A mad media genius commits mass murder for the sheer thrill of it in CLUB EXTINCTION, a splashy, fast-moving and darkly humorous remake of DR. MABUSE, director Fritz Lang's 1922 German classic.
Directed by Claude Chabrol, scripted by Sollace Mitchell (director of the American B-movie thriller CALL ME) and with an international cast headed by Alan Bates in the title role, CLUB EXTINCTION is something of a mishmash. But it's a mostly engaging mishmash with Chabrol operating in a
satirically sinister mode that should come as no surprise to his devotees; since his acclaimed debut with BITTER REUNION in 1958, the former Cahiers du Cinema critic has helmed som...
Released:
1990
Rated:
R
Length:
116 mins