A maniac killer in a red cape and hood is killing off American tourists on a tour bus by gouging out their eyeballs.A maniac killer in a red cape and hood is killing off American tourists on a tour bus by gouging out their eyeballs.A maniac killer in a red cape and hood is killing off American tourists on a tour bus by gouging out their eyeballs.
- Rev. Bronson
- (as George Rigaud)
- Inspector Lara
- (as José Maria Blanco)
Storyline
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- TriviaFirst film of Laura Trotter.
- GoofsFirst shot in the nightclub, club goers are seen rocking out to a couple beats of low static before music kicks in.
- Quotes
Mark Burton: [Paulette holds Naiba as she threatens her with a knife] Stop! Paulette! Let her go. You've already caused enough harm. It's over now.
Paulette Stone: [menacing Naiba] Get out of here or I'll kill her!
Mark Burton: It wouldn't be any use. Just as it wasn't any use your stealing my dagger and the photo and passing yourself off as Alma at that other hotel. Give yourself up Paulette!
Paulette Stone: Aaaaaaaah!
[Paulette drops Naiba and lunges at Mark, dagger raised above her head. Inspector shoots her]
Paulette Stone: Uh, uhhhhh
[dies]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues from Hell (2012)
My experience with Italian giallo director Umberto Lenzi is only limited at current. The only other work I've seen of his is the rather bad Video Nasty, Cannibal Ferox (1981). From what I've read, his work seems to be up and down, as is the case with the majority of the prolific Italian horror directors of his era. Eyeball, surprisingly, is not bad. It is, of course, unoriginal, cheesy, unsurprising, and rips-off horror master Dario Argento something rotten. Lenzi also makes the strange decision to have the murders take place in broad daylight, in public view. But it's also quite fun, and has a premise that is enjoyably ridiculous and a climatic revelation that blows it out of the water.
Giallos often don't make sense. Even some of the best works in the sub- genre, for example Argento's excellent Tenebrae (1982) is so mind- f*****g and far-fetched that it just makes the whole experience that much better. I wouldn't go that far in the case of Eyeball, but Lenzi's sheer audacity come the climax made me chuckle, and gave the film that all-important charm. The murder scenes are filmed rather badly with no effort made for set-piece or tension, but there's plenty of enjoyment to be had here. Lenzi clearly knows this as he even throws a bonus lesbian scene in the middle, seemingly just for the hell of it, and there's plenty of humour that comes from the mismatched band of characters. Nothing to give Argento and Fulci sleepless nights then, but for fans of giallo and Grindhouse, definitely worth a watch.
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- tomgillespie2002
- Nov 21, 2011
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Wide-Eyed in the Dark
- Filming locations
- La Rambla, Old City, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain(tour bus stop)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1