He had done several pictures for producer Dick Randall like BRUCE, THE SUPERHERO (1979) and CHALLENGE OF THE TIGER (1980) also starring trash film actor, Richard Harrison. What's the story, Chow?" The Chinese man is played by Hong Kong Bruceploitation star, Bruce Le. Ian Serra (Kendall) appears on a dirt bike and says, "Hey, it's my kung fu professor. How he is able to get into the elevator with a chainsaw behind his back with said implement virtually unnoticed is mind boggling in the extreme.Īnother crowning moment of WTF? is a brief scene depicting Linda Day walking alone at night when she is suddenly attacked by a Chinese man attempting to kick her in the head before summarily falling over onto the ground. Another scene has the killer enter an elevator with his intended quarry. Shortly after the graphic display of matricide at the opening, the killer rather lackadaisically decapitates a young female student in broad daylight. Most all the other kill scenes are shot without any attempt at logic or rationality. The effect of the girl being bisected was accomplished by severing a dead pig in half. The girl runs into the bathroom and the killer follows sawing his way through the door (there's even a shot of the poor girl pissing her pants) then cutting the screaming girl in half.
Meanwhile, Mary and Kendall are outside curious why the speakers have been turned on. She heads for the showers and afterwards (Simon makes sure to take advantage of a shower scene here) the killer pursues her through the locker room. The girl is practicing alone when the loud speakers suddenly explode into music. This sequence is possibly the most skillfully directed scene in the entire picture. The most gruesome of the killings involves one of the tennis players seen earlier.
When the killer traps his intended victim, no one seems to ever hear the loud roar of a chainsaw carving up a screaming woman on the college campus. The two barely move, remaining stationary, or the same reaction shot is repeated over several times. The tennis scene is a riot as it's easily apparent neither Linda Day nor her "opponent" are skilled at all in the sport. The often times ridiculous dubbed dialog re-enforces the overall nonsensicalness of the whole thing. In addition to the heavy dosage of sadism and flagrant nudity, there's a lot of incessantly stupid actions on the part of the actors. There are also anachronisms present in the opening sequence from 1942 such as the touch tone phone and the use of plastic bags. Simon states that the script was written in such a way to defy logic and believability lacking any form of coherency. In his defense, Simon does show some flair in a few scenes but fumbles the ball much of the time. What's even more perplexing is that this nasty little film is directed by the same man responsible for the kid friendly monster flicks, THE FABULOUS JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1976) and MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND (1980).
Pieces 1982 kung fu movie#
If ever a movie epitomized the term 'sleaze', it's PIECES (1982). The film itself looks grimy oozing a cancerous aura that extends to the numerous scenes of sadistic violence and extreme gore. Without doubt one of the trashiest, most misogynistic movies ever to unspool onto a celluloid screen. The killer takes certain pieces corresponding with the pieces of a puzzle featuring a naked woman the same puzzle from 40 years prior. Forty years later, gruesome chainsaw murders are taking place on a college campus. The police find the body hiding in his closet and his mothers severed head in the adjoining closet. Instead, the boy returns with an axe that he promptly places in his mothers skull. The mother gets hysterical and demands the boy bring her a garbage bag to burn everything in his room. In Boston, 1942, a young boy is caught by his mother putting together a puzzle that features the completely naked frame of a beautiful woman.
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***WARNING! This review contains pictures of nudity and graphic violence. Holden), Jack Taylor (Professor Brown)ĭirected by J. PIECES 1982 aka MIL GRITOS TIENE LA NOCHE aka 1,000 CRIES HAS THE NIGHTĬhristopher George (Inspector Bracken), Edmund Purdom (Dean Fowley), Linda Day George (Mary Riggs), Ian Sera (Kendall), Paul Smith (Willard), Frank Brana (Sgt.
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