Inferno in diretta (1985)

Director:

Ruggero Deodato

Writers:

Cesare Frugoni (story) &
Dardano Sacchetti (story)

Release Date:

2 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The one story you won't be seeing on the 6 o'clock news!

Plot:

A reporter and her cameraman connect a surviving Jonestown leader and a TV exec's missing son to a drug war where jungle installations are being massacred by an army of natives and a skilled white assassin.

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Drugs | Native | Sexploitation | Seaplane

Cast

Lisa Blount	...	Fran Hudson
Leonard Mann	...	Mark Ludman
Willie Aames	...	Tommy Allo
Richard Lynch	...	Colonel Brian Horne
Richard Bright	...	Bob Allo
Michael Berryman	...	Quecho
Eriq La Salle	...	Fargas
Gabriele Tinti	...	Manuel
Valentina Forte	...	Ana
John Steiner	...	Vlado
Karen Black	...	Karin
Barbara Magnolfi	...	Rita
Luca Barbareschi	...	Bud, the helicopter pilot
Penny Brown	...	Lucy
Carlos de Carvalho	...	Tony Martina

Also Known As:

Amazon: Savage Adventure
Cut and Run (International: English title)
Straight to Hell (International: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

90 min | USA:87 min (R-rated version) | UK:87 min (cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:Unrated (uncut) | New Zealand:R18 (video release) | Finland:(Banned) (1989) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (VHS version) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (soft version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:18 (cut) | South Korea:18 | USA:R (cut) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Racing Pictures

Trivia:

This was originally filmed in direct-sound English. This was very rare for Italian movies at that time, but necessary due to the large number of American actors. When Anchor Bay released the uncut version on DVD, the scenes were dubbed into Italian with English subtitles. Apparently the original soundtrack could not be located. The scenes are in Italian because the English-export edition and the Italian edition were edited with different shots. The English-export edition (released in theaters in the US) used "cleaner" versions shot at the same time as the "gorier" versions. It was not a matter of cutting down the gorier shots to make them less gory, as the producers actually filmed two different versions of the same scenes. Anchor Bay was a bit sloppy putting together its release, as one shot with Karen Black dubbed into Italian can be found in English on earlier VHS releases.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the intro titles as the camera is following the woman holding the baby, as she steps onto an escalator there is a man behind her wearing a grey T-shirt who is carrying a shoulder bag with a red strap. However as the camera shot changes to show her getting off at the end, the man is suddenly now in front and can be seen stepping off and walking ahead of her.

Quotes:

Colonel Brian Horne: There are no answers... ...only actions.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Uncut and Run (2002) (V)

Very violent Ruggero Deogdato's action/adventure!

"Cannibal Holocaust"(1979)is one of my favourite horror movies ever.It's truly a masterpiece of gut-wrenching horror.In comparison to it "Cut and Run" is rather tame,but it features some nasty scenes of violence like where one guy is cut in half by the jungle trap.Sure,it's brutal but not as nasty as "Cannibal Holocaust" or even "Jungle Holocaust"(1978).There's no animal cruelty or sexual violence(apart from the rape scene near the beginning),but the action is fast-paced,the acting is decent enough(I love especially the performance by Michael Berryman-this guy is creepy!)and the script by Cesare Frugone and Dardano Sacchetti is fairly good.So if you like violent and sleazy action give this one a look,just don't expect another "Cannibal Holocaust".7 out of 10.