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Category: Horror
All Genres: Horror, Mystery
Release Year: 1971
Country: USA, Mexico
Runtime: 90
Rating: 5.3 (0)
Languages: Spanish
Director: Juan IbáñezJack Hill
Sound: Mono
Taglines:No one ever escaped from prison camp #4. This one kid is going to try!
Writing by: Jack Hill - screenplay
Juan Ibáñez - writer
Luis Enrique Vergara - writer
Produced by: Juan Ibáñez - producer
Luis Enrique Vergara - producer (as Henry Verg)
Cast: Boris Karloff - Carl van Molder / Damballah
Julissa - Anabella Vandenberg
Carlos East - Lt. Andrew Wilhelm (as Charles East)
Rafael Bertrand - Capt. Pierre Labesch (as Ralph Bertrand)
Yolanda Montes - Kalea (as Tongolele)
Quintín Bulnes - Klinsor (as Quintin Bulnes)
Santanón - Dwarf (as Santanon)
Martinique -
Julia Marichal - Mary Ann Vandenberg (as July Marichael)
Yol Duhalt -
Quintin Miller - Gomez (uncredited)
Music: Alice Uretta
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: Evil scientist runs an veritable army of LSD crazed zombies.
Plot: The inhabitants of a small, remote island have been practicing voodoo rites and worshipping an evil priest named Damballah for years, but the local law officials generally turn a blind eye to this death cults bizarre activities. Captain Labesch (Rafael Bertrand) arrives from the mainland, determined to crack down on the islands lawlessness and clean up the ineffectual, hard-drinking police force. He appeals for assistance from wealthy plantation tycoon Carl Van Molder (Boris Karloff), who owns nearly half of the island and wields a great deal of influence over the population. Van Molder has made the study of parapsychology his lifes work and believes in the secret powers of the mind. He warns Labesch not to interfere with this forgotten islands ancient ways. Also visiting is Van Molders niece, Annabella (Julissa), a temperance crusader who wants her uncle to help fund the International Anti-Saloon League. She falls in love with handsome police lieutenant Andrew Wilhelm (Carlos East), despite his fondness for rum. Meanwhile, beautiful native girls are being transformed into zombies, and a sinister snake dancer named Kalea (Tongolele) leads them to attack and devour any meddling policemen who get too close to their unholy rituals. When Annabella is kidnapped and prepared to be the cults latest human sacrifice, Labesch and Wilhelm have to infiltrate their ranks to save her, and they finally learn the secret identity of the all-powerful Damballah.
Crazy Credits: We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
Only egos were hurt during the production of this movie.
Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: In many episodes regarding Shuichi and his band Bad Luck playing the song Rage Beat in a concert setting, the scenes and shots are reused over and over again with the same background, clothes, etc. regardless whereever they are in the episode.
Trivia: There are 2 entries in the trivia list - like these:
All Genres: Horror, Mystery
Release Year: 1971
Country: USA, Mexico
Runtime: 90
Rating: 5.3 (0)
Languages: Spanish
Director: Juan IbáñezJack Hill
Sound: Mono
Taglines:
Writing by: Jack Hill - screenplay
Juan Ibáñez - writer
Luis Enrique Vergara - writer
Produced by: Juan Ibáñez - producer
Luis Enrique Vergara - producer (as Henry Verg)
Cast: Boris Karloff - Carl van Molder / Damballah
Julissa - Anabella Vandenberg
Carlos East - Lt. Andrew Wilhelm (as Charles East)
Rafael Bertrand - Capt. Pierre Labesch (as Ralph Bertrand)
Yolanda Montes - Kalea (as Tongolele)
Quintín Bulnes - Klinsor (as Quintin Bulnes)
Santanón - Dwarf (as Santanon)
Martinique -
Julia Marichal - Mary Ann Vandenberg (as July Marichael)
Yol Duhalt -
Quintin Miller - Gomez (uncredited)
Music: Alice Uretta
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: Evil scientist runs an veritable army of LSD crazed zombies.
Plot: The inhabitants of a small, remote island have been practicing voodoo rites and worshipping an evil priest named Damballah for years, but the local law officials generally turn a blind eye to this death cults bizarre activities. Captain Labesch (Rafael Bertrand) arrives from the mainland, determined to crack down on the islands lawlessness and clean up the ineffectual, hard-drinking police force. He appeals for assistance from wealthy plantation tycoon Carl Van Molder (Boris Karloff), who owns nearly half of the island and wields a great deal of influence over the population. Van Molder has made the study of parapsychology his lifes work and believes in the secret powers of the mind. He warns Labesch not to interfere with this forgotten islands ancient ways. Also visiting is Van Molders niece, Annabella (Julissa), a temperance crusader who wants her uncle to help fund the International Anti-Saloon League. She falls in love with handsome police lieutenant Andrew Wilhelm (Carlos East), despite his fondness for rum. Meanwhile, beautiful native girls are being transformed into zombies, and a sinister snake dancer named Kalea (Tongolele) leads them to attack and devour any meddling policemen who get too close to their unholy rituals. When Annabella is kidnapped and prepared to be the cults latest human sacrifice, Labesch and Wilhelm have to infiltrate their ranks to save her, and they finally learn the secret identity of the all-powerful Damballah.
Crazy Credits: We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
Only egos were hurt during the production of this movie.
Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: In many episodes regarding Shuichi and his band Bad Luck playing the song Rage Beat in a concert setting, the scenes and shots are reused over and over again with the same background, clothes, etc. regardless whereever they are in the episode.
Trivia: There are 2 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- This film was shown in the USA in Spanish language theaters before being dubbed in English and sold to television.
- This was one of a group of films made primarily in Mexico with all of Boris Karloffs scenes being shot on a soundstage in Hollywood. This would be Karloffs next to last feature.
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