Play Motel

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Play Motel
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Directed by Mario Gariazzo
Written byMario Gariazzo
Produced byArmando Novelli
Starring Anna Maria Rizzoli
Ray Lovelock
CinematographyAldo Greci
Music by Ubaldo Continiello
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageItalian

Play Motel is a 1979 Italian giallo film written and directed by Mario Gariazzo (credited as Roy Garrett) and starring Anna Maria Rizzoli and Ray Lovelock. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Play Motel was released on blu-ray in a region 1 release by Raro Video in August 2015. The release contains an extra feature of the hardcore inserts. [5]

Plot

Patrizia and Roberto, theatrical actors and spouses, after having stayed at the Play Motel, accidentally find a body in the trunk of their car. They leave the car at the scene and go to call the police, and when they arrive, they discover with amazement the removal of the body, which is then found in a completely different place: the police then discover that it was Maria Luisa Longhi, wife of Commendator Rinaldo Cortesi. At the request in particular of Patrizia, the two spouses improvise as investigators to help the police solve the case.

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
  2. ↑ Jeremy Biltz (August 7, 2015). "Play Motel (Blu-ray) review". DVD Talk . Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Blair Hoyle (August 22, 2015). ""Play Motel" Blu-ray Review". Cinema Slasher. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Davide Comotti (8 May 2015). "Killer Visions: Play Motel (1979) di Mario Gariazzo". Fascination Cinema. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Play Motel. dvdcompare.net


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