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Absurd

Original title: Rosso sangue
  • 1981
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
3.2K
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Absurd (1981)
A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.
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A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.

  • Director
    • Joe D'Amato
  • Writer
    • George Eastman
  • Stars
    • George Eastman
    • Annie Belle
    • Charles Borromel
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joe D'Amato
    • Writer
      • George Eastman
    • Stars
      • George Eastman
      • Annie Belle
      • Charles Borromel
    • 70User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Absurd (1981)
    Edmund Purdom in Absurd (1981)
    Katya Berger in Absurd (1981)
    Kasimir Berger and Cindy Leadbetter in Absurd (1981)
    Annie Belle and Kasimir Berger in Absurd (1981)
    Annie Belle in Absurd (1981)
    Edmund Purdom in Absurd (1981)
    Katya Berger in Absurd (1981)
    Charles Borromel and Nat Bush in Absurd (1981)
    George Eastman in Absurd (1981)
    George Eastman in Absurd (1981)
    Edmund Purdom and James Edward Sampson in Absurd (1981)

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    George Eastman
    George Eastman
    • Mikos Stenopolis
    Annie Belle
    Annie Belle
    • Emily
    Charles Borromel
    Charles Borromel
    • Sgt. Ben Engleman
    Katya Berger
    Katya Berger
    • Katia Bennett
    Kasimir Berger
    • Willy Bennett
    Hanja Kochansky
    • Mrs. Bennett
    Ian Danby
    • Mr. Bennett
    Ted Rusoff
    Ted Rusoff
    • Dr. Kramer
    Edmund Purdom
    Edmund Purdom
    • Father
    Nat Bush
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Cindy Leadbetter
    Cindy Leadbetter
    • Peggy
    • (uncredited)
    Lucia Ramirez
    • Woman on TV
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    James Edward Sampson
    James Edward Sampson
    • Cop at the station
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Shannon
    • Man on TV
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Michele Soavi
    Michele Soavi
    • Biker
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Sorrentino
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Goffredo Unger
    Goffredo Unger
    • Machine Shop Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joe D'Amato
    • Writer
      • George Eastman
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film was one of the original 74 UK video nasties and banned by the BBFC in 1984. It was released uncut on Bluray in the UK in 2017.
    • Goofs
      When Mr and Mrs Bennett drive away in Mrs Bennett's car, as they leave the driveway two members of the film crew can be seen reflected in the window of the car.
    • Quotes

      Sgt. Ben Engleman: So this is the team, hey? A priest, a detective near retirement, and a young moron rookie of a cop... Terrific.

    • Alternate versions
      Before its inclusion on the video nasty list the film received a brief theatrical release in the UK in 1983. Unlike its pre-certificated video counterpart however the cinema version was cut by 2 mins 32 secs by the BBFC with heavy edits to the murder of the nurse with a drill, a man's forehead being sliced with a band saw, and a woman's face being burnt off in an oven.
    • Connections
      Featured in Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience (2001)

    User reviews70

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    5/10
    A movie that exhausted me (because I was busy writing mistakes in it)...
    A killer with the ability of regeneration and priest hunting him down. A decent idea for a decent movie, right? Well, not if you ask D'Amato. See, this is an Italian movie made for Americans and it's so obviously European (in a bad way) it hurts. There are no memorable characters, in fact, there is no good acting at all and the big parts of movie feel bad, generic and bland. What's even worse, at one point kids get left with a babysitter and talk about boogeyman starts. And at that point I'm checking the year movie came out and with "Halloween" released three years before and second released in 1981. I start repeating in my head:"Don't do it D'Amato, don't do it D'Amato!" But it seems my time traveling telepathy doesn't work and he does just that. An Italian Halloween! Yeah... It doesn't work. Murders are gory but sloppy, film is obviously filmed in Europe (people eating spaghetti while watching an american football game, I mean, cmon D'Amato!) and the acting/dubbing made me cringe a lot. All in all, "Absurd" is a boring and tiresome movie which I cannot even recommend to the fans of the genre. It's not so bad it's unwatchable and it's ending scenes are somewhat interesting, but it's not really good enough to warrant watching. Avoid if you can. 5/10!
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    • Release date
      • October 1981 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Horrible
    • Filming locations
      • Fiano Romano, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Cinema 80
      • Filmirage
      • Metaxa Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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