The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.
Lynda Day George
- Mary Riggs
- (as Linda Day)
Frank Braña
- Sgt. Randy Holden
- (as Franck Brana, Frank Brana)
Paul L. Smith
- Willard
- (as Paul Smith)
Gérard Tichy
- Dr. Jennings
- (as Gerard Tichy)
Cristina Cottrelli
- Jenny - Pool Victim
- (as Cristina Cottrel)
Paco Alvez
- Alister Schwartz
- (as Francisco Alvez)
Alejandro de Enciso
- Cop #1
- (as Alejandro Enciso)
Hugo Astar
- Cop #2
- (as Carlos H. Aztarain)
- Director
- Writers
- Dick Randall
- Roberto Loyola
- Juan Piquer Simón(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- TriviaBecause producer Dick Randall was simultaneously making kung-fu films in Rome, a cameo for a Bruce Lee imitator, Bruce Le, was written into this film, even though this scene makes no sense in the context of the rest of the film.
- Goofs(at around 1 min) Although the prologue is set in 1942, the mother tells the boy to get a plastic trash bag, even though it was invented in 1950. Aside from the American version that has this goof, the Spanish version she just asks for a dustbin.
- Quotes
[after exiting the room of a bloody corpse]
Kendall: You see it?
Mary Riggs: YES! While we out here fumbling with that music... the lousy bastard was in there, KILLING HER! BASTARD! BAAAAASTAAARD! BASTAAARD!
- Alternate versionsVHS edition released by EDDE Entertainment omits the important prologue scene before the credits which sets up the plot for the entire film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie! (1985)
- SoundtracksA Strange Symbol
(uncredited)
From Ring of Darkness (1979)
Composed by Stelvio Cipriani
Keyboards by Claudio Simonetti
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Pieces of Heaven!
How could I not love this movie? It is a rare cinematic occurrence indeed to find such delightfully sleazy ingredients as chainsaw massacres, disco aerobics, on screen vomiting, pornographic jigsaw puzzles, a girl wetting her pants, and a guy salivating over a woman's feet all in one place. Only from the combined minds of Joe D'Amato, Dick Randall, and J. Piquer Simon could such a thing spring forth and judging from the number of reviews here, I'm not alone in my fondness for this movie.
Many of the cast members will be familiar to fans of these kinds of movies. Christopher George (having already been through Graduation Day and a trip to the Mortuary) is a strong lead as the no-nonsense detective on the case, while Jess Franco veteran Jack Taylor creeps around the increasingly decimated campus as an anatomy professor. Of course the victims are just anonymous dead meat, but then that's all they need to be.
Say what you will about the overall quality of the film, but one thing's for sure - Pieces doesn't suffer from a lack of blood and guts. The crimson stuff flows freely once the chainsaw starts up, and the movie actually lives up to the surprisingly honest tagline - `it's exactly what you think it is' - take it or leave it. And the ending - what an ending!
Many of the cast members will be familiar to fans of these kinds of movies. Christopher George (having already been through Graduation Day and a trip to the Mortuary) is a strong lead as the no-nonsense detective on the case, while Jess Franco veteran Jack Taylor creeps around the increasingly decimated campus as an anatomy professor. Of course the victims are just anonymous dead meat, but then that's all they need to be.
Say what you will about the overall quality of the film, but one thing's for sure - Pieces doesn't suffer from a lack of blood and guts. The crimson stuff flows freely once the chainsaw starts up, and the movie actually lives up to the surprisingly honest tagline - `it's exactly what you think it is' - take it or leave it. And the ending - what an ending!
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- Jan 1, 2004
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,032,311
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $604,510
- Sep 25, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $2,032,311
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1(original & negative ratio / European theatrical ratio)
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