Born in Italy, Paolo Paoloni's career in the late 1970s and early 1980s solidified his presence in cult cinema. He appears in Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979), where he navigates the absurdity of erotic horror, and in Cannibal Holocaust (1980), a film notorious for its controversial content and impact on the genre. His role in Inferno (1980) further cements his involvement in the giallo and horror realms, contributing to the unsettling atmosphere that defines these cult classics. Paoloni's performances capture the essence of exploitation cinema, making him a notable figure in the SassyFlix catalog.
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
A lusty young woman decides to use her sexual powers to “tame” the evil and murderous Dr. Jekyll. Actress Edwige Fenech and the Italians made A LOT of screwball sex comedies in the 70’s. Generally though, they were more successful(internationally, at least) at bedroom farce-type stuff as opposed to parodies like this. To be fair though, the English-language version of this is saddled with bad dubbing, horrid music (which may or may not have been in the Italian-language version), and an inappropriate English-title, “Dr.Jeckyl Likes ’em Hot”, which suggests a much more sex-saturated movie. Still, as European horror movie parodies go this is not as good as Lucio Fulci’s “Young Dracula”, it’s about the same as Armando Crispino’s “Frankenstein All”Italia”, but it’s significantly better than “Dracula Blows his Cool”.
