Aus der Hölle gespuckt (1973)

Aus der Hölle gespuckt: Directed by Bert I. Gordon. With Vince Edwards, Chuck Connors, Neville Brand, Hank Brandt. Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.

“The Police Connection (1973) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e*** (out of 4)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA Los Angeles cop (Vince Edwards) is trying to track down a mad bomber (Chuck Connors) but he hasnu0026#39;t any witness or evidence. This all changes when the bomber attacks a hospital at the same time a rapist (Neville Brand) attacks a woman. The cop figures if he can catch the rapist he can then find out who the bomber is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBert I. Gordon will always be remembered for his u0026quot;bigu0026quot; movies like THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and THE CYCLOPS but this film here is very far from them. In fact, I must say that this here is the best movie Iu0026#39;ve seen from Gordon and itu0026#39;s a real shame that he didnu0026#39;t continue making movies like this. If you know the director then you know he followed this up returning to his u0026quot;bigu0026quot; roots with THE FOOD OF THE GODS and EMPIRE OF THE ANTS.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was really shocked at how entertaining this film was and especially in its uncut form. Gordon made a career out of u0026quot;safeu0026quot; movies but thatu0026#39;s certainly not the case here as it earns its R-rating. The violence is quite graphic at times but what really stands out is the sleaze factor. Youu0026#39;ve got all sorts of full frontal nudity as well as some kinky moments dealing with a subplot of the rapist. Not only do you have some great explosions that shows off the action but the rape scenes are also filmed quite well for this period.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe performances here are another major plus. Edwards is extremely good and believable as the cop who will stop at nothing to bring down the bomber. Brand gets the sleazy role as the rapist and he does an extremely effective job with it. His character is certainly lower than dirt and Brandu0026#39;s performance just makes you feel how dirty this guy is. I was also very impressed with Connors who was flawless in the role as the bomber. This guy has several mental issues and I thought the actor perfectly captured all of this.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film, also known as THE MAD BOMBER, was apparently really cut down for its television and video release so you certainly want to make sure that youu0026#39;re watching the uncut version. The sleaze and action factor are quite high and that makes this Gordonu0026#39;s best picture.”