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78 minutes of 1971 Italians doing drugs while a misogynist lunatic lurks. What could go wrong?
TMDB
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IMDb
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Madness (1971)

sleazy grindhousecocaine paranoiabasement-budget giallo

Overview

HorrorThriller

A group of young adults go to a remote villa to do drugs and party, little realizing a woman-hating serial killer who's just escaped from an asylum is hiding out there.

Flag of ITITItalian
Content warning
espionage

Standout Aspects

Production

That villa location work—gorgeous setting, absolutely cursed events.

Acting

Thomas Hunter commits to unhinged with zero budget support.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel grimy alone and question your taste.·Friends: Irony-heavy group watch with drinking game for bad decisions.
Heads up:Violence: Women targeted explicitly; dated, brutal gendered attacks throughout.·Drug Use: Extensive casual drug use, including coke-fueled poor choices.
C

Director

Cesare Rau

ReleasedAug 18, 1971
Runtime1h 18m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Lupo Film

Top Cast

Thomas Hunter

Thomas Hunter

Benjamin Lev

Benjamin Lev

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Pietro Zardini

Pietro Zardini

Marzia Damon

Marzia Damon

Ada Pometti

Ada Pometti

Gianni Milito

Gianni Milito

Sarah Crespi

Sarah Crespi

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Cesare Rau directed exactly two features, both 1971 giallo-adjacent cheapies, then vanished from cinema history.

Cultural

This barely-released obscurity got swept up in 1980s UK 'video nasty' panic despite most censors never actually watching it.

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