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HORROR HOSPITAL

1973 GB HMDB
May 11, 1973

Following his forced retirement from an appalling rock band, Jason decides to vacation at Brittlehouse Manor, a health farm run by the leather-gloved, ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Storm. Along the way, Jason meets Judy, also on her way to Brittlehouse Manor to visit her aunt, who married Dr. Storm some years ago. Once they arrive, the pair realise rather quickly that something is wrong, probably because the other guests have had their brains surgically removed, or all the blood pouring from the sink, or possibly just because the creepy midget keeps telling them to brush their teeth.

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Production: Richard Gordon (Producer)
Screenplay: Alan Watson (Screenplay)Antony Balch (Screenplay)
Cinematography: David McDonald (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini
A stressed young musician decides to take a break from everything and everyone. Intrigued by an advertising leaflet promising a relaxing and psycho-physical recovery vacation as a guest at a retirement home immersed in the greenery and quiet of the countryside, the boy decides to go to the place immediately. Upon arrival, he soon discovers that under the guise of a care home is actually a hospital run by a mad doctor who performs bizarre experiments on young guinea pigs. Despite a fairly original story and actors rather well cast in their respective roles, the film doesn't take off. Too many "stereotypical" characters (the "Mad Doctor" in a wheelchair, the dwarf assistant, the "scapestrato capellone"), flat and predictable dialogues, and little suspense. A definitely little-known horror film that doesn't deserve much attention. Curiosity: the film was released in Italy with the absolutely free title "Diario proibito di un collegio femminile" which has nothing to do with the plot of the film; the idea, it seems clear, was to attract some spectators looking for "strong emotions".
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John Chard

John Chard

5 /10

Garbled mess entertains royally.

It's one of those creaky British horrors that always show up on the BBC in the early hours of the morning. The reason for this is that the only ones watching are the drunks staggering in from the pub, or the insomniacs interested in a thrill to pass the time away with. The former are the better off because this is a film where not being of sober mind can only aid the viewing.

It's bonkers in plotting, Robin Askwith (just prior to his shift into a sex comedy franchise) is a stressed out singer with a pop group. He decides to go for some R&R at a country retreat. He hooks up with Vanessa Shaw on the train journey in, and once they arrive at the retreat they find it's a bizarro world inhabited by mute bikers, lobotomised robots, a malignant dwarf and a mad doctor (Michael Gough) in a wheelchair!

That's pretty much it, not much makes sense, there's a little sexy nudity, a whole host of sequences where the zombies do nothing of interest, some scenes of the dwarf (Skip Martin) mixing potions and puddings, and some cool fake fights between Askwith and chums and the crash helmet bikers. It plods along gleefully to the finale's big reveal and chase/escape sequence, to round it off as car crash cinema. Splendidly bad and joyful in subtexts. 5/10

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