The Case of the Bloody Iris

The Case of the Bloody Iris DVD

Review by SMN

Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo

Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi

Runtime - 94 Mins

NOT RATED

Starring

George Hilton as Andrea
Edwige Fenech as Jennifer
Paola Quattrini as Marilyn
Giampiero Albertini as Inspector Enci

The Plot

The story starts with a beautiful model who is murdered in an elevator. The killer has no mercy on the poor girl. He stabs herin the stomach, then slashes her throat. A day passes... Then another girl dies in the very same apartment complex. This one is drowned in her very own bathtub. The police are getting suspicious of the owner of the apartment complex. It seems Andrea not only owns the apartment complex, but he also runs a modeling studio. Both the girls that were murdered were girls he knew.Andrea does something rather shocking and rents the apartment, the one in which the girl was murdered in her bathtub, to twoyoung models. He seems to fall for one of them from the get go. He likes the bodacious Jennifer. But Jennifer has a past...A past that is haunting her...Out of the blue appears Jennifer's "husband." A while back, he brainwashed her and made her join a sex cult. He wants her back... And like he says, If he can't have her - Nobody will! This was definetly bad timing. With all these murders happening, this crazy nut after Jennifer, and the police suspicious of Andrea... It just ain't a good time to be him.One day, the killer comes after Jennifer. Her roommate is out at the time, so she gets attacked. Luckily, Jennifer escapes. Once they come back looking for clues, they find the "crazy nut" that was after Jennifer, dead in her apartment. What happens next is even more disturbing. The killer just won't stop killing and kills Jennifer's roommate in the open city streets. To make matters worse, she falls dead right in front of Andrea. Coincidence? The shocking end comes as the killer goes after Jennifer one last time. Is Andrea the killer? Or are the apartment complex tenants hiding something much more sinister?

Picture Quality

The picture is presented in 2:35:1 Widescreen. It is ANAMORPHIC and Anchor Bay has done a fabulous job with the transfer. There are tiny problems with it, however. Like when there is some damage to the print for a few seconds, in the scene where the crazy nut husband first meets up with Jennifer. But other than that, there is nothing negative to report.
4/5

Audio Quality

The audio is presented here in Dolby Digital Mono. It is a dubbed English track that sounds great. They used to do that back in theday for Italian films, so when you see that the lips onscreen ain't matching the dialogue spoken... Don't fret ;)
4/5

Extras

Only extras are a Trailer, Alternate "Stabbing Scene", and an Anthony Ascott Filmography. You really can't expect anymore extras. Giallo's are rarely revisited and given the treatmeant Anchor Bay has given the Giallo Collection.
3/5

SMN's Final Thoughts

This is one of the better Giallo's out there. So if you want it, the only way you can get it is by ordering the Giallo Collection. This film is not being sold seperately. And for $40 for 4 good movies, it's the best deal in town. Pickup the Giallo Collection today!