Special Silencers (1979)

Special Silencers are large red pills, obtained from a forest dwelling mystic, which aid in meditation. However, if used by the untrained they cause a huge tree to grow in the stomach, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Arizal

Writers:

Deddy Armand (screenplay), Djair (story)

Stars:

Barry Prima, Eva Arnaz, W.D. Mochtar

Cast

Cast overview:
Barry Prima	...	Hendra
Eva Arnaz	...	Julia
W.D. Mochtar	...	Gumilar
Dicky Zulkarnaen	...	Gundar
Herman Pero
Edy S. Jonathan	...	(as Eddy Yonathan)
Darussalam
Malino Djunaedy	...	(as Malino Djunady)
Mathias Agus
Suhaimi Said
Fatima Maria
Etty Sumiati

Storyline

Special Silencers are large red pills, obtained from a forest dwelling mystic, which aid in meditation. However, if used by the untrained they cause a huge tree to grow in the stomach, and burst its way through the skin.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

Indonesia

Language:

Indonesian

Release Date:

June 1979 (Indonesia)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parkit Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Prime Prima!

Wow, more madness from Indonesian director Arizal. Not a big believer in the electoral process, baddie Gundar (Dicky Zulkarnaen) schemes to eliminate his village's mayor and family. His plan involves using magical "Special Silencer" pills he stole from his monk grandfather. If taken on an empty stomach, they give you impenetrable skin. If taken with food, the cause tree roots to burst from your stomach! The plan goes smoothly until Hendra (Barry Prima), a friend of the deceased mayor's nephew (got that?), shows up in town and falls for the mayor's daughter Julia (Eva Arnaz). This is as wild as it sounds. Prima (THE WARRIOR series) pounds plenty of skulls as a fight seems to break out every six minutes or so. There is also some fantastic dubbing, like this exchange after a henchman informs Gundar that Hendra survived an attack and impaled an underling on a tree:

Gundar: "Why didn't you bring Tonto's body back?"

Thug: "I didn't have a saw."

Gundar: "Oaf!"

The FX of the tree branches bursting out of people's stomach is very bloody and, because it is so cheaply done, rather disturbing. It reminds me of the cancer bursting from that guy in VIDEODROME. Not as action packed as Arizal's 80s efforts, but just as insane.