Murder-Rock: Dancing Death
1984 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 5.6 · 32% critics
At a competitive New York dance academy, talented performers push through grueling rehearsals for a coveted production. When a series of murders disrupts the school, ambition, jealousy, and suspicion turn the pressure-cooker setting into a tense whodunit.
Also known as Murder Rock · The Demon Is Loose · Slashdance · Murderock
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Details
- Original title
- Murderock - Uccide a passo di danza
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-04-20
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 32/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (69 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like 1980s giallo mysteries with dance-school drama and a vibe near The New York Ripper; Not for you if dated style or sleazy violence turns you off.
Pros: tense murder mystery; strong 80s atmosphere; memorable dance setting | Cons: uneven pacing; thin characters; repetitive dance scenes
Themes
- dancing
- dance
- murder
- slasher
- whodunit
- dance school
- dance studio
- giallo
Cast & crew
Olga Karlatos
as Candice Norman
Ray Lovelock
as George Webb
Cosimo Cinieri
as Lt. Borges
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
as Prof. Davis
Claudio Cassinelli
as Dick Gibson
- BC
Berna Maria do Carmo
as Joan
- BB
Belinda Busato
as Gloria Weston
Maria Vittoria Tolazzi
as Jill
Geretta Geretta
as Margie (as Geretta Marie Fields)
Christian Borromeo
as Willy Stark (as Cristian Borromeo)
Directed by Lucio Fulci