The original English title for this flick was "The Horrible Man-Beast", which makes a lot more sense, seeing as how there's only one "bloody ape" in the film and it's hardly what I would even consider an ape. It looks more like bodybuilder in a burn victim mask. Not to say that it isn't an entertaining schlock-fest, regardless...
A doctor is desperate to save his terminally ill son's life, so him and his gimpy henchman steal an ape from the zoo for a monkey-to-man heart transplant operation. Shit doesn't go that smoothly when the new primate heart transforms the boy into a burly, gorilla-faced killer that goes on a rampage throughout the city.
"Night of the Bloody Apes" is like a cross between an old Universal monster movie and an H.G. Lewis proto-gore flick. There's some pretty unyielding carnage strewn about this one - making it pretty graphic for a '60s film - as well as a touch of gratuitous nudity and some implied man-beast rapin'. They also feature several scenes of an actual heart transplant so there was definitely enough on tap here to secure this one a place on the infamous 'video nasties' list. It's an enjoyable Mexican creature movie for lovers of cheezy gore.
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