TONS of boobies here!
Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
Directed By: Andrea Bianchi (Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror)
Where to get it: Blue Underground
The Prologue
I’m always up for a Giallo, I like the majority of the ones I’ve see even if they all do seem to share some common flaws. This one today, Strip Nude for Your Killer, is one I didn’t know about until news broke of Blue Underground releasing it as a blu-ray. They had it out before on DVD, but I am always trying to work my way through the Blue Underground catalog and so far it had just been under my radar. And it does pack a lot of things that any fan of this Italian genre will enjoy. It also packs just a few things that might not be as well received as some other stuff in the genre are.
The Movie
The stunning Edwige Fenech (THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS, THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH) stars in this infamous shocker that packs more grisly violence and sexual depravity into each frame than most any other film in the entire giallo genre. There’s succulent flesh aplenty as a mysterious killer dressed in black leather and wearing a motorcycle helmet begins butchering beautiful young fashion models with no mercy and one deranged request: STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER!
On the surface of this Italian “Who done it?” is a lot of nudity. I mean A LOT. These types of films are known for having this type of stuff, but this one does raise that sleazy factor to a whole other level. One good thing about this (if you are into naked women) is that helps with any slower part of the movie and does make at least the view more enjoyable, even if some of what’s going on in the movie is dragging on a bit. And this is a movie that does seem to drag it’s feet from time to time. A slow build in a giallo I say? Shocking, I know.
Now these films are usually known for some blood splatter and some gore effects. And that dark red paint-ish blood is here. It does however slack a little on the effects side of things. People do die, a lot of people if memory is working well with me here. But they just seem to be stabbed by our motorcycle styled killer. And that’s about it, they are stabbed. Not a lot of details, just stabbed. But this stabbing does lead to some blood being on the scene. So maybe this movie isn’t an Italian movie that finds it’s self on a Argento level, but it’s not a total loss either.
So we spend our time watching a horndog of a photographer sleep him way around the cast, as who the killer’s identity is is being determined by order of elimination when everyone is being killed off. It’s a slower film but the movie does pack a lot of deaths and nudity. It’s just all kinda added up with a slow burn of a plot that could have used a little more extreme on the killing side of things. If you like these films you will probably find something you like here. It’s not the best, but it’s not the worst either.
The Conclusion
I’m sure this movie will have no trouble finding it’s self a soft spot in the hearts of Italian horror fans. If you like the sleaze, you get what you want here. And as usual, this is a giallo that packs a nice little twist in the plot here and there. The blu-ray won’t be the best looking blu-ray Blue Underground has released, but if you don’t already have the dvd, it will be a nice upgrade from the picture of it, I’m sure.
The Rating (6/10)
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