It is the only film directed by Montefiori, best known for his career as an actor under the pseudonym George Eastman,[1] although he had previously served as an uncredited director on 2020 Texas Gladiators.
[2] Geneticist Peter Houseman, professor at a private university, is involved in studies on DNA with the support of his friend Mike and his young collaborator Willy, developing a serum he claims could be capable of preventing aging and defeating death.
on himself At first the experiment seems to have a positive result; Peter feels increasingly stronger and begins a relationship with Sally, although her son Tommy immediately shows hostility towards him.
He kidnaps Tommy and then returns to the university lab, leaving a trail of death and blood in his wake, to make one last attempt to correct the experiment.
Stiff acting, an obnoxious soundtrack, crappy make-up effects, and a not-as-menacing-as-they'd-like-you-to-think-it-is papier-maché monster make the viewing experience that much more wretched."
Specialized critics, usually not very kind to Italian forays into fanta-horror, have highlighted in the film a medium technical skill in the construction of images and an original reference to the themes of David Cronenberg.