Cannibal Ferox

Cannibal Ferox
by Umberto Lenzi

Cannibal Ferox
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Actor: Danilo Mattei, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lorraine De Selle, Walter Lucchini, Zora Kerova
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Brand: Ryko Distribution
Cinematographer: Giovanni Bergamini
Writer: Umberto Lenzi
Editor: Enzo Meniconi
Producer: Antonio Crescenzi
Producer: Luciano Martino
Producer: Mino Loy
Audio: Italian (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, Director's Cut, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-31
Studio: Aquarius Releasing

Movie Reviews of Cannibal Ferox

Movie Review: A matter of taste, to coin a phrase.
Summary: 3 Stars

People either love or hate the cannibal subgenre, but if you love it or are just trying it out, "Cannibal Ferox" is one of the two films that you should watch. When all the debating is finished, the acting, art direction, writing - none of these things are terribly important in these films. They are a series of extreme gore setpieces, period.

A word of warning: be wary if buying this DVD from marketplace merchants, because there is at least one who is actually selling his own "version" of this film, which is a no-frills DVD, no extras, different artwork, etc. If a different version is mentioned in the comments, or the title is actually the AKA "Make Them Die Slowly," avoid it.

Summary of Cannibal Ferox

CANNIBAL FEROX DELUXE EDITION

Here it is! The original uncensored, unrated director's cut of one of the most notorious and violent films of all time. Banned in 31 countries, "Cannibal Ferox" assaults your senses as a group of Americans lost in the jungles of Amazonia experience brutal retribution at the hands of savage cannibals. Shot on location in the savage Amazon wilds of South America, CANNIBAL FEROX is one of the most violent and shocking films ever made. There are at least two dozen scenes of barbaric torture and sadistic cruelty graphically shown. This is the legendary Grindhouse Releasing deluxe edition of Umberto Lenzi's infamous classic of graphic horror.

SPECIAL FEATURES

-Original uncensored director's cut
-Spectacular new digital stereo re-mix
-Candid and shocking audio commentary by director Umberto Lenzi and star John Morghen
-Exclusive on-camera interview with Umberto Lenzi
-Original Italian, German and U.S. theatrical trailers
-Extensive gallery of stills and poster art
-Exhaustive filmographies
-Liner notes by legendary Time Square historian Bill Landis (author of THE SLEAZOID EXPRESS)


Italian exploitation legend Umberto Lenzi birthed the cannibal subgenre of Italian horror with Deep River Savages, but he turned out one of the so-called classics of the genre with this 1981 effort, a blunt, brutal story of five New Yorkers who face the wrath of angry Amazon cannibals. Three completely clueless would-be anthropologists set out to disprove the racist myth of tribal cannibalism perpetuated by colonial Europeans. Turning a blind eye to danger at every turn, they join up with a pair of drug-crazed psychos on the run from supposed cannibals (in truth, the reign of terror has been perpetrated solely by greedy Americans) and then wait patiently for the bloody vengeance of the tribal survivors. Lenzi is no stylist, and his attempts at irony are crude at best, but he delivers all he promises (or threatens): evisceration, emasculation, gouged eyeballs, and a sick twist on the initiation scene from A Man Called Horse. His generous budget allowed him to shoot on location in South America and New York (where a police detective searches for the homicidal drug dealer in a subplot) and lavish attention on his carnage, elevating it to near cult status. More than simply gory, this is a sadistic, cynical, mean-spirited film, for hardcore fans of the genre only.

Lenzi and star John Morghen (the only animated actor in the otherwise flat cast) offer commentary on an alternate track, but Lenzi is all but unintelligible through his thick accent at times. A supplemental interview with Lenzi is helpfully translated by his interviewer. --Sean Axmaker

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