Killer Tongue
| Killer Tongue | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alberto Sciamma |
| Produced by | Christopher Figg Andrés Vicente Gómez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Buena Vista International |
Release date |
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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 horror and science fiction comedy film directed by Alberto Sciamma and starring Melinda Clarke, Jason Durr, and Robert Englund.
In the film, a female
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
Soon Candy also starts changing, her hair and skin 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, by using her now bloodthirsty tongue.[2]
Cast
- Melinda Clarke as Candy
- Jason Durr as Johnny
- Mapi Galán as Rita
- Robert Englund as Prison Director
- Alicia Borrachero as Reporter
- Doug Bradley as Wig
- Terry Forrestal as Postman
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Rudolph[3]
- Stephen Marcus as Ralph
- Edward Tudor-Pole as Flash
- Nigel Whitmey as 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
- ISBN 9781891855481.
- 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. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
External links
- Killer Tongue at IMDb
- Killer Tongue at the TCM Movie Database
- Killer Tongue at the better source needed]
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