I had seen Killer Condom from a bad internet bootleg back when I was first getting into Troma. I was really quite disappointed at the time: the film was undoubtably homoerotic, which at the time wasn't exactly something I wanted to see. However, due to the fact that the film has yet to be reviewed here at Tromatized!, I found that crappy looking bootleg and gave it a second chance. I was amazed at what I had missed upon my initial viewing.
Udo Samel stars as Luigi Mackeroni, a tough Sicilian police officer in New York who is assigned to investigate a cheap sex hotel when men begin to lose their penises. At first, Mackeroni assumes that the whores that inhabit the hotel are responsible, until he visits there one night and picks up a young gigolo named Billy. While beginning his fun with Billy, the condom the hotel provided to the room ends up taking one of Luigi's testicles. This makes the case personal, as he sets out to find out what these carnivorous contreceptives really are and how to stop them.
Killer Condom is a very interesting film. It was shot on location in New York by a German cast and crew, therefore all of the characters from New York speak German. It may seem weird at first, but doesn't the US film industry do practically the same thing all of the time?
One thing that originally made me uncomfortable with the film was the blatant homosexuality of the film. However, I believe I was about 13 or 14 upon my initial viewing, so I wasn't exactly as open-minded about subject matter. At the time, I also didn't realize that a lot of Troma movies have very important underlying messages and the close-mindedness had made me miss out on the commentary about persecution of homosexuals by the Christian community. The film tackles this topic with dark humor and biting satire and succeeds very well.
In all honesty, Killer Condom is a film that is truly brilliant, in the sense that it tackles the absurdity of persecuting homosexuals with something just as absurd. With the talent of acclaimed actor Udo Samel,the effects of Jörg Buttgereit(Nekromantik), and consultation from brilliant artist H.R. Giger, Killer Condom is recommended. It would make a good double feature with Mark Pirro's Curse of the Queerwolf, which delivers a similar commentary on homophobia(though unintentional).
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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