The film starts off as a satirical, blackly humorous, look at society, where a group of disabled terrorists (Accion Mutante), reunited with their newly released leader Ramon, kidnap a beautiful wealthy socialite Patricia at a bloody raid on her wedding reception. The kidnapping is the culmination of a campaign of anti-beautiful people terrorism, and leaves half of the terrorists dead after a violent battle at the reception.
After this stage of the film, the film takes a turn to a SCI-FI crime black comedy, where Ramon takes Patricia to a rendezvous on a distant planet in a pure money-grabbing ransom attempt (none of the anti-beauty ideals of Mutante Accion remain). On board the ship, Ramon starts to spread dissent among the remaining gang members, resulting in the death of all of them bar one, who happens to be half of a siamese twin (leading to some pretty disturbing scenes later in the film). The socialite eventually falls for her kidnapper, even though he treats her particularly roughly, and is only after the money. There ends up being a race to the ransom rendezvous between the half siamese and Ramon, with Ramon and Patricia meeting up with a family reminiscent of the inbreeds in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the siamese being strung up with his dead brother, eventually causing their separation. The showdown at the end between Ramon, Patricia's father, and the twin, leaves nearly everyone dead.
If this doesn't interest you in this gem of a film, let me add that it was not really cheesily done. The story was done in an exuberant style (not in content, but in the rapid pace and settings of the film). Although extremely violent and bloody, it fitted with the story, and the high quality of effects added a real feel to the film.
This is one of my all time favorite films. I would love this on DVD...
After this stage of the film, the film takes a turn to a SCI-FI crime black comedy, where Ramon takes Patricia to a rendezvous on a distant planet in a pure money-grabbing ransom attempt (none of the anti-beauty ideals of Mutante Accion remain). On board the ship, Ramon starts to spread dissent among the remaining gang members, resulting in the death of all of them bar one, who happens to be half of a siamese twin (leading to some pretty disturbing scenes later in the film). The socialite eventually falls for her kidnapper, even though he treats her particularly roughly, and is only after the money. There ends up being a race to the ransom rendezvous between the half siamese and Ramon, with Ramon and Patricia meeting up with a family reminiscent of the inbreeds in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the siamese being strung up with his dead brother, eventually causing their separation. The showdown at the end between Ramon, Patricia's father, and the twin, leaves nearly everyone dead.
If this doesn't interest you in this gem of a film, let me add that it was not really cheesily done. The story was done in an exuberant style (not in content, but in the rapid pace and settings of the film). Although extremely violent and bloody, it fitted with the story, and the high quality of effects added a real feel to the film.
This is one of my all time favorite films. I would love this on DVD...