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borisandbelarule	The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)	Lead	[-]
Oct 24 09 2:17 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Couldn't find a thread, and wanted to write something after just finishing watching this one, in which the daughter of a disgraced doctor/scientist avenges his death by killing his detractors with help from a hypnotized stripper with long, lethal, poisonous fingernails. Now that's some late Friday night viewing! Seriously, I really did enjoy this Jesse Franco outing, which starred a bunch of people I had never heard of. Almost immediately, you can feel the anger seething out of the daughter of the scientist, who claimed he had perfected a brain procedure that could turn criminals into decent human beings, only to be ridiculed by a panel of doctors. Then, when her dad died on the spot of a heart attack, she vowed to take revenge. Mean, mean girl, this one was. The stripper she kidnaps, brainwashes and employs as a killer was also great as a seductress who really nails her targets. The reason I watched it is I noticed that 39 years ago today it played on one of the first "Screaming Yellow Theater" shows here in Chicago, starring the original Svengoolie, Jerry G. Bishop. I just happened to have the movie on DVD. Of course, I had to look up and watch an old clip of Sven on youtube before hitting the play button on the DVD player. Anyway, any lovers, or haters of the not-so-good doctor? Last Edited By: borisandbelarule Oct 24 09 3:08 AM. Edited 1 time.
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Koukol 5		#1	[-]
Oct 24 09 2:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is a great little film. So are the other early b&w Francos. Isn't there already a thread in Foreign Horror?
borisandbelarule	The Diabolical Dr. Z	#2	[-]
Oct 24 09 3:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	All I found in the search engine was a passing mention in a general thread about Franco. If there is another (maybe with a different title) I'd like to read it.
Rick		#3	[-]
Oct 24 09 3:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Gets my vote as Franco's best. Not exactly a scintillating competition, however.
Dr Spyclops		#4	[-]
Oct 24 09 4:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For years, I thought The Diabolical Dr. Z was just another alternate title for Blood Waters of Dr. Z (AKA Zaat, Dr. Z). It wasn't until recently that I realized the two movies were filmed 9 years apart. There's no connection between them whatsoever, correct? Jeez, those distributors sure know how to throw us a curve ball.
Koukol 5		#5	[-]
Oct 24 09 5:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dr Spyclops wrote: For years, I thought The Diabolical Dr. Z was just another alternate title for Blood Waters of Dr. Z (AKA Zaat, Dr. Z). It wasn't until recently that I realized the two movies were filmed 9 years apart. There's no connection between them whatsoever, correct? Jeez, those distributors sure know how to throw us a curve ball. Correct.
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evilskippy		#6	[-]
Oct 25 09 11:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This ranks up there in the Jess Franco "Top Six or Seven" for me. "The world's going to change tonight, doctor, I'm glad you'll be able to watch it. And... happy Halloween."
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#7	[-]
Oct 25 09 12:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ditto. Of the handful of Franco films I've seen or have, this is one my faves. Ben Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku.
Grant		#8	[-]
Oct 25 09 12:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I may be the only one here who DOESN'T know that many Franco films, but one that I do know is Danger : Deathray. And in spite of having possibly the worst miniatures ever put on film, and in spite of the hero having an unintentionally (?) funny name, I think the rest of it actually WORKS.
Squashpants	It's Time Again To Resurrect Older Threads	#9	[-]
Apr 3 11 3:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Is there a "continental version" of this? Well, it's European to start with, so did they make the "American version" and that's what we got? After all, Jess had made "The Awful Dr. Orloff" a few years prior and he had some very nice naughty bits in it. So isn't it likely that he spiced this one up, too (it certainly had the potential)? Just wondering... "Men, there's a drive-in movie full of juicy people! Wow! " - PIC Mosquito Coil Ad
robnov.marvelmasterwor...		#10	[-]
Aug 3 12 12:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Mondo Macabro DVD has the french print wich played at the Midi-Minuit. It's the most complete version.
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