Spaghetti westerns, giallo, mondo... are the legacy of a golden age in Italian genre filmmaking, which began in the sixties and came to an end in the eighties, but not without leaving behind a few final masterpieces. This film explores, a few decades later, what became of those filmmakers and their films. A number of the most famous survivors of Italian horror movies will help to shed light on what happened.
A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE GODFATHER, but which really address Italian issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism. Perhaps even more interesting than the films themselves were the rushed methods of production (stars performing their own stunts, stealing shots, no live sound) and the bleed-over between real-life crime and movie crime.
Una serie de asesinatos de rock en una academia de baile en Nueva York en la que la misteriosa directora, Candice, se propone encontrar al asesino, con un poco de ayuda de un modelo masculino sombrío, llamado George, que tiene una agenda oculta para ella y para ella. él.
Norman Boyle, un académico y padre de familia que reside en Nueva York, es asignado para investigar el extraño suicidio de un científico, compañero suyo, llamado Dr. Peterson. Lo único que Norman sabe es que Peterson se trasladó a un viejo caserón de Nueva Inglaterra junto a su amante, para investigar a su antiguo dueño, un tal Dr. Freudstein, y que al final, Peterson mató a su amante y acabó ahorcándose.
