Editing Eyeball (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Eyeball
| image          = Gatti-rossi-in-un-labirinto-di-vetro-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| native_name      = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} -->
| director       = [[Umberto Lenzi]]
| producer       = 
| writer         = 
| screenplay     = {{plainlist|*Felix Tusell
* Umberto Lenzi<ref name="eyeball">{{cite web|url=http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=AG3724|website=Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it|title=Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro (1974)|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref>}}
| story          = {{plainlist|*Felix Tusell
* Umberto Lenzi}}
| based_on       = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} -->
| starring       = {{plainlist|*  [[John Richardson (actor)|John Richardson]]
* [[Martine Brochard]]
* [[Ines Pellegrini]]
* Andrés Mejuto
* [[Mirta Miller]]
* [[George Rigaud]]
* [[Raf Baldassarre]]
* [[Silvia Solar]]
* [[Daniele Vargas]]}}
| narrator       = 
| music          = [[Bruno Nicolai]]<ref name="eyeball" />
| cinematography = Antono Millan<ref name="eyeball" />
| editing        = Amedeo Moriani<ref name="eyeball" />
| studio         = {{plainlist|* National Cinematografica Pioneer
* Estela Films<ref name="eyeball" />}}
| distributor    = Indipendenti Regionali<ref name="eyeball" />
| released       = {{Film date|1975|01| |Italy|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Austin|url=https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33055/1/Fisher%20final%20file.pdf |title=Blood in the Streets: Histories of Violence in Italian Crime Cinema|page=206| date=2019}}</ref>|df=y}}
| runtime        = 92 minutes
| country        = {{plainlist|
* Italy
* Spain
}}
| language       = {{ubl|Italian|English}}
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Eyeball''''' ({{langx|it|Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro|lit=Red Cats in a Glass Maze}}) is a 1975 [[giallo film|giallo]] [[slasher film]] written and directed by [[Umberto Lenzi]].{{sfn|Paul|2013|pp=154}} It was an international co-production between Italy and Spain.

==Plot==
[[File:John Richardson & Martine Brochard - Eyeball (1975).png|thumb|[[John Richardson (actor)|John Richardson]] and  [[Martine Brochard]] in a scene from the film]]
Alma Burton, whose marriage to Mark, the owner of a marketing company in the U.S. state of Vermont, is on the verge of divorce, is supposed to go to a mental institution in New York for treatment. However, at the airport she changes her plans at short notice and travels via Barcelona to Miami, Florida.

While in the Spanish city, a tour group of American tourists, which includes the secretary Paulette Stone, the lesbian photographer Lisa Sanders and her African-American model friend Naiba, as well as several wealthy entrepreneurs, are exploring Barcelona's sights by bus. However, the traveling party is soon shaken by a gruesome incident: the mysterious murder of a local woman. The victim, a young girl, is brutally killed by a murderer wearing a red raincoat who also gouges out her left eye. Soon after, the attractive American Peggy becomes the unknown serial killer's next victim, causing consternation among the travelers.

The aging inspector Tudela, who is in his last week of work before retirement, takes over the investigation together with his young successor. The police are initially in the dark, but soon suspect that the perpetrator is in the group's environment, so that each of the travelers is formally classified as a potential murderer.

Mark Burton also soon joins the group, which includes his secret mistress, Paulette Stone. However, the series of murders does not stop, and Mark briefly fears that his unstable wife could be the murderer, as he once found her lying on the ground next to him with a bloody knife and one eye in her hand. He kept this incident quiet at the time and even covered up the traces so as not to endanger his marriage. He secretly thinks his wife Alma, who he currently suspects is somewhere in Barcelona, is a suspect. He initially kept this fact secret from the authorities.

Shortly after, Lisa Sanders is murdered, but before her death she manages to take an incriminating photo of the serial killer: Paulette, while Naiba interrupts the attack so that Paulette, contrary to previous crimes, does not mutilate her victim. Nevertheless, the series of murders does not stop and the number of tourists continues to decline until the serial perpetrator is caught red-handed at the end of the film. In the presence of Naiba and Mark, the inspector fatally injures Paulette, armed with a knife. It is revealed that her left eye is missing due to an accident when she was a child, hence her mutilation of the murder victims.

In the last scene of the film, the young inspector congratulates his experienced predecessor, who managed to solve the delicate series of murders within a week. Mark also makes a conciliatory phone call to his wife Alma, whom he gives another chance to save his marriage.

==Cast==
{{columnslist|
* [[Martine Brochard]] as Paulette Stone
* [[John Richardson (actor)|John Richardson]] as Mark Burton
* [[Ines Pellegrini]] as Naiba Levin
* [[Mirta Miller]] as Lisa Sanders
* [[Daniele Vargas]] as Robby Alvarado
* Andrés Mejuto as Inspector Tudela
* [[George Rigaud]] as Bronson
* [[Silvia Solar]] as Gail Alvarado
* [[Raf Baldassarre]] as Martinez
* José María Blanco as Inspector Lara
* [[Marta May]] as Alma Burton
* [[John Bartha]] as Mr. Hamilton
* Olga Pehar as Mrs. Randall
* Verónica Miriel as Jenny Hamilton
* Olga Montes as Peggy Randall
* Richard Kolin as Mr. Randall
* Rina Mascetti as Hospital Nurse
* [[Fulvio Mingozzi]] as Policeman
* Vittorio Fanfoni
* Francesco Narducci as Receptionist at Hotel Presidente
* [[Tom Felleghy]] as Coroner
* [[Lorenzo Piani]]
* Nestore Cavaricci as Policeman
* [[Carolyn De Fonseca]] as Gail Alvarado (voice)
* Laura Trotter as Murder Victim at Castle
}}

==Release==
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===Home media===
The film was released on [[DVD]] by Sinister Film on January 1, 2014.<ref name="amazondvd">{{cite web |title=Amazon.com: Eyeball: Gatti Rossi in un Labirinto di Vetro: John Richardson, Martine Brochard, Umberto Lenzi, Ines Pellegrini, Andres Mejuto, Mirta Miller, Daniele Vargas: Movies & TV |url=https://www.amazon.com/Eyeball-Gatti-Rossi-Labirinto-Vetro/dp/B00LIBLRNO |website=Amazon.com |publisher=Amazon |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
It was announced that 88 Films would release a Mega edition of the film on [[Blu-ray]] on August 27, 2018.<ref name="88films">{{cite web |last1=Coffel |first1=Chris |title=88 Films Set to Release Mega-Edition of Umberto Lenzi's 'Eyeball!' - Bloody Disgusting |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3510804/88-films-set-to-release-mega-edition-of-umberto-lenzis-eyeball/ |website=Bloody Disgusting.com |date=19 July 2018 |publisher=Chris Coffel |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
88 Films announced a very special limited edition of the film to be released late November 2024 with brand new 4K Remaster from the Original Techniscope Negative presented in 4K Ultra High Definition Blu-ray (2160p), Italian and English audio and newly translated English subtitles.

==Reception==
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In his analysis of the film, author [[Louis Paul]] described the film as "entertaining" and "enjoyable".{{sfn|Paul|2013|pp=147}}
''The Terror Trap'' gave the film 3/4 stars, calling it "[a] Completely enjoyable giallo from Umberto Lenzi". The reviewer also commended the film's score, "bizarro plot", cast, and death sequences.<ref name="ttreview">{{cite web |title=Eyeball (1974) |url=http://www.terrortrap.com/reviewsdatabase/e/eyeball.php |website=Terror Trap.com |publisher=The Terror Trap |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref> Justin Kerswell from ''Hysteria Lives!'' awarded the film 3/5 stars, stating that the film was director Lenzi's least accomplished giallo, but a'so stated that it was "a thoroughly entertaining 90 minutes of slasher trash".<ref name="kerswellrev">{{cite web |last1=Kerswell |first1=Justin |title=EYEBALL |url=http://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/eyeball.htm |website=Hysteria Lives.co.uk |publisher=Justin Kerswell |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref> Dan Budnik from ''The Bleeding Skull!'' called the film "a mighty entertaining giallo", and commended the film's atmosphere, pacing, and odd characters.<ref name="budnik10">{{cite web |last1=Budnik |first1=Dan |title=Eyeball (1975) |url=http://bleedingskull.com/eyeball-1975/ |website=Bleeding Skull.com |publisher=Dan Budnik |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>

[[TV Guide]] hated the film, calling it "worthless", and criticized the film's gimmicky villain.<ref name="tvguiderev">{{cite web |title=Eyeball - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/eyeball/review/114198/ |website=TV Guide.com |publisher=TV Guide |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
'''Bibliography'''
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*{{cite book|first=Louis|last =Paul|title=Italian Horror Film Directors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRA3AAAAQBAJ|date=1 August 2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-8749-3}}
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===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0071537}}
* {{Rotten tomatoes|eyeball}}
* {{TCMDb title|74382}}

{{Umberto Lenzi}}

[[Category:1975 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1970s serial killer films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Umberto Lenzi]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bruno Nicolai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Barcelona]]
[[Category:Giallo films]]
[[Category:1970s Italian-language films]]
[[Category:Italian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Italian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Italian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Spanish crime films]]
[[Category:Spanish horror films]]
[[Category:Spanish thriller films]]
[[Category:1970s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Italian serial killer films]]
[[Category:Spanish serial killer films]]
[[Category:1970s horror thriller films]]
[[Category:1970s slasher films]]
[[Category:Italian slasher films]]
[[Category:Spanish slasher films]]
[[Category:1970s exploitation films]]
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