Jan Waters Movies
A guilt-ridden plastic surgeon becomes murderously obsessed with restoring the beautiful face of his fashion-model fiancee in this horror film. It was he, in a jealous rage, who accidentally disfigured her, when he burst into a photography session, got into a fight with the cameraman and ended up burning her face with a hot lamp. Now, desperate to restore her, he begins harvesting the pituitary glands and the facial skin (removed with a laser) from the severed heads of prostitutes and using them on her wounded face. It works, but they pay a price and both become increasingly insane because the "beauty treatment" is only temporary. One day, an angry band of hippies storms the doctor's house, for he has killed one of their friends. Using his deadly laser, the doctor tries to defend himself, but the laser goes out of control causing all sorts of death and gory destruction. Fortunately, things are not as they seem, and at that point the surgeon awakens from his nightmare and prepares to take his beautiful fiancee to a party. The promo posters for the film advertised "This Is Not a Woman's Picture! No women will be allowed in alone!" ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, (more)
The 58-minute Touch of Death manages to pack quite a lot into its short lifespan. The action begins when a gang of crooks pulls off a huge heist. What the criminals don't know is that the loot has been treated with a deadly poison. Commandeering a houseboat, the bad guys terrorized the female occupant (Jan Waters) before they start dropping like flies. Director Lance Comfort wasn't what you could call inspired, but he sure knew how to sustain audience interest. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide








