The Ibiza Connection

Director - Howard Arundel (Gunpowder, Dangerous Lady)

Starring - Cliff Twemlow (G.B.H., Tuxedo Warrior), Fiona Fullerton (A View to Kill, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), and Brett Sinclair (Target Eve Island, Into the Darkness)

Release Date - 1984

Genre - Action

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     I'm starting to think that maybe I'm not a fan of Cliff Twemlow and his films.  I've watched a few of his films by now and the only one that I enjoyed was G.B.H.  I took a little break from the Bloody Legend: The Complete Cliff Twemlow Collection to check out a few indie horror flicks before making way back to this set.  The next film in the set was 1983 action flick The Ibiza Connection.  This was one I could find very little info on and the only artwork I could find was incomplete.  

     The film follows a film crew making an action film centered around a special car.  The director of the film is a woman abusing piece of shit who is sleeping with his best friend's woman.  Coincidentally, that same best friend is funding the film and plans on using the production as a way to snuff him out and his adulterous wife.  

     I went into The Ibiza Connection knowing absolutely nothing about it just like the rest of the set and this was probably the worst one in my opinion.  I try not to bash movies because I know it's no easy task to make a movie but this thing was clearly never finished and rushed through editing.  The acting in this one is extremely stiff even for direct to video and S.O.V. standards.  The cast spits out their dialogue as if they have no idea who their characters are or why they are saying it.  When you combine that with the dubbed dialogue due to audio issues you are left with some performances that are not easily forgettable but not for the right reasons.  The story for this one is a bit out there.  We follow a shitty human being who just happens to be the protagonist and not the film's antagonist.  We follow this shitbag as he attempts to make an action film while making homophobic remarks, beating women, and sleeping with his friend's wife.  That is literally the extent of it.  If you are looking for action then you will be disappointed.  Instead, it's a no budget drama with "action" as a thought.   Finally, don't expect a lot of action or fun 80s explosions, gun fights, or blood.  It is completely void of the stuff and does very little to satisfy those of us looking for 80s carnage.  Overall, The Ibiza Connection is a huge missed opportunity.  The other films in the set feel like complete films that just don't find their mark while this one feels like a patchwork quilt missing the middle.  It's all over the place and doesn't make any sense.  I would skip this one.