Antropophagus (1980)

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A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.

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14 March 2003 | Big Movie Fan
I've Seen Worse Films Than This...
First of all, don't sit down and watch Antropophagus expecting a five-star classic on par with The Godfather. If you do, you will be disappointed. However, if you're stuck in on a rainy day, this film may be what you need.

There's no real story to speak of. Basically, some people end up on an island where some ugly looking guy is going around killing people. The people themselves are trapped on the island where the guy (who I shall call Mr. Killer for the sake of simplicity) stalks them, breathing heavily as he does.

There are quite a few scares in this film. Not big scares but a few minor scares. The scary thing is that Mr. Killer is just killing for the sake of it. At least some screen villains try and provide justification for their actions; Mr Killer just kills for the fun of it. And you never really find out why he is the way he is or why he is killing. There is one vague flashback which tells us nothing at all so it's up to the audience to draw conclusions on Mr. Killer.

The film is slow in parts but overall, it's not too bad and Mr. Killer is genuinely creepy. You don't always see him but you can hear his breathing as he gets close to his victims.

As I said, don't expect a brilliant top-notch film but it's the perfect movie for when you're really bored.

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As of 6/12/15 (12th June, 2015), has passed uncut with an '18' certificate for "Strong gory violence and horror" under the title 'The Savage Island'.

Quotes

Carol: There's evil on this island. An evil that won't let us get away. An evil that sends out an inhuman, diabolic power. I sense its vibrations now. The vibrations are an intense horror. It will destroy us! The very same way it did all the others!
Andy: Shut up...

Alternate Versions

The American region 0 version (aka "The Grim Reaper") replaces the original music with the soundtrack used in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977). In addition to that, two scenes of extreme gore were cut; the first is where the maniac pulls out and eats a woman's unborn baby. The other is the final scene which after the maniac is stabbed by a pickaxe in the abdomen, he pulls out and starts to eat his own entrails in a futile attempt to keep them inside him which completely alters the ending of the film. This version in total appears to be around 10 mins shorter than the full 91 minute Italian version, though some of the edits are also dialogue scenes. The U.S Special Edition on the Media Blasters/Shriek Show label is the original version and fully uncut.

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Horror

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Release Date:

9 October 1981

Language

Italian, German

Country of Origin

Italy

Filming Locations

Athens, Greece

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