Killer Condom: The Rubber That Rubs You Out
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If you can get past cheap special effects and New Yorkers suddenly spouting German, this bizarre black comedy horror spoof is an aggressively trashy hoot. There's a ravenous prophylactic taking a bite out of the Big Apple, and it's up to slovenly, tough-as-nails NYPD detective Udo Samel (resembling a skid row Bob Hoskins) to protect mankind from this sinister threat. Shot in bleeding, oversaturated color on the streets of New York City with an all-German cast, director Martin Walz fills his film with in-your-face sleaziness and references to everything from The Godfather to Psycho to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. The mad mix of clichés swirl detective films, monster movies, cop dramas, and mad-scientist conspiracies into a bizarre midnight movie genre soup. Samel's lecherous, well-endowed, hard-boiled detective wears his gay pride like a dare. His insatiable appetite for rent boys and young hunks may affront some viewers, but the chain-smoking tough guy in the rumpled trenchcoat makes a great, unapologetic icon for the '90s. The snaggle-toothed condoms, which look like a cross between Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors and a sock puppet with teeth, were created by Germany's bad boy of horror, Jorge Buttgereit (Nekromantic). --Sean Axmaker
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Something's invading New York. Something terrifying. Something you've never seen before! It's the rubber that rubs you out! H.R. Giger renders an incredible universe for director Martin Walz' explosive action sequences in this big budget favorite with lavish production values and a wicked, visionary sense of humor. Safe sex just got a lot more dangerous in this outrageous horror/noir/comedy. A college professor, Mr. Smirnoff (Ralf Wolter) lures an attractive female student, who is willing to do just about anything to improve her grade, to New York's Hotel Quickie, where he avails himself of one of the free condoms provided by the management. However, the prophylactic in question has sprouted teeth and has a taste for blood, and before long, the prof is suddenly missing his member. Assigned to investigate this strange case is detective Luigi Mackeroni (Udo Samel), a detective with something hidden in his closet. When Luigi and a prostitute take a room at the Hotel Quickie for some fun and games, the detective himself is attacked by the carnivorous rubber. Now much better acquainted with his new nemesis, Luigi has to take his revenge on the killer condom, while trying to brush off the advances of burly transvestite Babette (Leonard Lansink). Killer Condom, based on a comic book by German cartoonist Ralf Koenig, features special effects by bad-boy german auteur Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantic, Schramm) and this uncut DVD comes fully loaded with a director's commentary, Tour of Troma Studios, special public service announcements and the Troma Intelligence Test II!
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Starring: Udo Samel , Peter Lohmeyer , Marc Richter , Leonard Lansink , and Iris Berben Director: Martin Walz Manufacturer: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC. ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD  General
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ASIN: B00000K3TJ Release Date: 2000-02-14 |
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If you can get past cheap special effects and New Yorkers suddenly spouting German, this bizarre black comedy horror spoof is an aggressively trashy hoot. There's a ravenous prophylactic taking a bite out of the Big Apple, and it's up to slovenly, tough-as-nails NYPD detective Udo Samel (resembling a skid row Bob Hoskins) to protect mankind from this sinister threat. Shot in bleeding, oversaturated color on the streets of New York City with an all-German cast, director Martin Walz fills his film with in-your-face sleaziness and references to everything from The Godfather to Psycho to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. The mad mix of clichés swirl detective films, monster movies, cop dramas, and mad-scientist conspiracies into a bizarre midnight movie genre soup. Samel's lecherous, well-endowed, hard-boiled detective wears his gay pride like a dare. His insatiable appetite for rent boys and young hunks may affront some viewers, but the chain-smoking tough guy in the rumpled trenchcoat makes a great, unapologetic icon for the '90s. The snaggle-toothed condoms, which look like a cross between Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors and a sock puppet with teeth, were created by Germany's bad boy of horror, Jorge Buttgereit (Nekromantic). --Sean AxmakerDescription
Something's invading New York. Something terrifying. Something you've never seen before! It's the rubber that rubs you out! H.R. Giger renders an incredible universe for director Martin Walz' explosive action sequences in this big budget favorite with lavish production values and a wicked, visionary sense of humor. Safe sex just got a lot more dangerous in this outrageous horror/noir/comedy. A college professor, Mr. Smirnoff (Ralf Wolter) lures an attractive female student, who is willing to do just about anything to improve her grade, to New York's Hotel Quickie, where he avails himself of one of the free condoms provided by the management. However, the prophylactic in question has sprouted teeth and has a taste for blood, and before long, the prof is suddenly missing his member. Assigned to investigate this strange case is detective Luigi Mackeroni (Udo Samel), a detective with something hidden in his closet. When Luigi and a prostitute take a room at the Hotel Quickie for some fun and games, the detective himself is attacked by the carnivorous rubber. Now much better acquainted with his new nemesis, Luigi has to take his revenge on the killer condom, while trying to brush off the advances of burly transvestite Babette (Leonard Lansink). Killer Condom, based on a comic book by German cartoonist Ralf Koenig, features special effects by bad-boy german auteur Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantic, Schramm) and this uncut DVD comes fully loaded with a director's commentary, Tour of Troma Studios, special public service announcements and the Troma Intelligence Test II!Customer Reviews:
Killer Condom Blows!.......2007-02-01
A Condom Has To Do What A Condom Has To Do!.......2006-10-13
(Almost) A Cult Classic.......2004-04-27
Typical Demonic Prophylactic Anti-Religion Comedy Genre Film.......2004-02-22
The film was shot on location in New York by a bunch of Germans, and all dialogue is done in German, therefore you have to read subtitles. I don't mind the subtitles that much, but sometimes they blend in with light colored backgrounds and are tough to decipher. I guess dubbing wouldn't have hurt it any. The lead role is played by a German Police Detective ('Inspector Macaroni'), who is ostensibly from Sicily. If that isn't enough to make your head spin, he and he alone can fend off the killer condoms, in a wild and somewhat disgusting (go figure) plot that involves a transvestite singer named 'Bob', a crazy Chinese scientist who craves "red jelly", and, unfortunately, a religious fanatic. Some have seen the story as allegorical, but mostly it's really too shallow to be anything other than silly and disgusting.
The film starts off strongly, but is quite long and begins to be repetitive after about the first twenty minutes. I am not easily offended, but do take exception to the portrayal of religion towards the end of the film. The movie pretends to be permissive, but comes across at some points as simply denigrating religion. It was an unnecessary plot device that adds nothing to the plot, yet manages to offend or at least annoy. The portrayal of a US Presidential candidate as a corrupt philanderer would have offended as well, but it was made by Europeans during the Clinton administration, so I can see their point.
That's it for the bad; now for the good. The film IS a strikingly original production, and far outside the norms for Troma. The production values are better than average, with a few cheesy sets, but largely good locations. The characterizations are generally spot on and funny, as are the names of characters. The dialogue is consistently amusing (when they aren't on an anti-religion rant), and the latex killers are very entertaining to watch, even if not genuinely scary (watch especially for the autopsy scene.) The DVD has a lot of extras including a preview reel, a virtual tour of the Troma studios (which is generally pretty entertaining), and a special Public Service Announcement featuring Sgt. Kabukiman.
Three stars for originality, generally amusing plot points, and laughter inducing special effects.
Warped even for Troma.......2004-02-20
Seriously, Troma has on occasion turned out a couple of mildly entertaining films. "The Toxic Avenger," for example, is a minor classic of sorts. Sadly, Kaufman and company followed it up with dozens of brain meltingly bad movies. "Killer Condom" is one of these train wrecks, although it is a better train wreck than most films made or distributed by Troma. It's the story about a New York City detective named Luigi Mackeroni and his attempts to crack several seemingly unrelated cases. Several people have died horribly disfiguring deaths in NYC sleaze pits, usually in the company of decidedly unwholesome people. Mackeroni knows the town like the back of his hand, and it isn't too long before he is pounding the streets scraping up clues. Along the way he meets the love of his life, a former one night stand now working as a drag queen, a conservative politician running for office on a pro-family platform, and some creepy doctor in charge of safe sex clinic type organization. Mackeroni keeps his cool through it all, relentlessly tracking down the killer(s) so the streets will become safe for all citizens again. When the detective finally learns what is really behind the spate of killings, he is shocked; it is nothing less than a massive conspiracy involving biologically engineered condoms to do away with certain "undesirable" elements of society!
By the way, Mackeroni is a German speaking Sicilian whose resemblence to Bob Hoskins is frightening to say the least. And he's gay. Yep, the potential for comedy is all over this movie like flies on you know what. Throw in garish lighting in nearly every scene, endless lines of over sexualized dialogue, toothy condoms that growl and fly through the air, set pieces so filthy that you will want to throw up immediately before you spend the next ten hours taking a shower, and you have all the elements that form "Killer Condom." There are also plenty of gay bars, disco music, red bandannas artfully placed, and a grand finale involving a spirited speech about tolerance. Card carrying members of the religious right or the Grand Old Party probably will want to skip this one, but if you approach it in the right frame of mind and with the realization that "Killer Condom" is a clever satire of several American film genres, you might just enjoy yourself. Maybe.
A couple of names familiar to knowledgeable horror fans grace this production's crew roster. Famed artist of the bizarre H.G. Giger did some of the design work for the murderous condoms with the assistance of none other than Jorg Buttgereit. Buttgereit's contributions to the extreme gore genre include "Nekromantik," "Der Todesking," and the sickening "Schramm." I was a bit taken aback that he worked on this film, since "Killer Condom" is neither an arty shock film nor a gore epic, but to each his own, I guess. In front of the camera, actor Udo Samel shines as the gruff, understated cop Luigi Mackeroni. He's amusing without really trying, and his serious take on such a bizarre character pays off in spades. I also got a kick out of Babette, a character who you must see to believe. Regrettably, the movie as a whole doesn't work as well as it could due to an overlong runtime, some confusing situations towards the end of the picture, and a few gags that run on too long. Despite these minor flaws, "Killer Condom" is warped enough to provide a few laughs for admirers of the cinematic macabre. A theatrical run for this picture would probably result in rioting in the streets!
As usual, Troma stocks the DVD edition of this movie with a boatload of extras. Behind the scenes stills, a commentary with Buttgereit and director Martin Walz, a Troma intelligence test, some interviews with people associated with the film, and a bunch of other junk familiar to any regular Tromaites provide hours of additional "enjoyment." "Killer Condom" isn't a great film, not by any standard of measurement, but it's a film you just can't avoid watching to its horrific conclusion. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cover your crotch in sympathy! What more could you want from schlock cinema?
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