Mangiati vivi! (1980)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writer:

Umberto Lenzi (story)

Release Date:

20 March 1980 (Italy)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror

Tagline:

They didn't have a chance!

Plot:

A young woman teams up with an adventurer to find her missing sister in the jungles of New Guinea and they stumble upon a religious cult led by a deranged preacher whom has located his commune in an area inhabited by cannibals.

Plot Keywords:

Cannibal | Jungle | New Guinea | New York | Suicide

Cast

Robert Kerman	...	Mark Butler
Janet Agren	...	Sheila Morris
Ivan Rassimov	...	Jonas Melvyn
Paola Senatore	...	Diana Morris
Me Me Lai	...	Mowara
Fiamma Maglione	...	Alma (as Mag Fleming)
Franco Fantasia	...	Brother Reeves
Franco Coduti	...	Karan (as Gianfranco Coduti)
Alfred Joseph Berry
Michele Schmiegelm	...	Native girl
Mel Ferrer	...	Professor Carter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gerald Grant	...	Lt. Creal (uncredited)
Carlo Longhi	...	Dick (follower of Jonas) (uncredited)
Edward Mannix	...	Inspector Logan (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Susan Spafford	...	Sheila Morris (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Jake Teague	...	Inspector Logan (uncredited)
Frank von Kuegelgen	...	Lt. Creal (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Umberto Lenzi		story and screenplay

Produced by
Mino Loy	....	producer
Luciano Martino	....	producer

Original Music by
Roberto Donati		(as Budy)
Fiamma Maglione		(as Maglione)

Cinematography by
Federico Zanni

Film Editing by
Eugenio Alabiso

Production Design by
Massimo Antonello Geleng

Costume Design by
Massimo Antonello Geleng

Makeup Department
Raul Ranieri	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Franco Coduti	....	unit manager (as Gianfranco Coduti)
Evi Farinelli	....	unit manager
Giovanni Masini	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franco Fantasia	....	assistant director (as Francesco Fantasia)

Art Department
Rodolfo Ruzza	....	prop man

Sound Department
Massimo Mariani	....	sound engineer
Bruno Moreal	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Paolo Ricci	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto Belli	....	chief electrician
Gianni Maddaleni	....	camera operator
Francesco Narducci	....	still photographer
Mario Pastorini	....	assistant camera
Giancarlo Serravalli	....	key grip

Editorial Department
Brigida Mastrolillo	....	assistant editor
Teresa Negozio	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Carlo Maria Cordio	....	conductor
Carlo Maria Cordio	....	music arranger

Other crew
Franco Galizi	....	production secretary

Distributors

• Eagle Films (1981) (UK) (theatrical)
• VideoMedia (1981) (UK) (VHS)
• Continental Video (1986) (USA) (VHS) (as "The Emerald Jungle")
• Elephant Video Ltd. (1987) (UK) (VHS)
• Video Instant Picture Company (VIPCO) (1992) (UK) (VHS)
• Professional Cine Media (1994) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
• EC Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Alemannia-Filmverleih (1980) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• EuroVideo (????) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• IVC (????) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Another World Entertainment (2006) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Firebox (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• LD Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• SBP (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Video Classics (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Video Invest AB (????) (Sweden) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Doomed to Die (USA)
Eaten Alive by the Cannibals! (Europe: English title)
Eaten Alive! (International: English title)
Eaten Alive: Mangiati vivi! (USA) (DVD box title)
Mangiati vivi dai cannibali (Italy)
The Emerald Jungle (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

92 min | UK:85 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | UK:18 (re-rating: 1987) (heavily cut) | UK:X (original rating: 1981) (heavily cut) | Italy:VM14 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 (cut UK version) | Norway:(Banned) | South Korea:18 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Italy

Trivia:

Scenes originally from the movies Il paese del sesso selvaggio (1972), Ultimo mondo cannibale (1977), and La montagna del dio cannibale (1978), were edited into this movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double when Butler is fighting Karan.

Quotes:

Jonas Melvyn: Their idea of lunch is fresh, hot entrails soaked in blood.

Movie Connections:

References Baby Snakes (1979)

Soundtrack:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Fantastic jungle adventure

Eaten Alive 1980 Hilarious Lenzi cannibal flick about a young woman (Janet Agren) going to New Guinea to find her sister aided by cannibal veteran Robert Kerman. Deep in the jungle they stumble across a purification sect and a religious nut very reminiscent of Jim Jones and the whole Guyana mass-suicide incident. Chock full of gore and nudity, stuttering actors and god-awful dubbing this is perhaps the most watchable of all the cannibal sub-genre.