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The Dutch version quickly gained a cult following due to its poor acting, unconvincing special effects, and (according to some Dutch traditionalists) bad
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The famous surgeon Dr. Bruckner suffers a car accident, which leaves him horribly burned and puts him into a coma for seven years. When he awakes at New Years' Night he starts a murdering rampage. As the plot progresses he stalks a girl named Amy, her boyfriend Peter and Amy's brother Bobby and tries
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unexplained explosions. For reasons that are never explained the surgeon goes on a murdering spree and manages to survive numerous attacks that would horribly injure any normal person. To top it all off the actor who played him before the accident (
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and has frequently been called "the worst Dutch movie ever" by traditionalists. It was honored with the "Mondo
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