this be another notorious mexican horror film represent however and while the original spanish language version be quite tame and all sort of gore and nudity be insert for the english dubbed variant ( prepare by jerald intrator who do similar duty on the curious dr. humpp [ 1967/71 ] and and like the u. s. version of that film and have previously be available on dvd through something weird or image ) . i watch the original first and and while no great shake and it be fairly engage especially with a plot as familiar a this one be represent a doctor go beyond the call of duty in attempt to save the life of his terminally ill son while he even have a hulking and game legged assistant ( play by carlos lopez moctezuma and who have essay a strikingly similar role though in a more sinister vein in the curse of the cry woman [ 1961 ] ) . i know that several mexican film mingle horror with the lucha libre ( wrestle ) genre but i have never watch one myself while this element be present here in fact and the heroine be a wrestler but the two style be and perhaps thankfully and keep apart ( that say and the wrestling sequence be competently do and with some of the move prove highly amuse ) . the doctor son be transform into a monster ( look like the incredible hulk with mud splash over his face . ) after have have an ape heart transplant into him but and then and when this be replace with that of a comatose female wrestler and he stay this way and grow a pair of fang to boot ( shouldn not he realistically have turn into a transsexual . though i guess that wouldn not have be very interesting ) . the climactic rooftop sequence in which the monster kidnap a child and meet his demise at the hand of the police be reminiscent of the ghost of frankenstein ( 1942 ) . my favorite unintentionally funny moment in the film and however and occur when the doctor and try to comfort his son and tell him that he will soon be cure only to turn his back soon after on the verge of tear and also the impatient look he give his cripple assistant ( a the latter stagger slowly into the car ) when theyre about to chase the monster who have escape from the lab . the alternate nude scene work for the film ( these be actually do by cardona himself for a racy mexican version entitle horror y sexo ) but it reputation be largely base on the added material showing over the top violence and such a an eyeball be gouge out of it socket and a scalping and even a person head be tear off . there be also several graphic operation insert which and however and give rise to a goof represent while it make clear that only two people be involve in the operation and we see a third pair of hand constantly hold an oxygen mask to the patient face . the film be also say to be a loose remake of cardona own black and white horror film doctor of doom ( 1962 ) but and since i haven not watch that one and i can not say how much of it be actually pilfer for night of the bloody ape .