Rabid Dogs -1974
Director
Mario Bava

Writers
Alessandro Parenzo (screenplay)
Alessandro Parenzo (story)

Stars
Lea Lander
George Eastman
Riccardo Cucciolla

Review by Wayne Malin

Sick,

Three crooks commit a robbery and try to escape in a speeding car. Along the way they take a young woman, a man and his sick child hostage.

This was a “lost” film for many years. Unfortunately it was found.

Tough, brutal and very very disgusting. Virtually the entire movie takes place in the car and two of the crooks overact to an annoying extreme. Worst of all, the young woman is constantly being attacked, humiliated and sexually abused by one of the guys. Those scenes are next to impossible to watch. Also director Mario Bava is usually a master at creating atmospheric movies and having some incredible camera shots. They’re all totally missing from this film. There IS a neat twist at the end, but it’s too little too late.

The script is boring and sick and there’s really no point in seeing this film. Avoid.