Original
Italian Title: L'ASSASSINO HA RISERVATO
NOVE POLTRONE
director: Giuseppe Bennati
starring: Rosanna Schiaffino · Chris Avram · Eva Czemerys
· Lucretia Love · Paola Senatore · Janet Agren
· Howard Ross
While this may not
be the nastiest Giallo to come out of Italy [that honor must certainly
go to GIALLO
IN VENICE (aka GORE IN VENICE)
or ARABELLA
THE BLACK ANGEL], it does have its moments... one scene in particular.
And it does have the distinction of featuring nude scenes from each of
the impressive female cast, with the exception of Rosanna Schiaffino.
The plot deals with an old, deserted theater where a small group of family
and friends are killed for reasons unknown. Patrick, the rich aristocratic
owner invites nine people to the theater after a cocktail party. But before
long, they start getting murdered - in very unconventional ways - by an
assassin in a sinister mask. Since
the doors are locked and everyone seems to have a motive, it becomes obvious
that the murderer is one of the guests. To further complicate matters,
it also appears the theater harbors some sort of family curse.
The film is loaded with familiar faces: Lucretia Love from tons of Euro
fare but best known for her sexy swashbucking role in Ruggero Deodato's
ZENABEL.
Paola Senatore and Janet Agren starred together in Umberto Lenzi's cannibal
epic EATEN
ALIVE; Individually, Janet made waves with the dark sex comedy
LOVE
GAMES and Paola made
LIKE RABID DOGS before turning to hardcore. Chris Avram made tons
of Spaghetti Westerns but is probably better known for his starring role
in the counterculture thriller THE
RAGE WITHIN and starlet Eva Czemerys is best known for Gerard
Kikoine's erotic thriller FIRE
UNDER THE SKIN. This was the final film directed by oldschool
filmmaker Giuseppe Bennati after he helmed an Italian television series
called Marcovaldo (1970-72). Mr Bennati died from natural
causes at age 85 in September 2006.
An
Italian film in English language; widescreen format (16:9), uncut (103
minutes)
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extra includes original
theatrical trailer.
Graphic
Violence/Nudity/Rape/Sexual Brutality/Drugs/Sexual situations
Recommended for Mature Audiences
