''Case of the Full Moon Murders'' (also known as ''The Case of the Smiling Stiffs'') is a 1973
sexploitation
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comedy film
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directed by
Sean S. Cunningham and
Brud Talbot
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He played George in ''Force of Impulse'' (1961), by Saul Swimmer. He appeared in '' Finger on the Trigger'' (1965) along Rory Calh ...
and starring
Fred J. Lincoln
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Biography
Born Fred Piantadosi, Lincoln grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighbor ...
,
Harry Reems
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, and
Sandra Peabody
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.
It features many of the same cast and crew as the 1972 horror film
''The Last House on the Left'', though is wholly disparate in terms of its tone and content. It was advertised with the tagline "The First Sex-Rated Whodunit," reflecting the film's mix of
softcore pornography
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and
mystery film
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elements.
Plot
A killer who may be a vampire leaves her victims with smiles on their faces.
Cast
*Todd McMillan
Andrew Galloways
Filming locations
The movie was filmed in
Miami, Florida
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.
See also
*
List of American films of 1973
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
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1973 films
Films directed by Sean S. Cunningham
1970s comedy horror films
1973 horror films
American sexploitation films
American comedy horror films
1973 comedy films
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
Films produced by Sean S. Cunningham
American vampire films
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