447:
noted that the film "tries to wring some more mileage out of the bizarre but shopworn
Mexican device of casting monsters and wrestlers as sparring partners", and that it was brought down by its "stately pace, the endless expressions of paternal devotion, and the script's risible attempts to offer
33:
448:
medical explanation and justifications". On a positive note, the review said that the film was "enhanced by
Cardona's habit of highlighting dramatic moments by dropping in the odd expressionistically-tinged shot with cavalier disregard for matching photographic textures".
292:, replacing his son's heart with a gorilla's. The result of the operation transforms Krellman's son into a deformed and mutated man-ape hybrid taking on the characteristics of the organ's donor, who immediately goes on a bloody rampage.
396:
The film was theatrically released in Mexico in 1969, and in 1972 in the United States. The
Italian theatrical poster credits the director under the name of Richard Green. Because of its scenes of rape and violence, the film has been
464:
gave the film a positive review, calling it "one of the best known
Mexican horror films of the era". Concluding his review, Jane wrote, "A completely bizarre mish-mash of wrestling, gore, bad monster make up and mad scientist fun,
469:
is a blast from start to finish. The effects are shoddy and as fake as fake can be and the make up looks like something out of a high school play but that's all part of the film's low budget charm". Dennis
Schwartz from
458:
gave the film 5 out of 10 stars, writing, "As a curio it is worth seeing, but only for its regular incidents of ridiculousness". Reviewing BCI's double feature release of the film, Ian Jane of
401:
C in Mexico, R in
Australia and the United States; in the United Kingdom it was rated X before being banned until 1999 and then restricted again to audiences over 18.
425:
as part of a multi-disc set on August 8 and 22. On March 26, 2007, it was released by
Redemption. BCI re-released the film on March 4, 2008 as part of the 4-disc
311:'s heart into his dying son, saving his life but transforming him into a monstrous, ape-like creature who embarks on a rape and murder spree. But the plot of
836:
816:
315:
does not have the character of the female wrestler bringing the ape-man to justice â rather, she has a much less pronounced role in the plot.
398:
841:
826:
821:
811:
666:
801:
806:
796:
791:
488:
deems this 'totally tasteless and amateurish,' but gore buffs should be alerted to real open-heart surgery footage."
136:
786:
509:
330:
639:
324:
102:
831:
556:
107:
612:
761:
589:
443:
83:
50:
781:
776:
422:
414:
64:
32:
744:
475:
388:
Rene
Cardona directed the film in 1968 and coauthored the script with his son Rene Cardona Jr.
739:
594:
336:
112:
693:
667:"Night of the Bloody Apes / Curse of the Doll People : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video"
289:
228:
750:
366:
261:
46:
480:
430:
342:
117:
770:
535:
454:
panned the film, calling it " gross, unbelievably inept offering". Graeme Clark from
304:
257:
372:
146:
376:
235:
357:
755:
273:
598:
413:
by Film 2000 on July 22, 2002. On April 1 that same year, it was released by
728:
460:
450:
285:
733:
722:
308:
232:
206:
410:
484:
gave the film a negative review, writing, "Even the tolerant
613:"Night Of The Bloody Apes - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings"
272:), the first in a series of films blending elements of the
268:("The Wrestling Women vs. the Killer Doctor"; U.S. title
284:
Mad scientist Dr. Krellman attempts to cure his son's
587:
Milne, Tom (1974). "Horripilante Bestia Humana, La".
557:"Night of the Bloody Apes (1968) - René Cardona, Sr"
212:
202:
192:
168:
160:
152:
142:
132:
95:
76:
57:
42:
21:
427:Crypt of Terror: Horror from South of the Border
503:
501:
474:gave the film a C grade, calling it "inept".
8:
593:. Vol. 41, no. 480. p. 276.
421:box set. In 2006, it was released twice by
348:AgustĂn MartĂnez Solares as Julio Krallman
244:("The Horrible Man-Beast"), also known as
31:
18:
640:"Night of the Bloody Apes Review (1969)"
497:
266:Las Luchadoras contra el medico asesino
537:Night of the Bloody Apes (1969) - IMDb
582:
580:
578:
7:
429:movie pack. It was last released by
14:
486:Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film
264:and is a remake of his 1962 film
354:Noelia Noel as redheaded victim
837:Films directed by René Cardona
441:In a contemporary review, the
1:
817:Mexican science fiction films
351:Javier Rizo as Sergeant Ramon
241:La Horripilante bestia humana
22:La Horripilante bestia humana
303:Both films' plots concern a
858:
842:1972 science fiction films
510:"Night of the Bloody Apes"
250:("Horror and Sex") and as
177:February 6, 1969
472:Ozus' World Movie Reviews
409:The film was released on
363:Gerardo Zepeda as monster
227:is the title of the 1972
30:
757:Night of the Bloody Apes
746:Night of the Bloody Apes
735:Night of the Bloody Apes
724:Night of the Bloody Apes
644:The Spinning Image.co.uk
467:Night of the Bloody Apes
313:Night of the Bloody Apes
224:Night of the Bloody Apes
122:AgustĂn MartĂnez Solares
26:Night of the Bloody Apes
253:GomarâThe Human Gorilla
827:Mexican splatter films
822:Mexican thriller films
812:Mexican monster movies
694:"nightofthebloodyapes"
508:Rosenbaum, Johnathan.
417:as part of the 4-disc
369:as doctor (uncredited)
339:as Lt. Arturo Martinez
331:Carlos LĂłpez Moctezuma
108:Carlos Lopez Moctezuma
37:Mexican release poster
590:Monthly Film Bulletin
444:Monthly Film Bulletin
419:Beauties & Beasts
137:RaĂșl MartĂnez Solares
802:1970s monster movies
516:. Jonathan Rosenbaum
231:version of the 1969
807:Mad scientist films
797:1970s Mexican films
792:1960s Mexican films
415:Image Entertainment
276:and horror genres.
762:TCM Movie Database
692:Schwartz, Dennis.
514:Chicago Reader.com
476:Jonathan Rosenbaum
456:The Spinning Image
433:on July 15, 2014.
375:as Elena GĂłmez la
307:who transplants a
156:Antonio DĂaz Conde
84:Guillermo CalderĂłn
53:(inserts director)
787:1972 horror films
700:. Dennis Schwartz
337:Armando Silvestre
325:JosĂ© ElĂas Moreno
296:Differences with
220:
219:
164:Azteca Films Inc.
113:Armando Silvestre
103:JosĂ© ElĂas Moreno
16:1969 Mexican film
849:
710:
709:
707:
705:
689:
683:
682:
680:
678:
662:
656:
655:
653:
651:
635:
629:
628:
626:
624:
609:
603:
602:
584:
573:
572:
570:
568:
553:
547:
546:
545:
544:
532:
526:
525:
523:
521:
505:
360:as shower victim
290:heart transplant
229:English language
184:
182:
65:René Cardona Jr.
35:
19:
857:
856:
852:
851:
850:
848:
847:
846:
767:
766:
751:Rotten Tomatoes
719:
714:
713:
703:
701:
691:
690:
686:
676:
674:
664:
663:
659:
649:
647:
638:Clark, Graeme.
637:
636:
632:
622:
620:
611:
610:
606:
586:
585:
576:
566:
564:
555:
554:
550:
542:
540:
534:
533:
529:
519:
517:
507:
506:
499:
494:
439:
407:
394:
386:
327:as Dr. Krallman
321:
301:
282:
256:. The film was
195:
188:
180:
178:
171:
128:
91:
88:Alfredo Salazar
72:
51:Jerald Intrator
49:
38:
25:
23:
17:
12:
11:
5:
855:
853:
845:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
769:
768:
765:
764:
753:
742:
731:
718:
717:External links
715:
712:
711:
684:
657:
646:. Graeme Clark
630:
604:
574:
548:
527:
496:
495:
493:
490:
481:Chicago Reader
438:
435:
406:
403:
393:
390:
385:
382:
381:
380:
370:
364:
361:
355:
352:
349:
346:
345:as Lucy Osorio
343:Norma Lazareno
340:
334:
328:
320:
317:
300:
298:Doctor of Doom
294:
281:
278:
270:Doctor of Doom
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
204:
200:
199:
196:
193:
190:
189:
187:
186:
174:
172:
169:
166:
165:
162:
161:Distributed by
158:
157:
154:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
134:
133:Cinematography
130:
129:
127:
126:
125:Gerardo Zepeda
123:
120:
118:Norma Lazareno
115:
110:
105:
99:
97:
93:
92:
90:
89:
86:
80:
78:
74:
73:
71:
70:
67:
61:
59:
55:
54:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
854:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
832:Video nasties
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
774:
772:
763:
759:
758:
754:
752:
748:
747:
743:
741:
737:
736:
732:
730:
726:
725:
721:
720:
716:
699:
695:
688:
685:
672:
668:
661:
658:
645:
641:
634:
631:
618:
614:
608:
605:
600:
596:
592:
591:
583:
581:
579:
575:
562:
558:
552:
549:
539:
538:
531:
528:
515:
511:
504:
502:
498:
491:
489:
487:
483:
482:
477:
473:
468:
463:
462:
457:
453:
452:
446:
445:
436:
434:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
404:
402:
400:
391:
389:
383:
378:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
322:
318:
316:
314:
310:
306:
305:mad scientist
299:
295:
293:
291:
287:
279:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
254:
249:
248:
247:Horror y sexo
243:
242:
237:
234:
230:
226:
225:
215:
211:
208:
205:
201:
197:
191:
185: (Mexico)
176:
175:
173:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
138:
135:
131:
124:
121:
119:
116:
114:
111:
109:
106:
104:
101:
100:
98:
94:
87:
85:
82:
81:
79:
75:
68:
66:
63:
62:
60:
56:
52:
48:
45:
41:
34:
29:
24:Horror y sexo
20:
756:
745:
734:
723:
702:. Retrieved
697:
687:
675:. Retrieved
671:DVD Talk.com
670:
660:
648:. Retrieved
643:
633:
621:. Retrieved
617:TV Guide.com
616:
607:
588:
565:. Retrieved
561:Allmovie.com
560:
551:
541:, retrieved
536:
530:
518:. Retrieved
513:
485:
479:
471:
466:
459:
455:
449:
442:
440:
426:
418:
408:
395:
387:
379:(uncredited)
373:Anna Thomson
367:Manuel Dondé
312:
302:
297:
283:
269:
265:
262:René Cardona
252:
251:
246:
245:
240:
239:
223:
222:
221:
194:Running time
170:Release date
147:Jorge Bustos
69:René Cardona
47:René Cardona
665:Jane, Ian.
358:Gina Morett
288:by doing a
274:lucha libre
77:Produced by
43:Directed by
782:1972 films
777:1969 films
771:Categories
673:. Ian Jane
619:. TV Guide
563:. Allmovie
543:2023-03-17
492:References
405:Home media
384:Production
198:81 minutes
181:1969-02-06
58:Written by
704:29 August
698:Sover.net
677:29 August
650:29 August
623:29 August
599:0027-0407
567:29 August
520:29 August
437:Reception
431:VCI Video
377:luchadora
143:Edited by
729:AllMovie
461:DVD Talk
451:TV Guide
286:leukemia
258:directed
213:Language
153:Music by
96:Starring
760:at the
392:Release
333:as Goyo
309:gorilla
233:Mexican
216:Spanish
203:Country
179: (
597:
236:horror
207:Mexico
399:rated
238:film
740:IMDb
706:2018
679:2018
652:2018
625:2018
595:ISSN
569:2018
522:2018
319:Cast
280:Plot
749:at
738:at
727:at
478:of
423:BCI
411:DVD
260:by
773::
696:.
669:.
642:.
615:.
577:^
559:.
512:.
500:^
708:.
681:.
654:.
627:.
601:.
571:.
524:.
183:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
