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Santo vs. the TV Killer

Original title: Santo contra el asesino de la T.V.
  • 19821982
  • 1h 18m
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5.3/10
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Santo vs. the TV Killer (1982)
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Santo takes on Magnus, who has taken control of television stations to broadcast kidnappings and other such criminal activity.Santo takes on Magnus, who has taken control of television stations to broadcast kidnappings and other such criminal activity.Santo takes on Magnus, who has taken control of television stations to broadcast kidnappings and other such criminal activity.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
46
YOUR RATING
    • Rafael Pérez Grovas
    • Sergio David(story)
    • Carlos Suárez(story)
    • Rafael Pérez Grovas(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Santo
    • Gerardo Reyes
    • Rubi Re
    • Rafael Pérez Grovas
    • Sergio David(story)
    • Carlos Suárez(story)
    • Rafael Pérez Grovas(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Santo
    • Gerardo Reyes
    • Rubi Re
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Santo
    Santo
    • Santo
    • (as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata)
    Gerardo Reyes
    • Gerardo Reyes
    Rubi Re
    • Diana
    Carlos Agostí
    Carlos Agostí
    • Pedro Grandet…
    Rosalía Montero
    Carlos Suárez
    • Carlitos
    Jean Safont
    • Inspector Fierro
    • (as Jean Safon)
    Nelson Juarez
    Coloso Colosetti
    • El Asesino del Ring
    Fernando Yapur
    • Dueño del Cabaret
    Ismael Ramirez
      Jesús Velázquez
      Eleazar Garcia Jr.
      Eleazar Garcia Jr.
      • Empleado del Periódico
      Julio Santos
        Roy De La Serna
        Carmen Cabrales
        Baltazar Ramos
        José Navarrete
          • Rafael Pérez Grovas
          • Sergio David(story)
          • Carlos Suárez(story)
          • Rafael Pérez Grovas(adaptation)
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        6/10
        santo still had his stuff though he was in his mid 60s yrs here
        i have always enjoyed the Santo movies since i was a boy watching him beat up all types of baddies on TV. his movies used to be on before-Univision (was SIN in the 70s/80s) TV in the 70s/80s late nites and Sunday afternoons and also Sundays on Galavision years back. wonder if Galavision still shows Santo movies lately? he kept making movies till he was in his mid-60s. i read many reviews in his last 2 films PUNO DE MUERTE & LA FURIA DE LOS KARATECAS that said it was painful to see el santo wrestle at his old age. he still showed fighting skills in the film he did he 1981 SANTO VS. LA ASESINO DE LA T.V. hey! director Rafael Perez Grovas gave us 'reality TV' circa 1981! some masked creep named Magnus takes over radio/TV airwaves saying he will televise kidnappings of famous celebrities and commit jewel robberies on live TV. the police are clueless and their inspector wants el santo and his sometimes bumbling sidekick, Carlitos (played by santo's real life agent/friend, Carlos Suarez) on the case. Santo gets help from Gerardo Reyes who plays a singer who is also a newspaper reporter who is also a government agent!--whew! he sings better than he fights. santo does fight well here though in a martial arts sequence with a henchman it is very clear that that is a Santo double doing the faster fighting (maybe his son, Hijo del Santo). there is also a Santo double in a helicopter with reyes searching for Magnus' hideout in the mountains since this other fake santo looks pudgier and there is sweat seeping thru santo's silver mask while the face looks more obese! it ain't him.

        in the weirdest scene, santo tries to rescue 2 females kidnapped by Magnus, santo is captured and briefly tied to a stake surrounded by flames. Magnus alerts TV viewers that the burning of santo is taking place and one of the viewers is a magician who with mind control concentrates hard on breaking santo's chains and they do slip off and santo escapes and beats up magnus. this is never explained afterwards. and carlos suarez is very funny here and in one dumb scene that still makes me laugh, he, santo, and a female reporter see magnus on screen, the 3 talk then carlos talks when the phone rings and it spooks him nearly jumping out of his chair! when carlos is the good guy in santo movies, he is charming, lovable and very goofy. when carlos is a baddie in santo movies, he is still goofy and nutty. so SANTO VS THE TV KILLER is fun fare. i am anxious to catch up on santo's last 2 films i mentioned earlier to see how he looks and how he fights. santo was not only a great wrestler and surprisingly he was a fine actor.
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        • movieloving
        • Sep 30, 2005

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          • September 9, 1982 (Mexico)
          • Mexico
          • Spanish
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          • Cinematográfica RA
          • Producciones Géminis
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        • 1 hour 18 minutes
          • Color
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