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Julia, a teacher in a school for the deaf, has a hideously deformed and deranged twin sister that resides in the local looney bin. She escapes to gate-crash a surprise birthday party for Julia by murdering all the party guests with the help of a giant killer Alsatian dog, which gets its comeuppance when lobotomized by a power drill, in a scene that will offend most animal lovers. Written by Sujit R. Varma
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13 November 1981 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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There were two sisters: one good, one evil. One normal, one deformed. And one that went completely insane. Years later, on her birthday, she has escaped and people start dying. Sort of like "Halloween", you say? Not exactly. This is more like the left-handed, red-headed little step-cousin through marriage. That is to say, a much lesser breed.
In the world of Italian horror, the name Ovidio G. Assonitis doesn't get floated around much. I mean, did you ever see the film "Tentacles"? Probably not. If you have seen one of Assonitis' films, it was most likely this one. And even then, it was probably on accident unless you searched it out for being on the Video Nasties list.
I am a fan of critic Jim Harper, and his analysis of this film is well-stated. Harper describes the film, aside from the notorious dog scene (which wasn't as shocking as you may think), as "not quite so interesting". He deems that the movie "can't be considered a total failure", which is a bit of a forced compliment. Really, the plot isn't much to work with, and the only thing that distinguishes this film from other Italian films of the same period is the superior video quality.
Harper understates the score of Riz Ortolani as "annoying". While annoying is accurate, this doesn't really highlight the full extent of its inanity. What you will hear is an odd group of space sounds that would fit perfectly on an Atari game, such as "Asteroids", but has no place in a movie of this kind -- or maybe any kind. What is called "music" is little more than sound effects poorly strung together.
As a fan and collector of Italian horror, I took delight in watching this one, actually saving it for just the right occasion. And it was very much along the lines I expected -- poorly scripted, low budget and with minimal plot. If this is what you're looking for, give "Madhouse" (or "There Was a Little Girl", as it is sometimes called) a try. If you're looking for decent horror fare or a positive introduction to Italian horror, this isn't it. Try some Fulci or Argento from this period first.