Cannibal ferox (1981)

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Umberto Lenzi (screenplay)
Umberto Lenzi (story)

Release Date:

November 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror

Tagline:

They raped and killed his sister while he watched helplessly. Now it's his turn to Make Them Die Slowly

Plot:

Three friends out to disprove cannibalism meet two men on the run who tortured and enslaved a cannibal tribe to find emeralds, and now the tribe is out for revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Tribe | Jungle | Anthropologist | Cannibalism | Emerald

Cast

Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	Mike Logan (as John Morghen)
Lorraine De Selle	...	Gloria Davis
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)
Robert Kerman	...	Lt. Rizzo
John Bartha	...	Brooklyn Mobster
Venantino Venantini	...	Sgt. Ross
'El Indio' Rincon	...	Native who helps Gloria

Also Known As:

Make Them Die Slowly (USA)
Woman from Deep River (Australia)

Runtime:

93 min | South Korea:85 min (heavily cut) | UK:86 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Norway:18 (re-rating: 2005) (uncut) | UK:18 (re-rating: 2000) (heavily cut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-2000) | Norway:(Banned) (1984-2005) | Canada:R (Alberta) | Sweden:15 (uncut) | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | West Germany:18 (cut) | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM18 (VHS rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario) | France:-16 | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R18 (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Amazon Rainforest, Colombia

Company:

Dania Film

Trivia:

The alternate title of this film, "Make Them Die Slowly," was used by the band White Zombie as the title of their third album.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Mike's hand is cut off, his arm is bandaged up, but it's longer than it was with his hand still attached.

Quotes:

Gloria Davis: [Pat runs to eat a piece of meat] No! Stop! It might be Rudy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Red River Valley

All hype and no substance

This film is much the same as Cannibal Holocaust. If it weren't for the needless animal killing in the name of 'shock' ("Ooh look at us, we're hardcore, we've added real death to our films") these films would make their way onto my dusty classics shelf - I'm a huge fan of cannibal films and zombies. But as it stands, it's another example of shock horror clutching at the last straws of the pile in a desperate effort to make a poor film generate more hype. To sum up, a crusty gore flick with limited appeal. A fan of 70's gore should give this a try, but anyone with modern ethics and tastes should pick something a little better written for their popcorn-fest.