A cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.A cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.A cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Inspector Russell
- (as Jesus Puente)
- Vences
- (as Alan Collin)
- Dr. Kalleway
- (as Gerard Tichy)
- Betsy Wester
- (as Veronica Llimera)
- John Harrington as a Boy
- (as Fortunato Pascuale)
- Jimmy Kane
- (as José Ignacio Abadaz)
- Rosy Miller
- (as Monserrat Riba)
- Sdenka
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Unknown
- (uncredited)
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Model
- (uncredited)
- Maria
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Santiago Moncada
- Mario Bava(uncredited)
- Laura Betti(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe TV show that Harrington refers to in an attempt to fool Inspector Russell is a clip from Mario Bava's own Black Sabbath (1963) - specifically the "Wurdalak" sequence featuring Boris Karloff.
- Goofs"Screenplay" is misspelled as "Screemplay" in the opening credits.
- Quotes
[Inspector Russell and Alice Norton's fiancee are questioning John after he fatally attacks Mildred]
Jimmy Kane: We heard a woman screaming.
John Harrington: Screaming?
Inspector Russell: Yes. We certainly heard.
John Harrington: Oh, Inspector! You're allowing yourself to be influenced by a very impressionable young man, I'm surprised at you. It's not worthy of you, you know.
[John motions Russell and Kane to his living room TV set, and turns it on to a broadcast of "Black Sabbath"]
Maria: [from the TV] No... no, don't touch me! Leave me alone!
[she is greeted by Gorca - Boris Karloff - and she screams multiple times as he approaches her]
John Harrington: Were these the screams you heard?
Inspector Russell: Very interesting. You like horror films, do you? I don't find them very entertaining. I keep thinking that... reality is more terrifying than fiction.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)
As usual with Mario Bava, the cinematography, production design and lighting are all beautiful to look at, and there are two great suspense set-pieces: the scene where the killer waltzes with his next victim to the eerie tune of a music box in a shadowy, elegant store-room full of creepy plastic mannequins in wedding dresses; and the scene where he talks to the suspicious cop while his dead wife's arm is hanging from the staircase and dripping blood onto the carpet.
It's also a surprisingly funny film in many ways. Special mention must go to Laura Betti's hilarious performance as Mildred, the evil wife from hell.
All in all, "Hatchet for the Honeymoon" is an intriguing and often underrated addition to Mario Bava's formidable canon. Stylish, entertaining and darkly funny.
- Mother_of_Tears
- Jan 20, 2007
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- A Hatchet for the Honeymoon
- Filming locations
- Villa Parisi, Frascati, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Harrington's villa)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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