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* MakeMeWannaShout: Malvedades [[spoiler:and Orloff]] both have a whistle-based attack. [[spoiler:Malvedades also knows a whistling spell.]]


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* SuperScream: Malvedades [[spoiler:and Orloff]] both have a whistle-based attack. [[spoiler:Malvedades also knows a whistling spell.]]
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Orloff describes Malvadades as mysterious, evil, Argentinean and megalomaniac.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Orloff describes Malvadades Malvedades as mysterious, evil, Argentinean and megalomaniac.



* TheCommandments: We only hear the thrid commandment of the Catholic Surfers: You will surf daily if you want to reach spirit peace.

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* TheCommandments: We only hear the thrid third commandment of the Catholic Surfers: You will surf daily if you want to reach spirit peace.

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* TheAce: Chuk Lee, a martial artist clearly based in Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee; and later Dr. Orloff, a parapsychologist.



* TheCameo: [[Creator/JessFranco Jess Franco]] as the spirit of master Miyagi.



* TheCommandments: We only hear the thrid commandment of the Catholic Surfers: You will surf daily if you want to reach spirit peace.



* MakeMeWannaShout: Malvedades [[spoiler:and Orloff]] both have a whistle-based attack. [[spoiler:Malvedades also knows a whistling spell.]]



* TheMusicMeister: Orloff hypnotizes the mayor and his team so that they start singing - quite badly.



* SonicStunner: Malvedades [[spoiler:and Orloff]] both have a whistle-based attack. [[spoiler:Malvedades also knows a whistling spell.]]



* TheAce: Chuk Lee, a martial artist clearly based in Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee; and later Dr. Orloff, a parapsychologist.
* TheCameo: [[Creator/JessFranco Jess Franco]] as the spirit of master Miyagi.
* TheCommandments: We only hear the thrid commandment of the Catholic Surfers: You will surf daily if you want to reach spirit peace.
* TheMusicMeister: Orloff hypnotizes the mayor and his team so that they start singing - quite badly.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Orloff describes Malvadades as mysterious, evil, Argentininan and megalomaniac.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Orloff describes Malvadades as mysterious, evil, Argentininan Argentinean and megalomaniac.



* Curse: As Jess failed to share all of his hashish with Miyagi, Miyagi curses Jess with an illness that causes non-stop itching all over his body, and that can only be healed by him having sex - even if he has made a chastity vow until he's 24. The curse is done by Miyagi grabbing his own snot and throwing it to Jess's mouth.

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* Curse: {{Curse}}: As Jess failed to share all of his hashish with Miyagi, Miyagi curses Jess with an illness that causes non-stop itching all over his body, and that can only be healed by him having sex - even if he has made a chastity vow until he's 24. The curse is done by Miyagi grabbing his own snot and throwing it to Jess's mouth.
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* FiveManBand: TheLeader: Jess. TheLancer: Custó. TheSmartGuy: The priest. TheBigGuy: The yuppie. TheChick: The nun.
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''Karate a Muerte en Torremolinos'' (translation: Karate to Death in Torremolinos) is a 2003 Spanish horror film (copyright 2000 and 2001, released 2003) directed by Pedro Temboury and written by Temboury and Pablo Álvarez Almagro. It is a BMovie featuring [[{{Gorn}} graphic violence, gore]] and [[{{Fanservice}} nudity]] that attained several [[MedalOfDishonor Medals of Dishonor]] before its SoBadItsGood turned it into a CultClassic for horror fans in Spain.

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''Karate a Muerte en Torremolinos'' (translation: Karate to Death in Torremolinos) is a 2003 Spanish horror film (copyright 2000 and 2001, released 2003) directed by Pedro Temboury and written by Temboury and Pablo Álvarez Almagro. It is a BMovie featuring [[{{Gorn}} graphic violence, gore]] and [[{{Fanservice}} nudity]] that attained several [[MedalOfDishonor Medals of Dishonor]] before its SoBadItsGood [[SoBadItsGood So-Bad-Its-Good-ness]] turned it into a CultClassic for horror fans in Spain.



* MisterStrangenoun: Chuk Lee is named after Creator/ChuckNorris and Creator/BruceLee (both are in the "special thanks" part of the credits). Dr. Orloff is named after a character in early movies by Creator/JessFranco, who acts in the movie. Franco's character Miyagi is after Film/KarateKid. Custó is named after Creator/JacquesCousteau.

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* MisterStrangenoun: Chuk Lee is named after Creator/ChuckNorris and Creator/BruceLee (both are in the "special thanks" part of the credits). Dr. Orloff is named after a character in early movies by Creator/JessFranco, who acts in the movie. Franco's character Miyagi is after Film/KarateKid. The protagonist is named Jess, probably also after Franco. Custó is named after Creator/JacquesCousteau.
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The plot features a megalomaniac magician, Dr. Malvedades, who intends to bring back Jocántaro, a BeastOfTheApocalypse. To do this, he uses [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot underwater ninja zombies]] to kidnap [[VirginPower five women who had recently lost their virginity]] for [[HumanSacrifice]]. As the zombies leave a trail of murders, the authorities try to contact with [[TheAce professionals]] - a martial artist and a parapsychologist. Meanwhile, Jess, a Catholic surfer who has commited to remain chaste until he's 24, tries to rescue his girlfriend, one of the kidnapped girls, along with his friends.

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The plot features a megalomaniac magician, Dr. Malvedades, who intends to bring back Jocántaro, a BeastOfTheApocalypse. To do this, he uses [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot underwater ninja zombies]] to kidnap [[VirginPower five women who had recently lost their virginity]] for [[HumanSacrifice]].[[HumanSacrifice human sacrifices]]. As the zombies leave a trail of murders, the authorities try to contact with [[TheAce professionals]] - a martial artist and a parapsychologist. Meanwhile, Jess, a Catholic surfer who has commited to remain chaste until he's 24, tries to rescue his girlfriend, one of the kidnapped girls, along with his friends.



* MonstrousCannibalism: The ninja zombies eat their victims. Malvedades also bites the heart of one of the HumanSacrifice.

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* MonstrousCannibalism: The ninja zombies eat their victims. Malvedades also bites the heart of one of the HumanSacrifice.[[HumanSacrifice Human Sacrifices]].
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''Karate a Muerte en Torremolinos'' (translation: Karate to Death in Torremolinos) is a 2003 Spanish horror film (copyright 2000 and 2001, released 2003) directed by Pedro Temboury and written by Temboury and Pablo Álvarez Almagro. It is a BMovie featuring [[{{Gorn}} graphic violence, gore]] and [[{{Fanservice}} nudity]] that attained several [[MedalOfDishonor Medals of Dishonor]] before its SoBadItsGood turned it into a CultClassic for horror fans in Spain.

The plot features a megalomaniac magician, Dr. Malvedades, who intends to bring back Jocántaro, a BeastOfTheApocalypse. To do this, he uses [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot underwater ninja zombies]] to kidnap [[VirginPower five women who had recently lost their virginity]] for [[HumanSacrifice]]. As the zombies leave a trail of murders, the authorities try to contact with [[TheAce professionals]] - a martial artist and a parapsychologist. Meanwhile, Jess, a Catholic surfer who has commited to remain chaste until he's 24, tries to rescue his girlfriend, one of the kidnapped girls, along with his friends.
!!Tropes in ''Karate a Muerte en Torremolinos'' include:

* AnyoneCanDie: And they do: [[spoiler:Four of the five-man band; Jess's girlfriend.]]
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Orloff describes Malvadades as mysterious, evil, Argentininan and megalomaniac.
* BadassPreacher: Brother Fernando learns martial arts and uses shuriken [[spoiler:but it's in vain]].
* BeardOfEvil: Malvedades.
* BeastOfTheApocalypse: Jocántaro.
* CheapCostume: In this case, for real: The ninja zombies, Jocántaro, the aliens, even Malvedades's sorcerer clothes, are low-budget.
* CreditsGag: The credits are interrupted by a radio host who had narrated some scenes in the movie. He openly says: [[spoiler:"We are sorry to interrupt the ending credits, but the dead are raising from their tombs and walking to the homes of their closest relatives!".]] There are a few other scenes during the credits.
* Curse: As Jess failed to share all of his hashish with Miyagi, Miyagi curses Jess with an illness that causes non-stop itching all over his body, and that can only be healed by him having sex - even if he has made a chastity vow until he's 24. The curse is done by Miyagi grabbing his own snot and throwing it to Jess's mouth.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The heroes fail to stop Malvedades, who laughs with a harem of resurrected girls; only Jess has survived. Jocántaro [[TheJuggernaut wrecks havoc]] in the city (and even fights the aliens from outer space, apparently winning because they are not in the next scene, and Jocántaro is). Jocántaro later kills Malvedades.]]
* EldritchAbomination: Jocántaro.
* EvilMentor: We discover that Orloff had been Malvedades's disciple, even if they are now enemies.
* EvilSorcerer: Dr. Malvedades.
* EvilWearsBlack: The ninjas are completely dressed in black.
* FingerInTheMail: The villains send Chuk Lee's head to the mayor in a box.
* FiveManBand: TheLeader: Jess. TheLancer: Custó. TheSmartGuy: The priest. TheBigGuy: The yuppie. TheChick: The nun.
* GoodWearsWhite: To some point: The martial artists killed by the ninjas, including the school and Chuk Lee, all wear white. This may be ColourCodedForYourConvenience considering that the ninjas wear black.
* HumanSacrifice: Bringing back Jocántaro requires the sacrifice of five teenage girls who had lost their virginity.
* ILoveTheDead: The ninjas want sex with the prisoner girls; but Malvedades wants them to wait until after the HumanSacrifice.
* ImmuneToBullets: Jocántaro. It seems immune to ''everything''.
* ISeeDeadPeople: Spiritism is used to contact with a dead girl. She recommends contacting with the also deceased Miyagi, [[spoiler:but the heroes find Miyagi is not available right now, they have contacted his family home.]]
* MaleFrontalNudity: Jess gets naked because of the itch all over his body.
* MedalOfDishonor: The movie won 4 Godoy awards (Spanish equivalent to Golden raspberries) for art direction, special effects, wardrobe and make-up/hairdresser (the only nomination in this last category); and was nominated to three others: Worst movie, director and writing.
* MisterStrangenoun: Chuk Lee is named after Creator/ChuckNorris and Creator/BruceLee (both are in the "special thanks" part of the credits). Dr. Orloff is named after a character in early movies by Creator/JessFranco, who acts in the movie. Franco's character Miyagi is after Film/KarateKid. Custó is named after Creator/JacquesCousteau.
* MonstrousCannibalism: The ninja zombies eat their victims. Malvedades also bites the heart of one of the HumanSacrifice.
* MookChivalry: The ninjas wait patiently to fight Chuk, so that Chuk only has one enemy at a given time ([[spoiler:and even then, they win]]). They are more polite than the two muggers that Chuk defeated just before that.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Doctor Malvedades. Dr. Orloff doesn't look like a Ph.D. at all, too.
* MuggingTheMonster: Two men try to mug martial arts star Chuk Lee, only to be humiliatingly defeated.
* PhotoOpWithTheDog: The mayor appears on TV with the distressed mother of a victim.
* PoliceAreUseless: That's why the mayor has to resort to external consultants.
* PublicDomainArtifact: The Necronomicon.
* SealedEvilInACan: Jocántaro destroyed a civilization, then was sealed underwater by five teenage virgins - that's why the HumanSacrifice of five teenage non-virgins can bring it back.
* SentimentalDrunk: Applied to hashish. Manolo likes Jess because he's the only one who treats him well. Due to this, Manolo tells Jess the legend of Jocántaro.
* SexyPriest: The nun's habit [[ItMakesSenseInContext must allow her to surf]]... [[FridgeLogic although we don't really see her surfing, only holding a board]]. Still, the high-heeled boots make no sense at all.
* SonicStunner: Malvedades [[spoiler:and Orloff]] both have a whistle-based attack. [[spoiler:Malvedades also knows a whistling spell.]]
* SpecialEffectFailure: Constantly. The mutilations are clearly fake. The limbs and heads that are thrown are different from those of the victims. Sometimes, there's no blood, and suddenly a person appears covered in red. When doing spiritism, the actors are visibly shaking the chair and table. The technology Orloff uses is clearly a Simon toy. Even the press cut they show the mayor, with an ad of Orloff, has the ad clearly stuck over a different page in a newspaper. Don't make me start with the monsters...
* SpiritAdvisor: Miyagi.
* SupernaturalMartialArts: Miyagi trains the Band. [[spoiler:It's for nothing...]]
* TheAce: Chuk Lee, a martial artist clearly based in Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee; and later Dr. Orloff, a parapsychologist.
* TheCameo: [[Creator/JessFranco Jess Franco]] as the spirit of master Miyagi.
* TheCommandments: We only hear the thrid commandment of the Catholic Surfers: You will surf daily if you want to reach spirit peace.
* TheMusicMeister: Orloff hypnotizes the mayor and his team so that they start singing - quite badly.
* TrainingMontage: While learning martial arts from Miyagi; they also learn to eat rice with chopsticks because... it sounds Asian?
* UltimateAuthorityMayor: The mayor seems to be the highest authority ever. Subverted when the mayor tries to blame the central government for the murders.
* UngratefulBastard: Jocántaro kills Malvedades during the end credits.
* VirginPower: As long as Danuta remains a virgin, she is not targetted.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Jocántaro kills Malvedades during the end credits.

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