original
Mexican/Spanish
title: LAS MUNECAS DEL KING KONG
directed by Alfred B. Crevenna
starring: Lin May (Lyn May) · Aldo Sandrell · Rosa Gloria
Vazquez · Armando Silvestre · Grace Renat
The
King Kong in this film is a statue that looms over a steamy jungle nightclub
in Cuauhtémoc [see pic below, right]. He glares down at
the stage where Lyn May is stripping to a rousing 1, 2, 3, Cha
Cha Cha (followed by a Spanish version of Olivia Newton-John's
A Little More Love). Meanwhile, outside in the savannas,
Carlos and Miguel come upon a man dying from a poisonous snake bit.
As they prepare for a hand amputation, the men discover something even
more disconcerting... a young woman chained to a wall inside a nearby
shack.
There is a
perplexing mystery lingering behind this film. Although the credit sequence
lists a completely Spanish/Mexican staff (including well-known cult
director Alfred B. Crevenna), at least 45 minutes of the movie is lifted
directly from the 1979 Italian movie VIOLENZA
CARNALE DELLA GIUGLA
[Carnal Violence in the Jungle] by Roberto Montero. How is this
even possible? And why isn't the original Euro footage referenced anywhere
in the credits for this version? The plot and conclusion come from Montero's
film, but that footage is now accompanied by a half-hour of strippers
(played by Lyn May and Grace Renat) at the jungle King Kong nightclub.
Some of the actors - notably Aldo Sambrell and Rosa Gloria Chagoyan
- are in both films. Obviously, with half of the original footage missing
from this Mexican production, continuity is a major problem [i.e., daytime-scenes-morphing-into-night-and-then-back-again
and wildly inexplicable character deviation]. However, his newer version
does feature more nudity, a catfight, grittier rape scenes and - most
notably the addition of King Kong all missing from the Italian original.
A Mexican/Spanish
film with optional ON/OFF English subtitles; widescreen format,
uncut version (86 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on
any
American machine.
Extras include selected trailers.
Graphic
Violence/Nudity/Rape/Catfight/Sexual Brutality/Bondage
Recommended for Adult Audiences
