Nachtratten (1982)
7KNachtratten: Directed by Gary Sherman. With Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna. A single mother prostitute, who goes by the name Princess, finds herself forced to work undercover for the police in order to apprehend a homicidal, misogynistic pimp named Ramrod, who will do anything not to get arrested.
“Wings Hauser, playing brutal pimp Ramrod, uses a wire coat hanger to beat the stuffing out of a hooker in a Hollywood Boulevard motel room. This scene, destined to be remembered by every lucky viewer of this solid, sleazy classic, perfectly captures the tone director Gary Sherman brings to this fine piece of entertainment.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe violence is glossy and sadistic and shot in neon-toned hues by ace cinematographer John Alcott.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHauser goes on a rampage in an effort to bust the chops of a street girl who was partially responsible for his brief arrest.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe tension is thick, the atmosphere gritty, the entertainment values high.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNail-biting and stomach-churning…in other words: heaven.”
