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Nikos the Impaler | |
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Directed by | Andreas Schnaas |
Written by | Ted Geoghegan |
Produced by | Andreas Schnaas Joe Zaso |
Starring | Joe Zaso Felissa Rose Andreas Schnaas |
Distributed by | RatPack Independent Films |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Language | English |
Budget | $40,000 USD |
Nikos the Impaler is a 2003 z-grade splatter film directed by and starring German auteur Andreas Schnaas. It follows a reincarnated Romanian barbarian (Schnaas) as he wreaks havoc on modern day New York City. It was released in some territories as Violent Shit 4. [1]
College professor Frank Heller (Joe Zaso) and his girlfriend Sandra (Felissa Rose) lead a ragtag group of museum patrons in a race for their lives. After a botched robbery attempt spills blood on the ancient mask of Nikos a lu Unziceanu (Schnaas), the barbarian returns to kill off virtually anyone who crosses his path. After wiping out the denizens of the art museum, the maniac turns his sights on a health club, gay bar, movie theater, and video store.
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