Killer Barbys (1996)

User Rating:

2.3/10   

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

Jesus Franco (dialogue)
Jesus Franco (story)
(more)

Genre:

Horror

Plot Keywords:

Van | Dwarf | Concert | Countess | Blood

Cast

Santiago Segura	...	Baltasar
Mariangela Giordano	...	Condesa (Countess)
Aldo Sambrell	...	Arkan (as Aldo Sanbrell)
Charlie S. Chaplin	...	Mario
Silvia Superstar	...	Flavia
Carlos Subterfuge	...	Rafa
Angie Barea	...	Sharon
Billy King	...	Billy
Pepa López	...	Pipa
Alberto Martínez	...	Pipo
Enrique López Lavigne
Javier Bonilla

Directed by
Jesus Franco		(as Jess Franco)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jesus Franco		dialogue (as David Khunne II)
Jesus Franco		story (as Jess Franco)
Patxi Irigoyen		dialogue

Produced by
Piluca Baquero	....	executive producer
Manuel Camacho	....	executive producer
Emilio Mencheta	....	executive producer
Jacinto Santos	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Daniel White		(as Daniel J. White)

Cinematography by
Javier Pérez Zofio

Film Editing by
Jesus Franco		(as Rosa M. Almirall)

Art Direction by
Pistolo

Costume Design by
Jorge Castelli

Makeup Department
Patricia Sanz Sala	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
José Manuel Benayas	....	assistant director
Tomás Cimadevilla	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Tomás Erice	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Afredo Contreras	....	special effects
Salva Vicent	....	special effects

Production Companies

• Civic Producciones S.L.
• Emilio-Miguel Mencheta Benet
• Jacinto Santos Parrás

Distributors

• Jacinto Santos Parrás
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

The Killer Barbies (Spain) (working title)
Vampire Killer Barbys (UK)

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:18 | UK:18 | Italy:VM18 | France:-12 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Cullera, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Civic Producciones S.L.

Trivia:

Originally to be titled "Killer Barbies", which is the actual name of the punk rock band that stars in the movie, but Mattel would not allow the use of their Barbie trademark name, so the word's spelling in the title (as well as all the references to the band's name in the movie) was ultimately changed to "Barbys".

Movie Connections:

References "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971)

Soundtrack:

In the Water

Jesus Franco Presents The Killer Barbies!

Killer Barbys (1996) was a vanity piece disguised as an old creepy horror film used to promote the Spanish punk-pop band THE KILLER BARBIES. The band is fronted by the hot Silvia Superstar. A lot of the band's music is played during the movie. Two of the actually band members appear in the film (Silvia Superstar and her boyfriend co-founder/Drummer Billy King). Jesus Franco creates a creepy old school horror film around the band.

The band is cruising the back roads of Spain heading towards another gig. But the band never makes it to the other town before nightfall. Their van has broken down and they need to find a place that has a telephone. Three of the band members leave the broken down vehicle to look for help. What luck the band has. They come across an old castle. Inside they find an elderly gentleman who offers them a place for the night will he calls a tow truck. Silvia has her suspicions about the place and the people that dwell within it. The countess (the owner of the castle) wants them to stay for dinner. Will Silvia and her band mates take the middle aged woman's offer. How will the two band members who stayed behind fare? Why was the elderly host acting peculiar? To find out you' ll just have to watch KILLER BARBYS!!

A fun film that doesn't try to be something it's not. If you're into vanity projects or some old school horror then you'll want to watch KILLER BARBYS. Silvia Superstar is hot and I hope you'll agree with me fellas! En espanol with English sub-titles.

Highly recommended.