(235) DEATH OF A HOODLUM (1976) MegaRare Paul Naschy
5047DVD
Original Spanish title MUERTE DE UN QUINQUI [Death of a Brute]
director:
Leon Klimovsky
starring: Paul Naschy · Carmen Sevilla
· Henry Gregor
· Frank Brana
· Julia Sali
A
jewel heist goes wrong, resulting in several deaths. In the chaos, Marcos
(Paul Naschy) takes off with the loot and goes into hiding. He hooks
up with an old girlfriend who helps him get a groundskeeper job for
a reclusive filthy rich family. With gang boss Martin (Frank Brana)
on his tail, Marcos settles into his new shadow-life with the dysfunctional
family, brazenly seducing [and raping] both the wife and teen daughter.
Please note: This is a unusual Naschy
film, featuring a meanspirited, insanely vicious Paul with virtually
no redeeming qualities. He plays a psychologically scarred quinqui
[Spanish slang for an unhinged gangster] with an intensely vicious streak,
deep rooted problems with women, and a hair-triggered murderous rage.
This is Paul Naschy's darkest role, more monstrous than ever before
[or since].
Leon
Klimovsky was originally from Argentina, where he became a filmmaker
after 15 years of working as a dentist. He and his family moved to Spain
in the mid '50s, continuing his career, working mostly on Spaghetti
Westerns. He switched to the horror genre with Paul Naschy's WEREWOLF
VS THE VAMPIRE WOMEN and DR
JEKYLL AND THE WOLFMAN, continuing with other International
hits (i.e.,STRANGE
LOVE OF THE VAMPIRES
[Night of the Walking Dead] and VAMPIRES'
NIGHT ORGY. In 1975, he once again joined forces with Naschy
for the giallo DRAGONFLY
FOR EACH CORPSE, followed immediately by this grim crime actioner.
At age 89, Mr Klimovsky suffered from a heart attack and died April
1996 in Madrid.
A
Spanish film, with optional ON/OFF English subtitles, 88 min, widescreen,
encoded for ALL REGION, playable on any American DVD machine.
Extras include selected trailers.
Nudity/Graphic
Violence/Sexual Brutality/Rape/Drugs
Intended for Mature Audiences
