Body Count (1986 film)
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| Directed by | Ruggero Deodato |
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| Story by | Alessandro Capone |
| Music by | Claudio Simonetti[1] |
| Cinematography | Emilio Loffredo[1] |
| Edited by | Mario Morra[1] |
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Racing Pictures[1] |
| Distributed by | Titanus[1] |
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| Country | Italy[2] |
Body Count (Italian: Camping del Terrore) is an Italian slasher film directed by Ruggero Deodato.[3]
Plot
A gang of vacationing teenagers drive out to an abandoned campsite that was shut down years before, due to the murder of a young couple that occurred there. The area was formerly an old Indian burial ground and is believed to be haunted by the spirit of an Indian shaman. One by one, the kids are killed off in gruesome ways, whom they believe to be the Indian shaman returned to life.
Cast
- Charles Napier as Charlie, the Sheriff
- David Hess as Robert Ritchie
- Bruce Penhall as Dave Calloway
- Mimsy Farmer as Julia Ritchie (uncredited)
- Nicola Farron as Ben Ritchie
- Andrew J. Lederer as Sidney
- Cynthia Thompson as Cissy
- Nancy Brilli as Tracy
- Stefano Madia as Tony
- John Steiner as Dr. Olsen
- Ivan Rassimov as Deputy Sheriff Ted
Release
Body Count was first released in 1986 in the United States and then released in Italy on May 14, 1987.[3][2]
Critical reception
Allmovie called it a "derivative slasher entry" and "one of Deodato's least interesting films."[2] Todd Martin from HorrorNews.net gave the film a mostly positive review, noting the film's flaws, most notably the lack of originality, and uninteresting sub-plot.[4] Kit Lively from Hysteria Lives! awarded the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing, " Although no film with David Hess, Mimsy Farmer AND Charles Napier could be a complete waste of time, BODY COUNT is still fairly routine. In addition to showdown!some fairly bad dialogue, it also features the most annoying variation on the chubby practical-joker character that I've ever seen, and it takes entirely too long for the killer to end the audience's discomfort. Still, it's rarely boring, with a few good moments, and many of the murders are pretty graphic".[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Camping del terrore (1987)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Firsching, Robert. AllMovie https://web.archive.org/web/20130427002437/http://www.allmovie.com:80/movie/camping-del-terrore-v160203. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2018. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 "Body Count". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ↑ Martin, Todd. "Film Review: Body Count (1987)". HorrorNews.net. Todd Martin. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ Lively, Kit. "BODY COUNT". Hysteria Lives.co.uk. Kit Lively. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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