Cannibal Apocalypse [Blu-ray]

Overview

Vietnam vets return to America carrying a cannibalistic disease in this film also called Cannibals in the Streets.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2020
UPC:	0738329243746
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00

Special Features

New Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas; Cannibal Apocalypse Redux: Documentary; Cannibal King: Interview with Tony King; Apocalypse In The Streets: A Video Tour of Filming locations; Alternate Opening Title Sequence; Theatrical Trailer and Teaser

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Saxon	Norman Hopper
Elizabeth Turner	Jane Hopper
John Morghen	Actor
Cindy Hamilton	Actor
Tony King	Actor
Wallace Wilkinson	Actor
Ray Williams	Actor
John Geronsen	Actor
May Heatherly	Actor
Ronnie Sanders	Actor
Vic Perkins	Actor
Laura Dean	Actor
Giovanni Radice	Actor
Alex Blonksteiner	Composer

Technical Credits

Anthony M. Dawson

Dardano Sacchetti

Jimmy Gould

Antonio Margheriti

Anthony M. Dawson	Director,Screenwriter
Maurizio Amati	Producer,Producer
Gianetto De Rossi	Special Effects
Don Shelley	Special Effects
Freddy Unger	Stunts
Dardano Sacchetti	Screenwriter
Jimmy Gould	Screenwriter
Antonio Margheriti	Screenwriter,Director

Editorial Reviews

This amusingly schizophrenic Italian genre-bender is equal parts gory horror movie, fast-paced action opus, and over-the-top melodrama. The result will never be confused for high art but Cannibal Apocalypse offers plenty of bizarre low-budget thrills for the Eurotrash aficionados. Director Anthony M. Dawson (aka Italian filmmaker Antonio Margheriti) keeps the story moving fast so viewers can't ponder the film's implausible premise and creates plenty of taut action set pieces to dazzle the eye, including the Vietnam War flashback that opens the film and a brawl between the cannibal heroes and a vengeful street gang. The film also offers plenty of amusing B-movie-styled performances that make up for their lack of polish with plenty of exuberance and intensity. Highlights include Cinzia De Carolis as an oversexed teen with eye-popping taste in clothes and Italian genre film stalwart Giovanni Lombardo Radice throwing out all the Method actor stops in his crazed performance as Vietnam vet Bukowski. Special note must also be made of the eccentric musical score by Alex Blonksteiner, which can only be described as "Ennio Morricone meets the theme music from Charlie's Angels." However, the most impressive element of the film is John Saxon's performance: no matter how bizarre or sleazy the premise becomes, Saxon plays the material straight and delivers a serious, well-crafted performance that makes it possible to stick with the film's strange premise. Ultimately, Cannibal Apocalypse is a niche film that will confound (and gross out) many viewers, but is just what the doctor ordered for anyone with a taste for exploitation filmmaking at its most bizarre.