CUT AND RUN (a/k/a Inferno in Diretta)
Dir. Ruggero Deodato, 1985.
Italy. 90min.
In English.

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Miami, 1984. At the scene of a grizzly murder, news reporter Fran Hudson discovers a connection between a Jonestown survivor and a TV executive's missing son. The lead sends her deep into the madness of the jungle and face-to-face with Colonel Brian Horn’s cult-like cannibal army.

CUT AND RUN serves as the final film in Ruggero Deodato's cannibal trilogy following LAST CANNIBAL WORLD (1977) and CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST(1980). After his first two films were condemned for their depictions of genuine animal cruelty, Deodato appears to have taken pity on his audience (which is to say that no animals were harmed in the making of this film). However, CUT AND RUN is hardly a ride on Disney's Jungle Cruise; this film is the coked-up loved child of APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) and ZOMBI 2 (1979).

The film began its life as a script written by Wes Craven, but his version never saw the light of day. Deodato eventually picked up the project and cast longtime Craven collaborator Michael Berryman, hot off the set of HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2 (1984). Berryman is joined by genre all-stars Richard Lynch, Lisa Blout, Barbara Magnolfi, and Karen Black.