The Curious Dr. Humpp
The Curious Dr. Humpp is a 1969 film from Argentina, directed by Emilio Vieyra, running 100 minutes. reelscum files it under roughie.
- Year
- 1969 · 1960s films
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Director
- Emilio Vieyra
- Updated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Obscurity
- cult (54/100)
- Also known as
- The Curious Dr. Humpp · The Curious Case of Dr. Humpp
Defined in the glossary: Roughie
Argentine, insane, and re-cut by its US distributor into something stranger.
An Argentine oddity, made stranger by its American distributor, who bought a mad-scientist horror film and spliced in hardcore inserts to sell it. A deranged doctor kidnaps couples to harvest the energy of their lovemaking, aided by a talking disembodied brain, and the result is a surreal collision of gothic horror and grafted-on sleaze.
The original film is a moody black-and-white creature feature; the added footage makes it something else entirely, and the seams are part of the appeal. Few films illustrate the exploitation distribution process so literally.
Bizarre, disreputable and unlike anything else on this shelf.
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