Comin' at Ya! (1981)

Tragedy strikes as two ruthless brothers kidnap a bride during her wedding. Hurt and angry, H.H. begins his quest to find the love he lost, and take vengeance upon the wicked. Comin' at Ya.

Director:

Ferdinando Baldi

Writers:

Wolfe Lowenthal (as Wolf Lowenthal), Lloyd Battista

Stars:

Tony Anthony, Gene Quintano, Victoria Abril

Cast

Cast overview:
Tony Anthony	...	H.H. Hart
Gene Quintano	...	Pike Thompson
Victoria Abril	...	Abilene
Ricardo Palacios	...	Polk Thompson
Lewis Gordon	...	The Preacher

Storyline

Tragedy strikes as two ruthless brothers kidnap a bride during her wedding. Hurt and angry, H.H. begins his quest to find the love he lost, and take vengeance upon the wicked. Comin' at Ya.

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Plot Keywords:

3d | 3 dimensional | italo western | psychotronic film | gold coin | 

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Taglines:

3-D! It's Back! It's Bigger! It's Better! And it's... Comin' At Ya!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

A co-production of three countries: Italy, Spain and the US.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening scene, the credits are painted on items within the set, including the bottom of a horse's hoof.

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Alternate Versions

The US release through Filmways is missing a ten minute flashback in the opening reel.

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Connections

Referenced in Screamplay (1985)

User Reviews

Spaghetti Western 3D-sploitation with brutal, sadistic... beauty?

At a wedding ceremony near the Southwest border a man is wounded (Tony Anthony) and his bride kidnapped (Victoria Abril). He heals-up and goes after the sadistic slaver brothers (Gene Quintano & Ricardo Palacios), their small army and the myriad women they abducted.

The title "Comin' at Ya!" (1981) could refer to the slavers coming at the couple to cause havoc or to the protagonist coming after the slavers to save his bride, but it definitely refers to the 3D overkill wherein various objects are constantly thrust at the screen: beans, bats, spears, flaming arrows, etc. even a baby's bottom. It was the first major release with 3D effects in 17 years and, being successful at the box office, paved the way for other 3D flicks of the early 80s. Even without 3D glasses, as long as you have a relatively large widescreen TV the movie still entertains on this level.

Tarantino obviously ripped-off the plot of "Comin' at Ya!" for his "Kill Bill" (2003). The style & content are reminiscent of Leone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966), but has better cinematography, superior colors, more action and doesn't overstay its welcome. Unfortunately, like all Leone-styled Spaghetti Westerns, the characters are either caricatures (the slaver brothers) or cardboard thin (the hero & his wife), which makes 'em uninteresting. There's barely any dialogue with no verbiage at all until almost the 13-minute mark.

Some people call "Comin' at Ya!" garbage, obviously because of the sadistic brutalities and horrific components (e.g. the rat attack), but there's an undeniable artistic genius to the filmmaking. For its DVD release (2016), the digital transfer was subjected to CGI alterations. The most obvious of these was the changing of some shots to B&W with one or two elements of color within the shot. I thought this improved the film.

The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain.

GRADE: B-

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Italy Spain USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

H.H. Heart and the Cajun Queen

Filming Locations:

Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Gross USA:

$12,000,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,000,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lupo-Anthony-Quintano Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1