Bodycount (1986)
Ik ga Body Count (Italian: Camping del terrore) is an Italian slasher film from 1986 directed by Ruggero Deodato. Starring Charles Napier, John Steiner and Mimsy Farmer.
Plot
A gang of vacationing teenagers drive out to an abandoned campsite that was shut down years before, due to the murder of a young couple that occurred there. The area was formerly an old Indian burial ground and is believed to be haunted by the spirit of an Indian shaman. One by one, the kids are killed off in gruesome ways, whom they believe to be the Indian shaman returned to life.
Notable scenes
Chopped off fingers.
Making of Bodycount
Despite taking place in Colorado all shots were filmed in Italy.
In the final fight scene, Sybil’s footwear changes from knee-high boots to ankle boots.
There is no official VHS, DVD, or Blu-Ray release of the film in the U.S
In 2002 Luisa Maneri recalled how she was chosen for the role of Carol: “After the audition, the producers and Deodato asked me if I wanted to do the film. They had already rejected two actresses for that part. Because I knew Deodato by reputation and knew he did ‘terrible’ things, I said, ‘I’ll do it…’Then they said, read the script, you have to tell us right away if you accept, because the movie starts on Monday. So I sat there and read…. There was this scene where I was caught by the killer in the shower, at which point I ran away until the end of the movie. I said, ‘Excuse me, but this is naked for the whole movie !’ and they ‘No, no, then she gets dressed again’… So I told them yes….
A character emerges from a shower naked and puts on a long shirt or bathrobe. She then finds something unpleasant and runs away, dressed in jeans and footwear.
Our view on Bodycount
Ruggero Deodato’s (director of Cannibal Holocaust) brings a rippoff of Friday the 13th, The Forrest or Don’t go into the Woods. When you watched Cannibal Holocaust and you expect a lot of gore then you will be a bit disappointed but there is lots of 80’s campy horror to enjoy in this Italian Exploitation gem. Exploitflix thumbs up!