - obvious fake head when it is shot at. moreQuotes:
Lt. Fred Williams: Would you get me some coffee?Kitty: Sweetheart! I'm a prositute, not your wife. If you want coffee, make it yourself!
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You can say NEW YORK RIPPER is bad, boring, stupid, crap, worthless, mean spirited, vile, etc. Whatever you can say about NEW YORK RIPPER though, you can't say it's not sleazy. It's over-the-top sleazy and misogynistic. It never shies away from it. Personally speaking, it's sleaze par excellence. The misogynistic aspect bothers me but then 90% of horror films out there are misogynistic, so it's not like I'm not used to it. As for the sleaze aspect, well, if you don't like sleaze, don't watch it. If you're fascinated by sleaze, like me, then this is like the CITIZEN KANE of sleaze. What makes this so different than the majority of truly worthless sleaze out there is that Fulci is honest about the sleaze. Compare this to let's say the recent MURDER SET PIECES, which is very sleazy but almost totally worthless. It's so self-conscious about the fact that it's horrific and sleazy, it just doesn't work. It's not real sleaze. NEW YORK RIPPER is real 42nd Ave sleaze.
What makes NEW YORK RIPPER unique among the plethora of sleazy films made then and today is the way it's filmed. In scope, garish colors, grimy settings, very gloomy and harsh. I love the scenes shot in the subway or around other parts of a depressed NY city. The acting is not really good but the level of acting is what you expect from these kind of films. It's remarkably violent towards women. Truly appalling. But then after the stunningly blunt ending, everything is suddenly redeemed. Though most of the violence is directed towards women, the sleaze centers around women and men, including a couple having live sex in front of an audience, horny thugs, a nymphomaniac housewife who tries to sleep around with any guy, including the thugs and a hunky psycho who is thought to be the killer, and there's a gay character who's the most likable character in the whole film.
I can't say that I like this Fulci flick. NEW YORK RIPPER is not something someone likes per se. It's just too harsh to attach any affection to it. But I'm fascinated about it and that's why I give it an 8. There are very few films that can claim to be something that will never be topped and because of our PC times and depending of what's in store in the near future, it's almost guaranteed that NEW YORK RIPPER will never be topped as far as the sleaze factor is concern.