Jacinto Molina Movies
A former weight-lifter and architect, Paul Naschy entered the Spanish film industry in the mid-1960s, at first acting under his real name, Jacinto Molina. Naschy quickly became Spain's Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Lon Chaney Jr. rolled into one, starring in scores of blood-drenched horror films. Few of his performances of the 1970s were seen in the U.S. intact; beyond the poor voiceover dubbing usually bestowed upon Naschy, his films were rife with the sort of overt sex and sadism that tended to be avoided by "mainstream" movie houses of the era (one of the best video sources for unexpurgated Naschy films is Sinister Cinema, which offers such titles as Fury of the Wolfman, Horror Rises from the Tomb and Inquisition). The actor is best known for his recurring werewolf character Waldemar Daninsky, essentially a sympathetic figure who, in between bouts of lycanthropy, does his best to save the world from vampires, zombies and other undesirables. Since 1968, Paul Naschy has written the screenplays for most of his films, often adopting the pseudonym "Jack Moll" he has also directed at least nine of his own vehicles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Long known for his stylish and terrifying werewolf films, Spanish actor/director Paul Naschy takes terror to a whole new level in this dark tale of an out-of-work actor's harrowing decent into madness and murder. His glory days long behind him, forgotten film star Pablo Thevenet (Naschy) bitterly resents the lavish attention heaped upon the film industry's latest generation of youthful and photogenic up-and-comers. When audition callbacks yield deafening silence, the destitute Thevenet is forced to accept a humiliating job as a doorman and entertainer at the mysterious Pandora Club. His performances as some of history's most notorious murderers -- including Jack the Ripper and Giles de Ray, among others -- prove increasingly disturbing as fantasy slowly bleeds into reality, and it isn't long before the disillusioned has-been is extracting bloody revenge on those he feels have hindered his late-career comeback. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Naschy
This Belgian-French-Dutch co-production helmed by director Reginald Adamson went unreleased for four years, then disappeared for another four until being picked up by Troma in 2000. Frequent Troma stars Don Hannah and Lisa Gaye are in the cast, but the film's real draw is action star Fred Williamson as a detective investigating what happened to them after their car crashed. What Williamson and his partner (The Stepfather's Jill Schoelen) don't know is that the couple survived and were taken in by a creepy middle-aged woman named Barbara (Manouk van der Meulen) who apparently took lessons in nursing from Misery. Barbara feeds the two survivors drugs, lies to the police, and drifts in and out of sanity as the situation brings back traumatic memories from her own past. Various unrelated murders ensue (cult icon Jacinto Molina, aka "Paul Naschy" dies in the opening sequence) and the police begin to close in, but as has become standard in such films, Barbara's prisoners exact their own special kind of revenge before the bumbling authorities can intervene. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- 1981
After cannibalizing Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth in his 1977 film Where Time Began, Spanish director Juan Piquer Simon returned to the author with this substandard retelling of Mysterious Island. The story concerns a shipwrecked group who discover natural wonders and a gold treasure on a dangerous island populated by dinosaurs and living seaweed. Terence Stamp is the bad guy. Supposedly the most expensive film made in Spain to that point, it has an admittedly strong genre cast including Peter Cushing, Paul Naschy, and Ian Sera, but is really a cheesy monster movie likely to appeal only to children too young to be critical of special effects. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Starring:
- Terence Stamp, Peter Cushing, (more)
- 1980
- R
Mexi-horror maestro Paul Naschy (aka Jacinto Molina) once again assays his trademark role of werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, who in the film's 16th-century prologue is executed for witchcraft alongside his vampiric partner-in-crime Countess Bathory (Silvia Aguilar). Flash forward to modern times, when grave-robbers violate Daninsky's crypt and awaken him to prowl anew. Though a decent sort of chap in human form, Waldemar is a real throat-chomper by moonlight, as exemplified by numerous gory attacks. The blood quotient is upped considerably when one of his accomplices discovers Bathory's crypt and revives her with virgin blood; together they make short work of an entire college campus and the surrounding township. Naschy ushers his time-honored Gothic monster themes into the splattery 1980's, resulting in a bizarre mix of old-school cliches and abundant gore -- definitely not boring, though Naschy fans were not entirely delighted. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Naschy
When a hideous half-man/half-beast who was executed in the 18th Century is awakened from his extended slumber, he soon embarks on a blood-drenched quest for revenge in this vintage fill-moon frightener starring Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Naschy, Julia Saly, (more)
- 1977
This horror film features a man who turns into a werewolf when there is a full moon. ~ Rovi
- 1976
- R
In this horror movie, a sudden nuclear war interrupts a wild orgy in a ramshackle house. The participants are spared the fate of those outside who are all blinded. Afterwards the newly blind begin attacking the house causing the man inside to fight them off with a high-powered rifle to protect the luscious young women inside. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1976
Spanish horror star Jacinto Molina's directorial debut was this gory shocker patterned after the Austrian cult classic Hexen Bis Aufs Blut Gequaelt (aka Mark of the Devil), although purportedly based on a true story. Acting under his usual pseudonym of "Paul Naschy," Molina stars as Judge de Fossey, who hunts witches in plague-ridden 1500s France. He falls in love with a suspected witch (Monica Randal), unleashing his repressed desires. The usual torture and murder of naked women ensues, until the judge is burned alive as a warlock. The predictable storyline is livened up with some wonderfully atmospheric production design by Gumersindo Andres, and Molina's growing legion of fans should enjoy it. Daniella Giordano and Eduardo Calvo co-star. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- 1975
- R
Jacinto Molina, best known as "Paul Naschy," returned in his eighth go-round as the tortured werewolf Waldemar Daninsky in this odd variation on the theme. Daninsky joins an expedition to Tibet in search of the Yeti, only to be bitten by two cannibalistic women whom he made love with in a cave. That turns him into the wolf-man, but he spends most of the running time defeating bandits and the despotic Saga Khan, only fighting the Yeti briefly in the film's closing moments. This disappointment was Molina's last appearance as Daninsky for five years. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
Spanish horror auteur Paul Naschy (aka Jacinto Molina) takes a crack at the demon-possession subgenre with this dull rip-off of The Exorcist. The story involves a young woman's unknowing participation in a Satanic ceremony which causes her to be possessed by the vile spirit of her late father. She promptly begins exhibiting the standard symptoms -- guttural curses, projectile pea-soup vomiting, and so on -- even twisting the heads of a few people 180 degrees. Naschy appears as the village priest summoned to perform the rites of exorcism, and must fend off the possessee's lewd advances before casting the unclean spirit out of her body... and into the family dog. Although certainly as silly and derivative as it sounds, this is not goofy enough to suffice as enjoyably bad cinema, and tired pacing takes all the punch out of the occasional gruesome shocks. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
When the campesinos of a medieval overlord can stand his tyrannical rule no longer, they revolt with terrible vengeance. ~ John Bush, Rovi
Sometimes its okay to judge a book by its cover and a film by its title. This blood-soaked cheapo Spanish horror film is a good example. Starring popular creepshow star Paul Naschy, it is the grim tale of three twisted sisters, a one-handed brunette, a wheel-chair bound blonde and a nymphomaniacal redhead who bedevil a handsome but hapless handyman whom they hire to fix up their decaying old house. Doffing his shirt to flash his muscular, hairy chest at every opportunity, Naschy soon finds himself encountering a bevy of beautiful, dead, eyeless (they were torn out by the killer) women laying about. When not sleeping with the redhead, Naschy attempts to solve the mystery and save his life. Actually, the literal translation of the Spanish title Los Ojos Azules de la Muñeca Rota, "The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" is far more intriguing. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jacinto Molina
- 1973
Spanish director Carlos Aured's fourth and final film with horror star Jacinto Molina (alias "Paul Naschy") stars the cult favorite as the mummy of a blood-drinking Pharoah, as well as his Arab guardian, Oseth Bey. The mummy predictably tracks down those who disturbed his tomb and searches for the reincarnation of his beloved queen (Helga Line) before being roasted alive. There is little inventiveness shown in this routine effort, although the murders are bloodier than usual for the mummy subgenre. Jack Taylor, Maria Silva, and Eduardo Calvo lead the veteran cast. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
Spain's leading horror star, Jacinto Molina (alias "Paul Naschy") makes his seventh appearance as the cursed werewolf Waldemar Daninsky in this creepy entry from director Carlos Aured. A prologue set during the Inquisition shows Molina as a witch-hunter who is cursed by an evil Countess (Patty Shepard) while she is burned alive. In the present day, a gypsy revives the curse after Molina shoots a werewolf, leading a pretty girl (Maritza Olivares) to seduce him and pass on the disease of lycanthropy by scarring his chest with a wolf's skull. The curse continues even after Daninsky is done in by his sweetheart (Fabiola Falcon), for she births a child in the sequel-bait conclusion. Jose Manuel Martin, Maria Silva, and Eduardo Calvo co-star. Molina returned as the werewolf in the delirious La Maldicion de la Bestia (1975). ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Naschy
In this Spanish horror/crime drama, a gangster is shot in the head during a jewel robbery. His accomplices take him to a doctor, who tells them that his brain is destroyed and he needs a transplant. They murder a rival gangster known as "The Sadist" and the doctor transplants his brain into the head of the wounded robber. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
- 1973
- R
In this gory horror movie one of society's pariahs finds the will to live when he receives the tender, innocent affections of a young girl. Unfortunately, she dies. The man refuses to let go and so engineers a replacement. Blood and gore ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy stars in this frightening tale of life after death concerning an Indian mystic with strange supernatural powers. As the London fog rolls through the darkened streets, a vengeful mystic uses his powers to raise women from their eternal slumber. Upon assembling a small army of female zombies, the powerful madman sends them out into the streets to seek vengeance against those who wronged him. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
In this spooky mystery, Scotland Yard embarks upon its most terrifying investigation that centers on a young girl's murder. Soon the hapless inspectors find London is filled with an army of the living dead raised by a vengeful madman. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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