The Curious Dr. Humpp

The Curious Dr. Humpp (Spanish: La venganza del sexo) is a 1969 Argentinan exploitation horror film from Argentina. It focuses on a mad scientist who kidnaps people and forces them to have sex, which he views as the lifeblood of humanity, so that he can create a way for humans to attain eternal life.

The Curious Dr. Humpp
SpanishLa venganza del sexo
Directed byEmilio Vieyra
Produced byOrestes Trucco
Written byEmilio Vieyra
StarringRicardo Bauleo
Gloria Prat
Aldo Barbero
Susana Beltrán
Justin Martin
Miguel Ángel Olmos
Mariela Albano
Aldo Brigatti
Héctor Biuchet
Greta Williams
Music byVíctor Buchino
CinematographyAníbal González Paz
Edited byJacinto Cascales
Production
company
Productores Argentinos Asociados
Distributed byForbes-Unistar (United States)
Release date
January 1969 (Uraquay)
May 14, 1970 (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Cast

  • Ricardo Bauleo as Horacio Funes (George)
  • Gloria Prat as Raquel (Rachel)
  • Aldo Barbero as Dr. Zoide (Dr. Humpp)
  • Susana Beltrán Enfermera (Nurse)
  • Héctor Biuchet as Inspector Benedict

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD by Image Entertainment on October 3, 2000. It was later released by Odeon on May 23, 2005.[1]

Reception

TV Guide awarded the film one out of five stars, calling the film "morbid".[2] Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings noted the film's "silly" dialogue", surreal aspects, and overuse of stock footage, stating that the film was "for the adults only crowd".[3]

References

  1. "Curious Dr. Humpp (1967) - Emílio Vieyra". Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. "Curious Dr. Humpp - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TVGuide.com. TV Guide Staff. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. Sindelar, Dave. "The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969)". FantasticMovieMusings.com. Dave Sindelar. Retrieved 5 October 2019.


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