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| Directed by | Alberto Sciamma |
| Produced by | Christopher Figg Andrés Vicente Gómez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Denis Crossan |
| Edited by | Jeremy Gibbs |
Production companies | Lolafilms Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel) Spice Factory The Noel Gay Motion Picture Company |
| Distributed by | A-Pix Entertainment Ardustry Home Entertainment Buena Vista International |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Spain |
| Languages | English Spanish |
Killer Tongue (La lengua asesina) is a 1996 British/Spanish comedy sci-fi/horror film directed by Alberto Sciamma and starring Melinda Clarke, Jason Durr, and Robert Englund.
Plot
After a successful bank heist Candy and Johnny go on the run, abandoning the rest of their crew. Johnny is soon arrested and Candy is forced to hide out in a convent. An alien infested meteor lands in Candy's soup which infects her and her pet poodles. The infection causes dramatic changes in everyone who has consumed it, causing her poodles to transform into drag queens,[1] and Candy to transform. Soon her hair and skin to change colour, spikes protrude from her spine, and her tongue extends and soon becomes murderous. This causes Candy to kill multiple people in various ways using her now bloodthirsty tongue.[2]
Cast
- Melinda Clarke - Candy
- Jason Durr - Johnny
- Mapi Galán - Rita
- Robert Englund - Prison Director
- Alicia Borrachero - Reporter
- Doug Bradley - Wig
- Terry Forrestal - Postman
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Rudolph[3]
- Stephen Marcus - Ralph
- Edward Tudor-Pole - Flash
- Nigel Whitmey - Chip
Reception
Reviews for the film where overwhelmingly negative, criticizing the script, acting and comedy.[4]
Awards
Melinda Clarke won the 1996 Sitges Film Festival Best Actress Award for her role in Killer Tongue.[5]
References
- ^ Ferguson, Michael (2004). Idol worship : a shameless celebration of male beauty in the movies (Second ed.). Sarasota, Fla.: STARbooks Press. p. 312. ISBN 9781891855481.
- ^ Conrich, Ian (2017). Gothic dissections in film and literature : the body in parts. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 98–100. ISBN 9781137303585.
- ^ Cotter, Padraig (17 November 2019). "Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Where Else You Recognise The Tudors Star". ScreenRant. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (June 30, 2016). "411MANIA". A Bloody Good Time: 10 Worst Horror Films Of 1996. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "FESTIVAL ARCHIVES - Sitges Film Festival - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
