Rating: C-
Dir: Sergio Stivaletti
Star: Robert Hossein, Romina Mondello, Riccardo Serventi Longhi, Gabriella Giorgelli
a.k.a. M.D.C. – Maschera di cera
[20] Despite the limited resources, this is entirely acceptable as cheerful tack. Originally intended for Lucio Fulci, Stivaletti makes a decent fist of this remake of House of Wax, but ultimately falls down because he doesn’t bring anything much new to the old “waxworks using real people” story. Its looks do belie the $1.25m budget though, with the sets especially worthy of mention, and there are a few decent babes too, so it’s never tedious. However, it is hard to distinguish the actors from the waxworks, and ripping off the climax from Terminator probably wasn’t a wise move.