Murder-Rock: Dancing Death( 1984)

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Save the last dance... for hell!

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The world of dance can be brutal. The rehearsals are grueling. The competition is fierce. At the Arts for Living Centre in New York City, the best of the best are dying for a part in a major production. But only a select few will be chosen. The selection process seems to be at the hands of mysterious killer who pierces women's bare breasts with a hatpin, puncturing their hearts. Ambition and jealousy appear to be the motive, which makes everybody a suspect!

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Olga Karlatos
Candice Norman
Ray Lovelock
George Webb
Cosimo Cinieri
Lt. Borges
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
Prof. Davis
Claudio Cassinelli
Dick Gibson
Berna Maria do Carmo
Joan
Belinda Busato
Gloria Weston
Maria Vittoria Tolazzi
Jill
Geretta Geretta
Margie (as Geretta Marie Fields)
Christian Borromeo
Willy Stark (as Cristian Borromeo)
Al Cliver
Voice Analyst (uncredited)
Lucio Fulci
Phil, the Agent (uncredited)
Carla Buzzanca
Janice (uncredited)
Angela Lemerman
Susan (uncredited)
Robert Gligorov
Bert
Carlo Caldera
Bob
Riccardo Parisio Perrotti
Steiner
Giovanni De Nava
Hotel Receptionist
Silvia Collatina
Molly
Carmo Johnson
Dancer

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Tue Oct 28 2025

**_The Godfather of Gore’s version of “Flashdance”_** Shot in the winter of 1984 and helmed by Lucio Fulci, this giallo was influenced by the success of “Fame” and “Flashdance,” just combined with “Curtains.” To be expected, there’s a whodunit angle with slasher bits, yet it’s restrained in terms of gore, although there’s an explicit hatpin penetrating a woman’s chest sequence. It starts quite entertainingly, but becomes increasingly contrived and curiously dull, particularly as it switches into the last act. Whatever was captivating about the opening is essentially jettisoned for a less ...