original Italian title: DNA FORMULA LETALE [Lethal DNA Formula]
director: George
Eastman (as G L Eastman)
starring: Gene LeBrock · Catherine Baranov · Harry Cason · David Wicker
· Laura Gemser
Dr
Peter Houseman is a brilliant geneticist working on a serum which will
stop human aging. When his university funding is threatened by skeptical
benefactors, the doctor takes a desperate measure to justify his work
by administering the serum to himself. But results are horrendous.
This
film, made for Joe D'Amato's Filmirage Production company in 1990, is
the only directorial project by George Eastman (born Luigi Montefiori
in 1942). He started acting in the early '60s and has made 65+ films
since then under a variety of pseudonyms (including John Cart, Alex
Carver, Lew Cooper, Gabriele Duma, Richard Franks, Louis London, Gigi
Monte and Tom Salina). Before joining Joe D'Amato's stable in the mid
'70s, he was best known for his Spaghetti Westerns, BLOOD
AT SUNDOWN, HATE
THY NEIGHBOR, VENDETTA
AT DAWN (etc). After joining D'Amato's troupe, Eastman
began also began co-writing the scripts (ie.,HARD
SENSATIONS, EROTIC
NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEADand ANTHROPOPHAGUS
THE GRIM REAPER) in addition to starring in the films.
An Italian
film in English language; fullscreen format, uncut (96 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
trailers.
