Two free-spirited teenagers, Dick and Ingrid (played by Ray Lovelock and Ornella Muti), set out to spend the summer together in Italy. To pay their way they sell Scandinavian porn mags and pictures of Ingrid posing nude. But then they get busted by the cops and are given 24 hours to get out of the country. Instead of leaving they take to the road, where they come up against a thieving biker gang and they are mistaken for a pair of bank robbers. Heading south in a hurry, they run out of gas in the middle of nowhere and take refuge in the house of Barbara Slater (Irene Papas), a seemingly bored, middle-aged housewife who appears to be up for some sexual shenanigans. The naive pair party with Barbara but soon discover she is hiding a terrible and deadly secret. Directed by the legendary Umberto Lenzi of CANNIBAL FEROX fame, this sexy thriller in the Italian "giallo" style is a taut and suspense-filled entertainment with a deviously twisted plot and all the trappings of the "hippie" 1970s, Euro-style. AN IDEAL PLACE TO KILL is here available for the first time ever on Blu-ray, restored from the original negative, complete and uncut and with exclusive bonus features.
A fascinating and impressive thriller where you never quite know where things are going to go… Exciting stuff that will keep you engaged as the values shift back and forth until the shocking ending. --Cinezilla
An excellent piece of Italian cinema and one well worth checking out. --David Beckett/myreviewer.com
This suspenseful and cynical little film is a breath of fresh air… an intriguing variation on the home-invasion formula that keeps on twisting, turning and throwing new cards on the table… a really tight story and a top-notch cast. --eatmybrains.com