Massacre in Dinosaur Valley

{{Short description|1985 cannibal film directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini}}

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| name = Massacre in Dinosaur Valley

| image = File:Nudo e selvaggio (Massacre in Dinosaur Valley, 1985) poster.jpg

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| caption = Italian-language release poster

| director = Michele Massimo Tarantini{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3391057/help-88-films-restore-italian-classics/|title=Help 88 Films Restore Italian Classics!|last=Coffel|first=Chris|date=16 May 2016|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=9 October 2020}}

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| writer = Michele Massimo Tarantini

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| studio = Doral Film{{cite book|last=Slater|first=Jay|date=2002|title=Eaten Alive!: Italian Cannibal and Zombie Movies|publisher=Plexus Publishing Limited|page=252|isbn=978-0-85965-314-5}}{{cite book|editor-last1=Ruétalo|editor-first1=Victoria|editor-last2=Tierney|editor-first2=Dolores|date=2011|title=Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America|series=Routledge Advances in Film Studies|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0415898546}}
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| released = {{Film date|1985}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = Italy
Brazil

| language = Portuguese
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Massacre in Dinosaur Valley ({{langx|it|Nudo e selvaggio|lit=Naked and Savage}}), also known as Amazonas and Cannibal Ferox II,{{cite web|url=https://severin-films.com/shop/midv-dvd/|title=Massacre in Dinosaur Valley [DVD]|publisher=Severin Films|access-date=9 October 2020|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203230241/https://severin-films.com/shop/midv-dvd/|url-status=dead}} is a 1985 cannibal film directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini under the pseudonym Michael E. Lemick. An international co-production of Italy and Brazil, the film was written by Tarantini with Dardano Sacchetti, and stars Michael Sopkiw, Suzane Carvalho, Milton Rodríguez, Marta Anderson, and Joffre Soares.

Cast

  • Michael Sopkiw as Kevin Hall
  • Suzane Carvalho as Eva Ibañez
  • Milton Rodríguez as Captain John Heinz
  • Marta Anderson as Betty Heinz
  • Joffre Soares as Josè
  • Gloria Cristal as Myara
  • Susan Hahn as Belinda

Production

The film was shot in Brazil in 1985 under the working title of Stranded in the Valley of Dinosaurs.{{sfn|Lor.|1991}}

Reception

A reviewer credited as "Lor." of Variety reviewed the Lightning Video home video on January 10, 1987. "Lor." described the film as a "poor Italian exploitation film, made worse by an intentionally misleading title: there are no dinosaurs or fantasy elements in this potboiler." The review concluded that "This sexploitationer mixes prat-fall comedy, disrobing women and the usual gore carelessly."{{sfn|Lor.|1991}}

Home media

On 29 September 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/339708/trailer-severins-flesh-comping-september-slate-includes-cruel-jaws-primitives-massacre-in-dinosaur-valley/|title=Trailer: Severin's Flesh-Comping September Slate Includes Cruel Jaws, Primitives, & Massacre in Dinosaur Valley|last=Millican|first=Josh|date=28 August 2020|website=Dread Central|access-date=9 October 2020}} the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Severin Films.{{cite web|url=https://severin-films.com/shop/midv-blu/|title=Massacre in Dinosaur Valley [Standard Blu-ray]|publisher=Severin Films|access-date=9 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://severin-films.com/shop/midv-slip-blu/|title=Massacre in Dinosaur Valley [Blu-ray w/Exclusive Slipcover]|publisher=Severin Films|access-date=9 October 2020}}

References

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  • {{cite book|title=Variety's Film Reviews 1987-1988|volume=20|publisher=R. R. Bowker|isbn=0-8352-2667-0|year=1991|at=There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "January 21, 1987"|author=Lor.}}