Jungle Warriors
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Jungle Warriors, AKA The Czar of Brazil (Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle on Germany) is an action film, released in USA on November 1984. The movie was shot on Mexico
and the old West Germany
, but recreating the scenario of a South American jungle. Though is not a well-known film, it stars -among other recognized names- Sybil Danning
(a famous American B-movie actress), Dana Elcar
(McGyver’s boss on the celebrated TV series) and Paul L. Smith
(who appeared in movies like Midnight Express
, Dune
and Red Sonja
). Renowned movie star Dennis Hopper
had a secondary role on the film, but later was replaced by actor Marjoe Gortner.
The movie follows the line of sexploitation films (with a mix of Women in prison film and rape and revenge films
), being a low-budget production with some nudity and rough sexual-violence stuff. In fact, it contains a large rape scene, showing the defenseless girls -tied by the wrists to the dungeon’s ceiling and fences- being sadistically stripped and abused by dozens of soldiers. Precisely, this strong scene made the film rated R and, consequentially, couldn’t aim to a mass audience. On later releases -and T.V. version- this scene has been deleted, in order to allow a better merchandising.
Writers … Robert Collector, Marc Furstenberg.
Cast:
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the old West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, but recreating the scenario of a South American jungle. Though is not a well-known film, it stars -among other recognized names- Sybil Danning
Sybil Danning
Sybil Danning is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B movies, science fiction films, and action films.-Early life:Danning was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria as Sybille Johanna Danninger...
(a famous American B-movie actress), Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar was an American television and movie character actor. Although he appeared in about 40 films, his most memorable role was on the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, an administrator working for the Phoenix Foundation...
(McGyver’s boss on the celebrated TV series) and Paul L. Smith
Paul L. Smith
Paul L. Smith is an American character actor. Burly, bearded, and imposing, he has appeared in films and occasionally on TV since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys...
(who appeared in movies like Midnight Express
Midnight Express (film)
Released on October 6, 1978, the soundtrack to Midnight Express was composed by Italian synth-pioneer Giorgio Moroder. The score won the Academy Award for Best Original Score of 1978.Side A:#Chase – Giorgio Moroder...
, Dune
Dune (film)
Dune is a 1984 science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides, and includes an ensemble of well-known American and European actors in supporting roles. It was filmed at the Churubusco...
and Red Sonja
Red Sonja (1985 film)
Red Sonja is a 1985 sword and sorcery/action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in a supporting role and introducing Brigitte Nielsen as the title character...
). Renowned movie star Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
had a secondary role on the film, but later was replaced by actor Marjoe Gortner.
Plot and other stuff
A group of gorgeous american models take a long trip to South America, to participate of a photo session on a location deep in the jungle, apparently somewhere around Peruvian tropical forest. While flying over a cocaine plantation, their plane is shot down by Cesar -a dangerous drug lord- and the girls are taken prisoner by his army. Cesar suspects that an undercover police is among the models -actually one of the beautiful women is an infiltrated special agent- so the villain orders their mercenaries to drag the girls into his dungeon for interrogation. After being tortured by Angel -Cesar’s wife- and cruelly gang-raped by the soldiers, the models are imprisoned on an underground cell, waiting for Cesar to decide if they will be executed or kept as slaves for soldier’s “entertainment”. Nonetheless, with the help of an old female servant, they manage to escape from the basement jail and get some guns. On their way to freedom, they get in the middle of a Mafia member’s high meeting, right on Cesar’s manor, so they must fight fire with fire in order to take revenge and escape alive.The movie follows the line of sexploitation films (with a mix of Women in prison film and rape and revenge films
Rape and revenge films
Rape and revenge films are a subgenre of exploitation film that was particularly popular in the 1970s. Rape/revenge movies generally follow the same three act structure:...
), being a low-budget production with some nudity and rough sexual-violence stuff. In fact, it contains a large rape scene, showing the defenseless girls -tied by the wrists to the dungeon’s ceiling and fences- being sadistically stripped and abused by dozens of soldiers. Precisely, this strong scene made the film rated R and, consequentially, couldn’t aim to a mass audience. On later releases -and T.V. version- this scene has been deleted, in order to allow a better merchandising.
Cast and crew
Director … Ernst R. Von TheumerWriters … Robert Collector, Marc Furstenberg.
Cast:
- Nina Van PallandtNina van PallandtNina, Baroness van Pallandt is a Danish singer and actress.-Personal life:Born Nina Magdelene Møller-Hasselbalch, she married Frederik, Baron van Pallandt in 1960. They formed a singing duo, Nina & Frederik, and achieved worldwide popularity with their calypso-style songs...
... Joanna Quinn - Paul L. SmithPaul L. SmithPaul L. Smith is an American character actor. Burly, bearded, and imposing, he has appeared in films and occasionally on TV since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys...
... Cesar Santiago - John VernonJohn VernonJohn Keith Vernon was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada.-Early life:...
... Vito Mastranga - Alex CordAlex CordAlex Cord is an American actor who is perhaps best known for portraying the role of Archangel on the television series Airwolf.-Biography:...
... Nick Spilotro - Sybil DanningSybil DanningSybil Danning is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B movies, science fiction films, and action films.-Early life:Danning was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria as Sybille Johanna Danninger...
... Angel - Marjoe GortnerMarjoe GortnerHugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner , is a former revivalist who first gained a certain fame in the late 1940s when he became the youngest ordained preacher at the age of four...
... Larry Schecter - Woody StrodeWoody StrodeWoodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode was a decathlete and football star who went on to become a pioneering black American film actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960...
... Luther - Kai Wulff ... Ben Sturges
- Dana ElcarDana ElcarDana Elcar was an American television and movie character actor. Although he appeared in about 40 films, his most memorable role was on the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, an administrator working for the Phoenix Foundation...
... D'Antoni - Suzi Horne ... Pam Ross
- Mindi Iden ... Marci
- Kari Lloyd ... Brie Klinger
- Ava CadellAva CadellDr. Ava Cadell is a former actress and currently a therapist and speaker on issues of sexuality.- Career :Cadell was born in Budapest, Hungary and later attended school in Finchley, England. She made a number of UK TV appearances in the 1970s and also appeared in the July 1975 issue of men's...
... Didi Belair - Myra Chason ... Cindy Cassidy
- Angela RobinsonAngela RobinsonAngela Robinson is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Robinson was born in San Francisco, California and later grew up in Los Angeles. Robinson completed a B.A...
... Monique Rogers
See also
- Sybil DanningSybil DanningSybil Danning is an Austrian actress known for her many roles in B movies, science fiction films, and action films.-Early life:Danning was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria as Sybille Johanna Danninger...
- Action filmAction filmAction film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
- B-movieB-movieA B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
- Sexploitation film
- Rape and revenge filmsRape and revenge filmsRape and revenge films are a subgenre of exploitation film that was particularly popular in the 1970s. Rape/revenge movies generally follow the same three act structure:...
- Women in prison film