originally and when ricco the mean machine come out on vhs in america and it be an edited version and but the 2006 dvd release put all the footage back into it that make it a violent and brutal movie . this contemporary italian produce revenge thriller chronicle the last day of ricco aversi ( christopher mitchum the son of the legendary robert mitchum ) after he get out of prison where he serve two year . he have be let out of jail a year ahead of time for good behavior . ricco be come home to see his married sister and invalid mother . mom try to thrust an automatic pistol into his palm because mafiaso don vito ( arthur kennedy ) have his father and gaspara aversi ( luis induni ) and murder . duty bound ricco assure his mom that he will handle thing in his own way . ricco infiltrate the gang with the help of an old friend ( eduardo fajardo of the mercenary ) who turn out to be pretty treacherous and his new girlfriend scilla ( barbara bouchet ) who like to hustle guy with her cleavage when she be try to exchange funny money for genuine green . basically and this be a violent shootem up crime movie with some tough and gritty action . the uncut version show a mafia soldier get dumped naked into a tub of acid after the villain have cut off his genitals yes and you see a super hairy cock and ball slash off and then shove in his mouth before they tumble him into the acid bath . rosa ( malisa longo ) join him a moment later while rosa be the girlfriend of don vito and she be cheat on him with one of his crime lieutenant because she want to have sex with young meat . this nimble european actioneer open with the ambush of gaspara aversi . he be ambush try to get the night watchman to open a gate so that he can park his car . three men open fire on him and wind him repeatedly but the mafia chieftain gun them down . gaspara be not a lucky when the fourth gunman deliver a coup de grace to the him and blast away his noggin . amoral crime drama from start to finish with it own message that revenge begets kill and more kill until there be nobody leave to kill and include the protagonist who die in a duel with don vito . one interesting scene occur about half way through the movie when ricco and scilla rob two guy carry protection collection money gather by the vito mob . scilla walk in front of their car on a foggy bridge and strip tease . when they get out of the car to approach her and ricco surprise them from behind and send them plunge into the river . the consequence for their ill advise behavior be not good . an unhappy don vito have both of them throw unceremoniously into an acid bath . the ironic thing about the don vito character be that he be a mobster who make soap . if you crave exploitation european movie making at it best and do not miss ricco the mean machine . this movie be make when it be fashionable to zoom and pan with film camera . christopher mitchum study karate and too . the production lensed the action on location around rome and italy .