Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro (1975)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Umberto Lenzi (screenplay)
Umberto Lenzi (story)

Release Date:

June 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A stabbing nightmare becomes a living terror!

Plot:

Killer in red cape and hood is killing off tourists on a tour bus by gouging out thier eyeballs. |

Plot Keywords:

Eyeball | Cape | Bus | Red | Tourist

Cast

Martine Brochard	...	Paulette Stone
John Richardson	...	Mark Burton
Ines Pellegrini	...	Naiba Campbell
Andrés Mejuto	...	Inspector Tudela
Mirta Miller	...	Lisa Sanders
Daniele Vargas	...	Robby Alvarado
George Rigaud	...	Rev. Bronson
Silvia Solar	...	Gail Alvarado
Raf Baldassarre	...	Martinez - the tour guide
José María Blanco
Marta May	...	Alma Burton
John Bartha	...	Mr. Hamilton
Olga Pehar
Verónica Miriel	...	Jenny Hamilton
Olga Montes

Also Known As:

El ojo en la oscuridad (Spain)
Eyeball (USA)
The Devil's Eye
The Eye
The Secret Killer
Wide-Eyed in the Dark

Runtime:

Germany:90 min | Spain:97 min | USA:91 min | Italy:100 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 (new rating) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

National Cinematografica

Quotes:

Paulette Stone: I was like you... before this friend of mine ripped out my eye playing doctor with me... leaving an empty socket.

Movie Connections:

References Don't Look Now (1973)

Why Is This Bad?

Let's face it, there is a finite number of giallos and I have yet to see one with a plausible story line (Anyone see "Watch Me When I Kill"?). Isn't that a prerequisite of the sub-genre, along with the gloved villain and the stylized killings? So why skip this one? Are you waiting for 'The Ultimate Giallo'? This one is alright. Maybe Lenzi has made some crap, especially his latter stuff (Black Demons, Hell's Gate,House Of Witchcraft), but a lot his work kicks ass(Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, Man from Deep River, Gang War in Milan, Almost Human, Syndicate Sadists, Rome Armed to the Teeth, Violent Naples, The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist, Eaten Alive, Nightmare City, Cannibal Ferox). This is not his best, but definitely not his worst. Most likely only giallo fans are going to watch this anyway, so if that is you, go ahead, you won't be disappointed.