Plot: While hitchhiking through Mexico, draft dodger Kevin (Joseph Kaufmann) crosses paths with a beautiful young woman named Terry (Jennifer Billingsley) and the two decide to stick together for a while. A small, rural village is their next pit stop and nearby, a team of elite mercenaries have set up a rendezvous point. These hired guns are brutal, merciless soldiers of fortune and they’re about to head to Central America, but first they need to prepare. After tormenting the locals, the mercenaries run into Kevin and Terry, after one of the soldiers sees them walking on a back road. Wicks (Alex Rocco) is the most sadistic member of the unit and as soon as he sees Terry, he wants to have his way with her, willing or not. After making the hitchhikers feel welcome, the soldiers turn on the two, beating up Kevin and making Terry into a prize in a twisted game. The men will fight each other and whoever is the last one standing will get Terry, to do whatever he wants with her. At the same time, Kevin manages to escape and one of the soldiers, a man named Ross (Paul Carr) decides he has had enough of the crew’s sadistic behavior. But can either one manage to put up a fight against an entire team of well trained, well armed mercenaries?

Entertainment Value: This is a rough one, with a lot of creepy sexual predators taking aim on a young woman, with little hope in sight. A squad of elite mercenaries is an imposing presence, which makes Terry’s situation all the more dangerous, since no real rescue options seem viable. Kevin is not a fighter and the locals have no guns, not to mention the whole elite trained killing machines on the other side. Alex Rocco plays the most twisted member of the troupe is quite a menace, holding nothing back and making sure his character is as sick as he should be. While he is the worst of the bunch, the other members are almost as bad, envisioning what they’d do with the girl and having no compassion whatsoever. Ross is the exception, but even he has clearly looked the other way while these kind of atrocities happened. The performances are strong across the board, especially from the mercenaries, who display the kind of twisted pleasure you’d expect from the characters. The atmosphere of dread here is palpable, with some of the slimiest villains in any movie of this kind, bragging about killing a pregnant woman and seeing Terry as a toy to be played with. Brutal Corps is a harsh experience, but fans of grindhouse and exploitation should check it out.

Not a lot of naked flesh here, though Billingsley is nude in several scenes. That includes topless, bare ass, and quick full frontal, while we also have some bare male ass, if that’s more your game. The blood is limited as well, with only one scene that has a good amount, as well as numerous gun shot wounds. The gun shots yield some nice little spurts, but nothing out of control. There is violence often, but it is either fist fighting or various physical conflict, not slasher movie type stuff. The atmosphere is still dark and filled with imminent dread, especially when Terry is involved. The dialogue is mixed between hippie lingo from our hitchhikers and sleaze from the mercenaries, plus some sweaty excuses from the local sheriff. Not a lot of home run type lines, but the colorful characters have consistently interesting dialogue, even if it doesn’t stick with you as overly memorable or quotable. Alex Rocco’s performance earns the movie some crazy points, as he is one of the few actors in this kind of role who even gets to close to David Hess levels of menace. The rough nature of the premise, colorful characters, and almost total lack of humanity also add to the score.

Nudity: 2/10

Blood: 2/10

Dialogue: 3/10

Overall Insanity: 4/10