Charles Napier vs. South America in a sleazy Euro-crime fever dream nobody asked for.
Charles Napier plays Hornsby, a recently retired FBI agent that goes to South America to find his former partner Mendoza. Rumor has it that Mendoza has become a criminal. Soon after Hornsby arrives at his former partner's house, Mendoza is killed by a gunman. Now Hornsby has to work together with local cop Rodriguez to find out who killed his former partner and why.
Acting
Napier's permanent 'I left the stove on' expression.
Direction
Lenzi's weird obsession with zooms on women's terrified faces.
Director
Umberto Lenzi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Umberto Lenzi's final theatrical feature after decades of cult giallo and cannibal films.
Shot in the Dominican Republic standing in for 'generic South America' — the exoticism is thick and embarrassing.
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