Panic

1982

1h 30m

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4.1/10

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A scientist's experiment with a deadly bacteria goes awry and leaves him horribly deformed. The monstrous man then runs amok in his town.

Directors

Tonino Ricci

Writers

Víctor Andrés Catena(writer by)

Jaime Comas Gil(writer by)

Stars

David Warbeck

Janet Ågren

Roberto Ricci

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Captain Kirk

Jane Blake

Professor Adams

Sergeant O'Brien

Doctor Vince

Father Braun

Colonel Rutledge

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Mr. Milton

Distraught Man Outside Cinema

Directors

Tonino Ricci

Writers

Víctor Andrés Catena(writer by)

Jaime Comas Gil(writer by)

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I have to give full marks to an Italian movie, set in a small town in England, that starts off with infected experimental rats going amok in an aspirin-manufacturing company's laboratory, then straight to two of the monster's first victims having sex in a car--all in the first five minutes. That's fine pacing for a low-budget film. It was certainly enjoyable and a fun watch--too bad the film was uneven, and that breakneck (pardon the pun!) pace of its start couldn't be maintained. An intriguing premise, of a clandestine germ-warfare experiment gone awry, and both the government and police being in on the ultimate 'Plan Q'--destroying all life (people and animals) in the city--claiming it's 'better to kill 1,000 early than have to kill 1,000,000 later'. With the right budget for makeup and acting, and in the right screenwriting and directorial hands, this could have really been something, far more than the 'so-bad-it's-good' territory 'Panic' holds. I thoroughly enjoyed the attempt, however--the homages to 'Psycho', 'The Third Man' and other great films really brought a smile to my face. Movies like THIS, in which the ambition far outrun the result, are ones that should be remade, in my humble opinion.

talisencrw08 Apr, 2016