Savage Island

1985
18
1h 14m

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Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.

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Anthony Steffen

Laredo
(archive footage)

Ajita Wilson

Marla
(archive footage)

Cristina Lay

Muriel
(archive footage)
(as Cristina Lai)

Linda Blair

Daly

Leon Askin

Luker

Stelio Candelli

Jordan
(archive footage)

Luciano Rossi

Cesare
(archive footage)

Aldo Minandri

Ruiz
(as Aldo Minardi)

Cintia Lodetti

Lorna
(archive footage)

Luciano Pigozzi

Paco
(archive footage)

Serafino Profumo

Tomas
(archive footage)

Penn Jillette

Security Guard

Dirk Kancilia

Bodyguard

Franco Daddi

Prison Guard
(archive footage)

Yael Forti

Prison Guard
(archive footage)

Maite Nicote

Prisoner

Gota Gobert

Prisoner
(as Agota Gobertina)

Zaira Zoccheddu

Prisoner

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Trivia
Linda Blair did not want her fans to be deceived by what amounted to a cameo part by the actress in this film. She told the Los Angeles Times she had it stipulated in her contract that her name could not be above the movie title, nor in bigger print than anybody else's. The distributors however did feature Linda prominently in the ads and posters: dressed like Sheena (in high heels) and aiming a bazooka, Linda was clearly their drawing card for audiences. Additionally, the DVD release marketed Blair as the star of the film, billing her name above the title.

Goofs
When this version was altered for American release, an error was made in the credits. They list Christina Lai as playing "Muriel" and Ajita Wilson as playing "Maria," when, according to the dialogue, it is the other way around.

Quotes
Daly: All of that horror for two little bags of green shit!

Alternate versions
Additional footage starring 'Linda Blair' has been inserted in US release. Original European version, without Blair, is titled "Orinoco - Prison of Sex".

Connections
Edited from Escape from Hell (1980)

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2/10

Pretty Awful

Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.

What this film consists of is footage from "Escape from Hell" (1980) and "Hotel Paradise" (also 1980) spliced together with a new wraparound featuring Linda Blair. The new wraparound is directed by Nicholas Beardsley... but who is Nicholas Beardsley?

Of course, the new version makes no sense because the characters do not match up. The fact it is even comprehensible at all is something of a miracle. (Apparently Charles Band had a hand in creating this, but I am not sure the details on that.)

The two films this came from were both directed by Edoardo Mulargia ("Don't Wait, Django... Shoot!") and written by Sergio Chiusi ("SS Experiment Love Camp"), so if any credit is deserved, it should go to them. But why not just watch their real films?

Sadly, the quality is terrible (even on the Shout Factory release) and I suspect there is not much that can be done about that because the footage clearly did not come from original negatives.