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Panic
Panico
Bakterion
Directed by
Tonino Ricci
Produced by Marcello Romeo
Written by Víctor Andrés Catena and Jaime Comas Gil
Produced by Marcello Romeo
Written by Víctor Andrés Catena and Jaime Comas Gil
With:
David Warbeck, Janet Agren, Roberto Ricci, José Lifante, Miguel Herrera, and Eugenio Benito
Cinematography:
Giovanni Bergamini
Editing: Vincenzo Tomassi
Music: Marcello Giombini
Editing: Vincenzo Tomassi
Music: Marcello Giombini
Runtime:
90 min
Release Date: 07 December 1982
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 07 December 1982
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Color: Color
Comically inept Italian / Spanish co-production about an experiment with deadly bacteria that goes wrong and leaves a noted research scientist deformed and deranged. The infected man runs amok while the military, led by David Warbeck as a character named Captain Kirk, must try to stop him before the whole town is infected. What's more comical is this low-budget EuroHorror quicky, which features one of the most phoned-in climaxes ever, has the exact same premise and narrative beats the '90s thriller Outbreak. But since it lacks movie stars, competent screenwriters, a Hollywood budget, and a skilled director, the similarities end there. Yet, with all the skill and production value found in Outbreak, Wolfgang Petersen's film is only marginally more successful than Tonino Ricci’s Panic.