Killer Barbys

Name: Killer Barbys
Genre: Horror
Released: 1996-05-22
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 3.7
Cast: Santiago Segura, Mariangela Giordano, Aldo Sambrell

1996
Unrated
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

3.7/10

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Horror

A Spanish punk rock band has an accident while on tour. Forced to spend the night at the eerie castle of Countess Von Fledermaus, the musicians soon realise that the mysterious lady's kindne... Read allA Spanish punk rock band has an accident while on tour. Forced to spend the night at the eerie castle of Countess Von Fledermaus, the musicians soon realise that the mysterious lady's kindness hides macabre, blood-curdling plans.A Spanish punk rock band has an accident while on tour. Forced to spend the night at the eerie castle of Countess Von Fledermaus, the musicians soon realise that the mysterious lady's kindness hides macabre, blood-curdling plans.

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IMDb RATING

3.7/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Originally to be titled "Killer Barbies", which is the actual name of the punk rock band that stars in the movie, but Mattel would not allow the use of their Barbie trademark name, so the word's spelling in the title (as well as all the references to the band's name in the movie) was ultimately changed to "Barbys".

Connections
Featured in Llámale Jess (2000)

Soundtracks
Love Killer
Performed by Killer Barbies (as The Killer Barbies)

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Featured review

3/10

Vampire Killer Barbys: Not Jess Francos brightest moment

The Legendary Spanish director Jess Franco is known for some fantastic cinema, alas this certainly isn't among them and will be a blotch on his record.

It follows a female fronted rock band as they break down on route to their next gig and get invited into a foreboding looking castle for the night.

Essentially our antagonist is a blatant ripoff of the Countess Elizabeth Báthory with a couple of human minions who help her acquire the blood of the young (Virgins not required in this instance)

Though advertised as a horror this is a very camp attempt and more like a comedy. One character in particular played by Santiago Segura (Blade 1998) is so over the top and so zany any hope of the film being taken seriously went out the window.

The movie has a decent lead and memorable soundtrack though they really should have considered writing more songs and not playing the same one on a loop.

The Good:

Great leading lady

The Bad:

Looks very dated

Not exactly a horror

Soundtrack gets repetitive

Dumbest ending in cinema history? Definite contender

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Before throwing a naked woman out a window to her death it's only polite to put a nightie on her first

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