With its dizzying combination of hard-core gore (eye, ear, nose, and throat gougings in bloody close-up), gratuitous nudity, rampaging monster, actual footage of open-heart surgery, and masked Mexican wrestlers, this is a tough one to ignore.
Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
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Synopsis: When his son falls ill of a serious heart ailment, a skilled surgeon takes drastic measures to save his life. He performs the first "ape-to-human" heart transplant. The results aren't what he... When his son falls ill of a serious heart ailment, a skilled surgeon takes drastic measures to save his life. He performs the first "ape-to-human" heart transplant. The results aren't what he expected. [More]
Starring: Norma Lazareno, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Jose Elias Moreno, Armando Silvestre
Starring: Norma Lazareno, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Jose Elias Moreno, Armando Silvestre
Director: Rene Cardona
Director: Rene Cardona
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Reviews for Night of the Bloody Apes
Even the tolerant Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film deems this 'totally tasteless and amateurish,' but gore buffs should be alerted to real open-heart surgery footage.
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