The Savage Is Loose (1974)

A husband, wife and their son are stranded on a remote island with no way off; as the son grows older, sexual tensions emerge.

Director:

George C. Scott

Writers:

Max Ehrlich, Frank De Felitta (as Frank DeFelitta)

Stars:

George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, John David Carson

Cast

Cast overview:
George C. Scott	...	John
Trish Van Devere	...	Maida
John David Carson	...	David
Lee Montgomery	...	Young David (as Lee H. Montgomery)

Storyline

In 1902, John, his wife Maida (his real-life wife) and their infant son David are the only survivors of a ship that crashes into the rocky beach of an uncharted island during a violent storm. By 1912, David, now a seemingly happy 12-year-old boy, begins to enter puberty. By the time he is 17, he is consumed by lust for his mother, which drives a wedge between him and his father to the point where they hunt each other down for the affections of the only woman on the island.

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | 1910s | deep cleavage | son watching parents have sex | teenage boy | 

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Taglines:

No matter how many films you see none will match the emotional IMPACT of The Savage is Loose

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an almost unprecedented move George C Scott released this film in a unique way. He would sell the theatre a print and then split advertising costs with the theatre. The theatre would then keep all and any money they made when they showed the film. Scott was a major movie star at the time and this was a major effort to buck the whole system of how films were, and are to this day, distributed. Unfortunately the film did not find an audience but remains a daring attempt to change the way filmmaker and distribution work together.

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Quotes

Young David: Mother?
Maida: Yes?
Young David: Can we get married when I grow up?
Maida: Oh, David, you are such a funny child!

User Reviews

I saw this movie in 1974

when it came out. I was 20 years old (I am now 51 years old). I've never forgotten this movie in all these years. Now looking back, this was a subject matter that took a lot of guts to touch on way back then. Heck, incest would be a touchy subject matter even now! I saw it with my 2 sisters and I remember walking out of the movie 31 years ago just dumbstruck. Wow, what a story! I've never seen it in video stores and have never heard anything about it nor have I ever met anyone else that saw it back then when I did. (What did we do before the Internet?) If you ever get the chance to see it, do. I wouldn't watch it with any children under the age of 18. It's pretty graphic from what I can remember. And the ending, well, you just have to see it.

Details

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

El salvaje anda suelto

Box Office

Gross USA:

$105,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Campbell Devon Productions, The Savage Is Loose Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1