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Murder-Rock: Dancing Death

"Save the last dance... for hell!"

The world of dance can be brutal. The rehearsals are grueling. The competition is fierce. At the Arts for Living Centre in New York City, the best of the best are dying for a part in a major production. But only a select few will be chosen. The selection process seems to be at the hands of mysterious killer who pierces women's bare breasts with a hatpin, puncturing their hearts. Ambition and jealousy appear to be the motive, which makes everybody a suspect!

Top Cast

  • Olga Karlatos

    Olga Karlatos

    Candice Norman

  • Ray Lovelock

    Ray Lovelock

    George Webb

  • Cosimo Cinieri

    Cosimo Cinieri

    Lt. Borges

  • Giuseppe Mannajuolo

    Giuseppe Mannajuolo

    Prof. Davis

  • Claudio Cassinelli

    Claudio Cassinelli

    Dick Gibson

  • Berna Maria do Carmo

    Berna Maria do Carmo

    Joan

  • Belinda Busato

    Belinda Busato

    Gloria Weston

  • Maria Vittoria Tolazzi

    Maria Vittoria Tolazzi

    Jill

  • Geretta Geretta

    Geretta Geretta

    Margie (as Geretta Marie Fields)

Overview

The world of dance can be brutal. The rehearsals are grueling. The competition is fierce. At the Arts for Living Centre in New York City, the best of the best are dying for a part in a major production. But only a select few will be chosen. The selection process seems to be at the hands of mysterious killer who pierces women's bare breasts with a hatpin, puncturing their hearts. Ambition and jealousy appear to be the motive, which makes everybody a suspect!

Rating

5.6 / 10
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  • Wuchak
    Wuchak
    6 Oct 28, 2025

    **_The Godfather of Gore’s version of “Flashdance”_** Shot in the winter of 1984 and helmed by Lucio Fulci, this giallo was influenced by the success of “Fame” and “Flashdance,” just combined with “Curtains.” To be expected, there’s a whodunit angle with slasher bits, yet it’s restrained in terms of gore, although there’s an explicit hatpin penetrating a woman’s chest sequence. It starts quite entertainingly, but becomes increasingly contrived and curiously dull, particularly as it switches into the last act. Whatever was captivating about the opening is essentially jettisoned for a less interesting whodunit mystery and the detective work thereof. However, there are some creative elements, and the female cast is good. The top ones for me are Maria Vittoria Tolazzi (Jill), Angela Lemerman (Susan) and Belinda Busato (Gloria) with a nod to Carla Buzzanca (Janice). A few years later “StageFright” and “Death Spa” would tread similar terrain and do it marginally better. Yet it’s superior to “Killer Workout.” It runs about 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in the studio in Rome, with exterior sequences done in New York City. GRADE: B-/C+

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