Let me give you a hint: Lucio Fulci + a machine gun. Luca finds that he’s alone in this turf war, but finds some unexpected help. Luca refuses to do so, and in an act of revenge Luca’s wife is kidnapped, beaten and brutally raped. The death toll continues to rise as Margliese tries to force Luca into running dope in Naples for him. My favorite scene involving this character is when he burns the face of a very attractive female who he catches trying to fool him.Īs the Margliese continues his reign of terror, Luca forms an alliance with Scherino and Perlante, who is the youngest of all the bosses. The Margliese is a cold-blooded killer who has no value for human life this is demonstrated throughout the movie as he tries to take control of Naples speedboat syndicate. A competitor by the name of "The Margliese" is muscling his way into their trafficking territory with plans of his own. After much thought, Luca believes the killings were organized by Scherino, a mob boss who had little love for his brother, but he eventually discovers his assumptions were wrong. There are many violent deaths at this point in the film, stylized in the typical Fulci fashion.
This trend continues and one by one, all the other bosses are eventually killed. Their somewhat low brow/peaceful operation is put in danger when Mickey, Luca's brother, is shot down by a couple of disguised assassins. They're not the only contraband runners on the waterfront, though: one key element is that none of these smugglers deal in drugs. He answers to his brother Mickey, who is responsible for their smuggling operation. It's hard to put into words how much I enjoyed this little gem.įabio Testi plays Luca Di Angelo, a criminal who smuggles American cigarettes into Italy. Since the film comes courtesy of the aptly named “Godfather of Gore”, it should come as no surprise that this is definitely the goriest and most violent crime movie I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Throughout his career, Lucio Fulci directed many horror movies, but what many non-hardcore fans don't know is that he also dabbled in a few other genres including the crime/thriller genre with Contraband.
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