Three friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.Three friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.Three friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.
Giovanni Lombardo Radice
- Mike Logan
- (as John Morghen)
Danilo Mattei
- Rudy Davis
- (as Bryan Redford)
Zora Kerova
- Pat Johnson
- (as Zora Kerowa)
Walter Lucchini
- Joe Costolani
- (as Walter Lloyd)
Fiamma Maglione
- Myrna Stenn
- (as Meg Fleming)
Miguel Ángel Rincón
- Juanito
- (as 'El Indio' Rincon)
Giovanni Bergamini
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Riccardo Petrazzi
- Hunter
- (uncredited)
Perry Pirkanen
- Paul
- (uncredited)
Dominic Raacke
- Tim Barrett
- (uncredited)
Jake Teague
- Professor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLike Cannibal Holocaust (1980), this movie contains several actual animal killings. Though his character kills an animal in the film, Giovanni Lombardo Radice strongly objected to the animal killings and refused to participate in them (a double had to be used). Director Umberto Lenzi tried to convince Radice to do the killings by telling him, "De Niro [Robert De Niro] would do it," to which Radice responded, "De Niro would kick your ass all the way back to Rome."
- GoofsWhen handed a watch by a tribesman, Myrna turns it over and says she had Mike's initials engraved on it. 'Mike Logan' appears in full, not just as initials.
- Quotes
Rudy: Why'd you kill her you bastard?!
Mike Logan: Get off my case motherfucker!
- Crazy creditsOne of the character's names is Gloria. Coincidentally, Gena Rowlands in "Gloria" is showing at the Embassy Times Square cinema during the junkie's walk through New York during the opening credits.
- Alternate versionsAfter spending many years as a banned Video Nasty the film was finally submitted to the BBFC in November 2000 in a heavily pre-cut form, removing around 6 minutes of graphic violence. These included a complete removal of cannibalism scenes, a man's eye being gouged out, a scene where Pat threatens a topless native with a knife, all shots of Mike being castrated, scalped and his hand severed, and the infamous scene where Pat is hoisted aloft with iron hooks through her breasts. All of the graphic animal cruelty was also removed. Notably a snake slowly killing a muskrat, and a leopard killing a monkey, plus the mutilations of a crocodile and a turtle. The BBFC additionally made a further 6 sec cut to a shot of a tethered muskrat falling from a jeep.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Canibais e Solidão (2006)
Featured review
A few mates, on a Friday night, a few cans, snacks and a copy of this - you can't go wrong!
You can't take it seriously. It's really silly, poorly acted and really cheesey in parts. But it does have a hefty bucket load of blood to keep gorehounds like my good self happy. Make sure to see it uncut, because to be honest, there isn't much else going for it(!) I just wish they left the animals alone in these films. But keep your eyes out for the highlights; the unfortunate John Morghen, who has his manhood sliced clean off and eaten by one of the Cannibals. This film is not as bad as it is supposed to be, though.
Otherwise a good Cannibal flick, better than the rest of them, but naturally nowhere near as good as Deodato's masterpiece - Cannibal Holocaust, which sits safely on it's throne.
Otherwise a good Cannibal flick, better than the rest of them, but naturally nowhere near as good as Deodato's masterpiece - Cannibal Holocaust, which sits safely on it's throne.
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- davelawrence666
- Dec 10, 1999
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