A mad scientist, a gorilla heart transplant, and blood-soaked lucha chaos in Mexico.
NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES
Half man, half beast, all horror
A doctor tries to save his son's life through a complicated heart transplant operation, the involuntary donor being a gorilla. Eventually, the young man turns into a violent hybrid beast.
Quick Answer
Night of the Bloody Apes is a 1969 Mexican horror and science fiction film directed by René Cardona about a mad scientist who transplants a gorilla's heart into his son, unleashing a violent human-animal hybrid.
Programmer's Pick
Where else can you get masked lady wrestlers, real surgery footage, and a rampaging man-ape in one lurid package? Night of the Bloody Apes is Mexican genre cinema at its most unfiltered, gleefully mixing wrestling, exploitation, and mad science with a splash of red.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- René Cardona
- Writers
- René Cardona Jr., René Cardona
- Release
- 1969
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Country
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Also Known As
- Sex Monsters, Gomar: The Human Gorilla, Horror y sexo, Korang, la terrificante bestia umana, Original title: La horripilante bestia humana
Why This Matters
Directed by René Cardona with a screenplay co-written by his son René Jr., this 1969 Mexican horror film is also known by alternate titles such as 'Horror y sexo' and 'Gomar—The Human Gorilla,' reflecting its varied international releases.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Masked female wrestlers in the ring deliver both drama and body slams, setting an offbeat tone from the start.
A mad scientist's experimental gorilla heart transplant is the film's grotesque scientific centerpiece.
The film ups the exploitation ante with actual open heart surgery footage spliced into its medical scenes.
From transformations to rampages, expect no shortage of cheap gore shots and bloody violence.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Ape-to-human heart transplant
Mutated human-animal hybrid
Bloody rampage and violence
Mexico City wrestling and medical scenes
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Night of the Bloody Apes? +
Night of the Bloody Apes was directed by René Cardona.
How long is Night of the Bloody Apes? +
Night of the Bloody Apes has a runtime of 81 minutes.
What genre is Night of the Bloody Apes? +
Night of the Bloody Apes is a horror, science fiction, crime, drama, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Night of the Bloody Apes? +
Night of the Bloody Apes is available to stream on SassyFlix.
What happens when a gorilla heart is transplanted into a human in Night of the Bloody Apes? +
After Dr. Krallman transplants a gorilla's heart into his son, the young man mutates into a violent human-animal hybrid and goes on a rampage.
