(143) BLOODY MONKS (1989) English & Spanish Versions/Fully Uncut
6197DVD
Double
Feature:
Uncut Spanish Version with English subtitles (81 min)
and English language version (76 min)
original Mexican title LOS MONJES SANGRIENTOS [The Bloody Monks]
also known as LA MALDICION DEL MONASTERIO [The Curse of the Monastery]
and BLOOD SCREAMS
director
Glenn Gebhard
starring Stacey Shaffer · Rafael Navarro · Russ Tamblyn
· Isela Vega · Ana Luisa Peluffo · Mario Almada
The
story deals with a myth behind a group of monks slaughtered by a gold-crazed
landowner at a monastery on a hilltop in a secluded Mexican village.
The locals believe the place is haunted and it now has something to
do with a rash of recent murders. Meanwhile, Karen, an American co-ed
[with a few semesters of college Spanish under her belt], decides to
tour Mexico in an attempt to distant herself from a nightmarish incident
in her past. After being stalked by Frank, a goofball magician (played
with remarkable glee by Russ Tamblyn), she meets a psychology student
named Jaime. This is love at first sight. Karen and Jaime quickly ditch
the magician and start their Mexican travels together. Jaime is actually
on a mission to uncover a deep family secret and this leads them to
the town with the haunted monastery. But the villagers are suspicious
of the young couple, blaming them for the recent murders, which results
in Karen and Jaime's encounter with the zombie monks.
There
are two different versions of this horror rarity in this DVD package,
the uncut Spanish print with English subtitles (81 minutes) and the
American release in English language (76 minutes). This was the debut
film project by Glenn Gebhard, followed by a couple decades of Cuba-oriented
documentaries (Cuba at The Crossroads, Roots of the Revolution,
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion, Havana 2000, American Rebels in Cuba,et al). As many critics and fans have mentioned, the best thing
about this film is - surprisingly - Russ Tamblyn's assured, hammy and
funny performance.
Two
different versions of a Mexican film (the UNCUT Spanish version with English
subtitles
and the English language print) 81 + 76 minutes; fullcreen format,
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC,
playable on any American machine.
Violence/Sexual
Situations/Drugs
For Mature Audiences
