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Skin Deep in Love
A slick, womanizing magician and his pretty assistant perform regularly at a hotel cabaret. They are having an affair with each other, as well as with several other employees at the venue. When one waitress spurns the magician's advances, the assistant hypnotizes her so that she will yield to his advances. Complications ensue.
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Plot Summary
In this low-budget horror-comedy, a mad scientist attempts to transplant the brain of a dying millionaire into the body of a beautiful woman. However, his assistant has his own nefarious plans for the valuable brain. The film follows the chaotic and often gruesome consequences of these experiments.
Critical Reception
Skin Deep in Love is a cult film primarily known for its extreme low-budget production values and bizarre, amateurish storytelling. It has garnered a reputation as a 'so bad it's good' movie, appealing to fans of schlock horror and exploitation cinema rather than mainstream audiences.
What Reviewers Say
Notorious for its extremely low production quality and nonsensical plot.
Features bizarre and often disturbing imagery that has become a hallmark of its cult following.
Appreciated by some for its unintentional humor and unique brand of exploitation filmmaking.
Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce due to the film's obscurity, but those that exist generally acknowledge its poor quality, with some finding amusement in its campy nature.
Fun Fact
This film is one of Al Adamson's earliest directorial efforts and exemplifies the independent, low-budget horror filmmaking style of the era, often utilizing minimal sets and improvisational elements.
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