''Eyeball'' ( it, Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro, lit=Red Cats in a Glass Maze) is a 1975 Italian
giallo
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slasher film
A slasher film is a genre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools like knife, chainsaw, scalpel, etc. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a ...
written and directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi (6 August 1931 – 19 October 2017) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist.
A fan of film since young age, Lenzi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and made his first film in 1958 which went unr ...
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Plot
A maniac killer in red rain coat is killing off American tourists on a tour bus by gouging out their eyeballs.
Cast
Release
Home media
The film was released on
DVD
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by Sinister Film on January 1, 2014.
It was announced that 88 Films would release a Mega edition of the film on
Blu-ray
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on August 27, 2018.
Reception
In his analysis of the film, author
Louis Paul
Leroi Placet, known by his pen name Louis Paul (c. 1902 – February 13, 1970), was an American short story writer and novelist.
He corresponded with John Steinbeck. His work appeared in ''American Mercury'' and ''Esquire.'' He adapted his boo ...
described the film as "entertaining" and "enjoyable".
''The Terror Trap'' gave the film 3/4 stars, calling it "
Completely enjoyable giallo from Umberto Lenzi". The reviewer also commended the film's score, "bizarro plot", cast, and death sequences.
Justin Kerswell from ''Hysteria Lives!'' awarded the film 3/5 stars, stating that the film was director Lenzi's least accomplished giallo, but a'so stated that it was "a thoroughly entertaining 90 minutes of slasher trash".
Dan Budnik from ''The Bleeding Skull!'' called the film "a mighty entertaining giallo", and commended the film's atmosphere, pacing, and odd characters.
TV Guide
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hated the film, calling it "worthless", and criticized the film's gimmicky villain.
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1970s crime thriller films
1970s serial killer films
Films directed by Umberto Lenzi
Films scored by Bruno Nicolai
Films shot in Barcelona
Giallo films
1970s Italian-language films
Italian crime thriller films
Italian horror thriller films
Italian mystery thriller films
1970s mystery thriller films
Italian serial killer films
1970s horror thriller films
1970s slasher films
Italian slasher films
1970s exploitation films
1970s Italian films
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