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Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973)

Case of the Full Moon Murders poster
Original title
The Case of the Smiling Stiffs
Directed by
Sean S. Cunningham
Genre
comedy horror, horror film, sexploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film is a pulpy comedy with softcore sex scenes. It mixes a whodunit mystery with lighthearted sleaze and campy humor.

campycomedicexploitativelightheartedplayfulsilly70s style

What happens

Case of the Full Moon Murders (also known as The Case of the Smiling Stiffs) is a 1973 sexploitation comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and Brud Talbot and starring Fred J. Lincoln and Harry Reems. It features many of the same cast and crew as the 1972 horror film The Last House on the Left, though is wholly disparate in terms of its tone and content. It was advertised with the tagline "The First Sex-Rated Whodunit," reflecting the film's mix of softcore pornography and mystery film elements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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