The New York Ripper

"Psycho Ripper" redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see Psyco Ripper.
The New York Ripper
Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti[1]
Directed byLucio Fulci
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Gianfranco Clerici
  • Lucio Fulci
  • Vincenzo Mannino[1]
Produced byFabrizio De Angelis[1]
Starring
CinematographyLuigi Kuveiller[1]
Edited byVincenzo Tomassi[1]
Music byFrancesco De Masi[1]
Production
company
Fulvia Film[1]
Distributed by77 Cinematografica[2]
Release date
  • 4 March 1982 (1982-03-04) (Italy)
Running time
93 minutes[3]
CountryItaly[1]
LanguageEnglish
Box office₤1.04 million

The New York Ripper (Italian: Lo squartatore di New York) is a 1982 English-language Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci,[4] and co-written by Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino, and Dardano Sacchetti. The film is about a police lieutenant who is tracking a sadistic killer who slashes women with a switchblade and straight-razors.

Shot in late August to October 1981 in New York with interiors being shot in Italy, the script was re-written by Sacchetti at the last moment prior to filming. It was released in 1982 in Italy and later in the United States in 1984 while being banned in the United Kingdom until 2002.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Howarth 2015, p. 246.
  2. ^ "Lo squartatore di New York (1982)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Thrower 1999, p. 279.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmovie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).