After her father is killed in an accident, a mentally retarded girl is brought to a Sheltered Workshop/Hotel for the mentally disabled. Turns out, one of the guys who works there moonlights as a serial rapist/killer, targeting women who wear red. According to a flashback, his mother was a bit of a whore who fucked around on his dad, which resulted in a deadly altercation between his ol' man and mommy's affaire. And his mom wore red, which obviously planted the seed of female-generated hate into his psychotic mind. So when one thing leads to another and he catches a glimpse of the new girl's red panties, he brutally rapes her, but lets her live - resulting in a big court case. Because the courts apparently don't take the word of mentally handicapped victims seriously, Mr. Rapist gets off scot-free which doesn't sit too well with the girl's social worker who plots to deck herself out in all red and flirt with the deranged lunatic. Things kinda don't go too well and we're treated to one hell of an awesome climax...
"Red to Kill" is a pretty phenomenal shocker that incorporates both 'exploitation' and heartbreaking drama very well together. To be honest, the impact of the character's emotions and struggles really outweigh the 'exploitation' factor which I would say is a good thing, despite many people labeling the film as just "violent" and "sadistic". The scene with the mentally retarded girl sobbing in the shower after her rape, while shaving her pubes off until she bleeds is an especially powerful moment. Also, the guy who plays the rapist is, without a doubt, one of the all-time BEST psychopaths in the history of cinema. Especially during the big ending when he's bald and wearing wrestling tights. He's just a spastic, bulky, sweaty, screaming nutjob.
If you're looking for top-quality CATIII awesomeness, you can't go wrong with "Red to Kill".
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