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crazed lunatic killer is on the prowl in New York City killing beautiful women.
The Big Apple is turning crimson red with the carnage from this manic psychopath who butchers women in the most brutal fashion while quacking manically like a duck, the intensity of the madness reminds one of Andy Robinson's crazed Scorpio in Dirty Harry (1971).
The prelude to the opening credits, shows an elderley man walking his dog in some wasteland beneath a bridge, the dog is sent scurrying into the bushes for a stick, yet returns with a decomposing hand. It is at this point that the credits roll over the image of the dog with the decomposing hand in its mouth, the image remains on screen for the entire credits... this set's the scene for the rest of the film, the camera never hides no matter how harrowing the image.
The film is relentlessly nihilistic and the humour is exceedingly black and cynical. Lieutenant Williams (Hedley) is the weary, 'seen it all before' detective who is assigned the case of identifying the killer in a city of 10 million inhabitants. He contacts psychotherapy professor Doctor Davis (Malco) for help in tracing the murderer. The victims are mounting, a young cyclist has been slain on the Staten Island ferry, a sex show performer brutally murdered with a broken bottle and a hedonistic wealthy wife (Delli Colli)of an 'open' marriage is stabbed to death, after a severe S&M session.
The killer then contacts Lt. Williams and dedicates a killing to him... the following scene of the killer dissecting the victim's face, eye and breast with a razor blade is admittedly, a tour de force of extreme horror, rarely seen in these patriarchal times. In true giallo style, director Fulci manipulates things so that we continually make incorrect assupumtions about the characters, the case reaches a dramatic conclusion in the final ten minutes as the killer's identity is finally revealed.
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The film was reviled in the US as a misogynist vehicle, appealing to the lowest common denominator, of sleazy sex and horrendous violence towards women. The film was available theatrically in the US for a limited period before being moved on quickly to video.
Respected British film critic Alan Jones called The New York Ripper "The Strongest and most powerful of all Fulci's films to date(...) a psychotic, erotic masterpiece (...) Art imitates life in all its many ugly forms"
Whatever your perspective, The New York Ripper is undoubtedly one of the most savage and controversial films of the 80's.
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The British Board of Film Censors found the film so shocking, that they committed the risible act of having the film escorted by the police from their offices and straight to the airport and out the country! As a result, The New York Ripper featured on the infamous 'Police 55' list of banned titles in the UK and similar lists in most European countries. 
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The film's working title was 'The Beauty Killer'.
Jack Hedley, who plays Lt. Fred Williams, appeared in an episode of Only Fools and Horses, called "A Royal Flush", he played the Duke of Maylebury! -Thanks to Scott Hunter
Director Lucio Fulci makes his customary cameo as a senior police official.
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The New York Ripper was filmed at locations in New York, New York.
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Comments: Uncut - only available as part of Lucio Fulci Collection |
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The music accompanying the film is very much in the vein of the US TV cop shows of its era (The Streets Of San Francisco, Hill Street Blues), a mixture of funk, latino beats and tense keyboards give the film a distinctive early 80's feel.
The New York Ripper soundtrack, by Francesco De Masi, was actually released in Italy on vinyl in 1982 by Beat Records Company. The catalogue number is: LPF 055. [Thanks to Nahoj]
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