Dr. Heiter (Dieter Laser) is a retired surgeon who specialized in separating conjoined twins. Now he's insane and wants to go in the other direction-- splicing people together.
The beginning of the movie introduces American college girls Lindsay and Jenny, who are taking a trip across Europe. Their car breaks down and so they go for help, stumbling upon Dr. Heiter's secluded house/laboratory. He drugs them and they awaken to find themselves strapped to surgical tables. On a nearby table is also a Japanese guy who is pissed. The crazy doctor explains, with a powerpoint presentation, how he will perform surgery on them, stringing them together mouth-to-ass, so that they'll be like a human centipede. Of course, they are terrified.
This is an unsettling movie, up there with the original versions of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. The movie's strength is that it doesn't get too overly graphic--we don't see the surgery itself, just the aftermath with the trio bandaged together. The power of the movie is the sick idea and feeling sorry for the victims. Recommended.
Dr. Heiter (Dieter Laser) is a retired surgeon who specialized in separating conjoined twins. Now he's insane and wants to go in the other direction-- splicing people together.
