Sexykiller, morirás por ella (2008)

A femme fatale fashionista at a trendy design school embarks on a brutal and bloody killing spree, while gleefully evading the hapless cops assigned to the murder cases.

Director:

Miguel Martí

Writer:

Paco Cabezas

Stars:

Macarena Gómez, Alejo Sauras, César Camino

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Macarena Gómez	...	Bárbara / Sexykiller
Alejo Sauras	...	Álex
César Camino	...	Tomás
Ángel de Andrés López	...	Inspector (as Ángel de Andrés)
Juan Carlos Vellido	...	Profesor Anatomía
Nadia Casado	...	Clara
Juan Díaz	...	Jesús
David Tenreiro	...	Santiago
Fernando Ramallo	...	Ángel
Ramón Langa	...	Decano
Jimmy Barnatán	...	Chico jardín
Eloi Yebra	...	Chico jardín (as Eloy Yebra)
Paco León	...	Cameo víctima coche
Luciano Federico	...	Comisario jefe
Andreu Castro	...	Edu

Storyline

A femme fatale fashionista at a trendy design school embarks on a brutal and bloody killing spree, while gleefully evading the hapless cops assigned to the murder cases.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | surprise during end credits | serial killer | female assassin | experiment gone wrong | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official site

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

10 October 2008 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Barbykiller, morirás por ella

Filming Locations:

Comillas, Cantabria, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antena 3 Films, Ensueño Films, Mediapro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bárbara's second surname is "Mata" (Bárbara Ruiz Mata). "Bárbara Mata" means "Bárbara kills" in Spanish.

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Goofs

At the forensic examination room, one of the chest radiographs is wrongly positioned. It should be flipped horizontally, so the heart shadow mainly occupies the right half of the image (as if the examiner was in front of the patient).

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits we briefly see Tomás waking up with the "Neural Impulse Decoder" on his head.

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Connections

References The Evil Dead (1981)

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Soundtracks

Un mundo maravilloso
Written by Juan Rivas
Performed by Juan Rivas
© POPCO Music/Warner Chappell Music Spain

User Reviews

A series murderer executes a killing spree ; full of gore , guts , jokes and black humor

Fun picture plenty of killings , thrills , chills , amusement , ironical touches , and usual Zombies . Bárbara (Macarena Gómez) is a co-ed of a prestigious medicine university . She is a femme fatale fashionista at a trendy design school who embarks on a brutal and bloody killing spree . Meanwhile , Tomás (César Camíno) and Alex (Alejo Sauras) are experimenting about broadcasting vital images , these experiments lead to unexpected consequences .

Lots of gags and sketches , some of them funny but movie lacks a real freshness . Spoof movie with a myriad of silly and unimaginative gags , though it has its good moments here and there . And blending audio-visual narrative , as television style as advertisement spots ; in addition , comic-books esthetic and Split-screen (similarly to ¨Hulk¨ , 2003, by Ang Lee) . ¨Sexy Killer¨ is more a nutty comedy than a terror movie . This is a hilarious parody/crime , surrealist , extreme spoof and gross out but is also intelligent and bold . As always , the cinematographic references are numerous and provide silly laughs from start to finish , the amusement is guess what films result to be , as there are several cinematic remarks from famous movies , such as : ¨Carrie¨(at the prologue) , ¨13th Friday¨ , ¨Taxi Driver¨ , ¨Crocodrile Dundee¨ , ¨Dead Evil¨ , ¨From dusk to dawn¨, ¨Scream¨, and including the gore-feast-surgery of ¨Reanimator¨ and splatter of ¨Braindead¨.

Fun acting by Macarena Gómez as a feisty and lethal psycho-killer fashion victim, while gleefully evading the hapless cops assigned to the murder cases . Sexykiller character is a crossover of a fashion young Hannibal Lecter and Patrick Bateman including the Paris Hilton wardrobe style. She is supported by known TV actors as Alejo Sauras , César Camino , Ramón Langa and the veteran , recently deceased Angel Andrés López who played along with Macarena Gómez in ¨Platillos Volantes¨. Besides , Javier Botet who played the girl Medeiros in ¨Rec¨saga by Jaime Balagueró and Paco Plaza .

Appropriate and colorful cinematography by Carlos Gusi who has photographed hits as ¨Torrente¨, ¨Box 507¨ , ¨Cell 211¨ , ¨Take my eyes¨ , and ¨El Niño¨ . Gusi photographs splendidly the wonderful exteriors from Comillas , Cantabria where ¨Sexykilller¨ was colorfully shot . Moving musical score by Fernando Velazquez who previously composed for successful terror/thriller films as ¨The orphanage¨ , ¨For the good of others¨ , ¨Julia's eyes¨ and ¨Devil¨ . .Amusing and surprising screenplay by Pablo Cabezas . Paco is a good screen-writer such as ¨Bon Appetit¨ (2010) , ¨Spanish movie¨(2009) , ¨Sexy killer¨(2008) and a notorious filmmaker , especially known for Carne Neón (2010), and his first feature length project : ¨Aparecidos¨ (2007) , being subsequently hired by Hollywood/Nicolas Cage , where directed Tokarev (2014) . Furthermore , ¨Men with No Fear¨ and ¨Mr. Right¨ with big Hollywood name stars . This motion picture titled ¨Sexykiller¨(firstly titled Barbykiller) was professionally directed by Miguel Martí , an expert on crazy comedies , as he proved in ¨Slam¨ and ¨Fin De Curso¨ . ¨SexyKiller¨ had world premiere in 2008 Toronto Film Festival and in the Official Section in Sitges Festival . However , some reviewers panned it , describing it as a cheap pastiche .