Nikos the Impaler (Video 2003)
"Nikos" (original title)

Due to a botched robbery attempt, a ruthless Romanian barbarian is somehow resurrected in modern day New York and begins wreaking havok on a small Manhattan art-house. Chaos ensues as the ... See full summary »

Director:

Andreas Schnaas

Writers:

Ted Geoghegan, Andreas Schnaas (from a story by)

Stars:

Joe Zaso, Felissa Rose, Andreas Schnaas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Zaso	...	Frank Heller
Felissa Rose	...	Sandra Kane
Andreas Schnaas	...	Nikos a lu Unziceanu
Antonio Tomahawk	...	Prince Vajk lu Rusu
Frank Franconeri	...	Bran
Daniel Alvaro	...	Vlad
Mike Marino	...	Torn Man
Hugh C. Daly	...	Romanian King / Video Store Clerk
Erotida Cruz	...	Romanian Queen
Fred Cerniglia	...	Romanian Son
Brenda Abbandandolo	...	Daisy
Joseph Michael Lagana	...	Pete Whittenberger
Joe Lattanzi	...	Ryan Lundin
Alicia Tsai	...	Anna
Danny Lopes	...	University Student

Storyline

Due to a botched robbery attempt, a ruthless Romanian barbarian is somehow resurrected in modern day New York and begins wreaking havok on a small Manhattan art-house. Chaos ensues as the patrons of the establishment band together to fight for their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

barbarian | masked killer | torso cut in half | oral sex | lesbian | 

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Taglines:

He's going to paint the town red... blood red.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Website

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nikos the Impaler

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Image Productions, JHD productions, Rat Pack Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movies playing in the theater are both from Andreas Schnaas, the director of the movie: "Demonium" and "Zombie Doom" (AKA "Violent Shit 3: Infantry of Doom"). "Zombie Doom" is playing when the cops enter the cinema room. (You can hear the dialog when Marc and Ron are running away from the Infantry of Doom)

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Quotes

Brunette Cop: [while "Violent Shit 3" is playing in the theatre] Look at this violent shit!
Blonde Cop: I don't know, not really in the best taste for tonight isn't it?
Brunette Cop: You've got that right, I hate this stuff.

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Connections

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003)

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Soundtracks

"JUDAH"
Written and Performed by FUNCTION ZERO

User Reviews

Not Really Filmmaking

NIKOS THE IMPALER is not actual moviemaking. It's really nothing more than a group of people wondering how much carnage they can orchestrate with a limited budget. Even for those who enjoys gore, as I do occasionally, NIKOS doesn't offer enough COMPETENT gore and blood and guts to satisfy.

Perhaps the real audience of NIKOS is those who doesn't require their gore to be well done. If so, then NIKOS is for them. It's mostly childish gore, and most of the killings come by way of decapitations. Really, once you've seen five characters getting their heads badly chopped off by a big sword, do you really need to see 10 more?

4 out of 10

(go to www.nixflix.com for a more detail review and reviews of films in this genre)