''The Curious Dr. Humpp'', locally released as ''La venganza del sexo'' (

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for "revenge of sex"), is a 1969 Argentine sexploitation horror film written and directed by

Emilio Vieyra Emilio Vieyra (12 October 1920 – 25 January 2010), sometimes credited as Raúl Zorrilla, was an Argentine film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, between 1950 and the 1990s. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is mo ...

. It focuses on a mad scientist who kidnaps people and forces them to have sex, which he views as the lifeblood of humanity, so that he can create a way for humans to attain eternal life.

Plot

People engaged in sex acts — Rachel and her boyfriend, four hippies, two lesbians, and a woman with photos of naked men — are systematically kidnapped by a hideous monster and taken away by a hearse. George, a newspaper reporter, and Police Inspector Benedict investigate. A barman remembers seeing the monster at his club just before the stripper was abducted. The police sketch is published in the paper and the monster is spotted trying to buy aphrodisiacs at a pharmacy. George follows the hearse and is captured trying to break into the estate where everyone is being held. George wakes to find himself a prisoner, too. He is befriended by Rachel, who helps him overpower Dr. Humpp's nurse. After George has sex with the nurse, she agrees to help him escape, but that may be just a ploy. Dr. Humpp's goal is to give mankind eternal life using the power of the human libido.

Cast

Ricardo Bauleo Ricardo Bauleo (30 August 1940 – 24 April 2014) was an Argentines, Argentine actor. He worked most on movies and television shows. His best known roles were in ''Blood of the Virgins'' (1967), ''The Curious Dr. Humpp'' (1969) and ''Los supe ...

as Horacio Funes (George) * Gloria Prat as Raquel (Rachel) *

Aldo Barbero Aldo Barbero (13 February 1937 – 27 October 2013) was an Argentine actor who made over 65 appearances in film and TV in Argentine since the early 1960s. In 1971 he appeared in the musical ''Balada para un mochilero'' directed by Carlos Rinald ...

as Dr. Zoide (Dr. Humpp) * Susana Beltrán Enfermera (Nurse) * Héctor Biuchet as Inspector Benedict

Release

Home media

The film was released on

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on October 3, 2000. It was later released by Odeon on May 23, 2005. In 2021 it released a new

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release under the

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partner label AGFA also known as American Genre Film Archive.

Reception

Upon its 1971 release in Buenos Aires, the film was generally poorly received by local film critics. A reviewer from ''

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'' found it puerile and a poor representative of Argentine cinema.

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awarded the film one out of five stars, calling the film "morbid". Dave Sindelar from ''Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings'' noted the film's "silly" dialogue", surreal aspects, and overuse of stock footage, stating that the film was "for the adults only crowd".

References

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