Well, early on in the film there was a scene where a sadistic kid throws a firecracker (or something similar) into the air and it is caught by a seagull. Firecracker explodes, seagull buys the farm. But, the scene I was referring to was a protracted sequence where the youngsters drug, then dissect a cat in extreme close-up. It was not photographed at all like a splatter film or anything like that; it was all done "artistically" with almost microscopic close-ups, lots of slow dissolves and the like.

Of course, in the credits it was made clear that no critters were harmed during filming - but credits always come after the movie is over and the damage has been done.

It's been over thirty years since I've seen that film, but I'll never forget that day at the Oceana.

Signor V.