Angustia (1987)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Bigas Luna

Writers:

Bigas Luna (screenplay)
Michael Berlin (dialogue)

Release Date:

8 January 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The eyes of the city are mine.

Plot:

John, a loutish optometrist orderly, louses up on the job and is dismissed. His odd, little mother, using a form of hypnosis...

Plot Keywords:

Eyeball | Movie Theater | Ophthalmologist | Disturbing | Dove

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Zelda Rubinstein	...	Alice Pressman, the Mother (old movie)
Michael Lerner	...	John Pressman (old movie)
Talia Paul	...	Patty (new movie)
Àngel Jové	...	The Killer (new movie)
Clara Pastor	...	Linda (new movie)
Isabel García Lorca	...	Caroline (old movie)
Nat Baker	...	Teaching Doctor (old movie)
Edward Ledden	...	Doctor (old movie)
Gustavo Gili	...	Student #1 (old movie)
Antonio Regueiro	...	Student #2 (old movie)
Joaquín Ribas	...	Student #3 (old movie)
Janet Porter	...	Laboratory Nurse (old movie)
Patrice Manget	...	Nurse at Clinic #1 (old movie)
Merche Gascón	...	Nurse at Clinic #2 (old movie)
Jose M. Chucarro	...	Caroline's Boyfriend (old movie)

Also Known As:

Anguish (USA)
Angústia (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]
Angoisse (France) [fr]
Im Augenblick der Angst (West Germany) [de]
L'angoscia (Italy) [it]
Os Olhos da Cidade São Meus (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

86 min | Portugal:83 min (cut) | USA:89 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:R | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Luna Films

Quotes:

Alice Pressman, the Mother: [about a patient miss-treating her son] She doesn't know how hard you struggle
John Pressman: [Simpering] John is you're best boy isn't he mother?
Alice Pressman, the Mother: [as John consumes a concotion of liquids mixed with sliced bananas] Yes John... you're my best boy and the best surgeon in town

Movie Connections:

Features The Heavenly Kid (1985)

Truly bizarre horror film.

A demented mother telepathically directs her middle-aged son on bloody missions of revenge.And when he's finished murdering his victims,he gouges their eyes out and adds them to the bizarre family collection.But that's only a movie:The real horror is in the cinema where the audience watching this terrifying vision is being murdered one by one."Angustia" is a pretty bizarre Spanish horror film.The concept is certainly interesting and the director J.J.Bigas Luna perfectly mixes the line between the reality and the fantasy world of film.The acting is first-rate and there is plenty of gore and tension to satisfy fans of slasher films.The film is relatively unknown,but if you get a chance watch it.Highly recommended.8 out of 10.