Mangiati vivi! (1980)

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writer:

Umberto Lenzi (story)

Release Date:

May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror

Tagline:

They didn't have a chance!

Plot:

A young woman teams up with an adventurer to find her missing sister in the jungles of New Guinea and they stumble upon a religious cult led by a deranged preacher whom has located his commune in an area inhabited by cannibals.

Plot Keywords:

Topless Woman | Phone Booth | Actual Animal Killed | Battle Hymn Of The Republic | Police Station

Cast

Robert Kerman	...	Mark Butler
Janet Agren	...	Sheila Morris
Ivan Rassimov	...	Jonas Melvyn
Paola Senatore	...	Diana Morris
Me Me Lai	...	Mowara
Fiamma Maglione	...	Alma (as Mag Fleming)
Franco Fantasia	...	Brother Reeves
Franco Coduti	...	Karan (as Gianfranco Coduti)
Alfred Joseph Berry
Michele Schmiegelia	...	Native girl
Mel Ferrer	...	Professor Carter

Also Known As:

Doomed to Die (USA)
Eaten Alive by the Cannibals! (Europe: English title)
Eaten Alive! (International: English title)
Mangiati vivi dai cannibali (Italy)
The Emerald Jungle (USA) (video title)
Ad kannibalov 2 (Russia) (DVD title) [ru]
Antropofagos (comidos vivos) (Spain) (poster title) [es]
Cannibal holocausto 2 (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Comidos vivos! (Spain) [es]
Fate tous zontanous (Greece) (video title) [el]
Lebendig gefressen (West Germany) [de]
Massakren i junglens dyb (Denmark) [da]
Ourliahto ton Kanivalon, To (Greece) [el]
Secte des cannibales, La (France) [fr]
Vivos Serão Devorados (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

92 min | UK:85 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (re-rating: 1987) (heavily cut) | UK:X (original rating: 1981) (heavily cut) | Italy:VM14 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 (cut UK version) | Norway:(Banned) | South Korea:18 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Italy

Trivia:

Scenes originally from the movies Paese del sesso selvaggio, Il (1972), Ultimo mondo cannibale (1977), and Montagna del dio cannibale, La (1978), were edited into this movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double when Butler is fighting Karan.

Quotes:

Professor Carter: Cannibals. Instead of buying frozen meat in the supermarket, they get theirs fresh from people like you. One way to solve the problem of starvation in the world.
Inspector Logan: Is this any time for wisecracks?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tales of the Contaminated City (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Worth watching for the gore.**Spoilers**

"Mangiati Vivi" aka "Eaten Alive" is a decent cannibal flick.Yes,it is also a big mess.You've got Stone Age cannibals,a Jim Jones-type cult,hired assassins and brutal animal butchery thrown on-screen every five minutes just to keep the viewer awake.As for the gore,one has to wait an inordinate amount of time for the crimson to really start flying,but the last half-hour has some truly revolting mayhem on display.One native has his penis cut off before being speared.A woman has her breast cut off then eaten;another girl is completely dismembered."Eaten Alive" is quite nasty at times,but it is a joke in comparison to "Cannibal Holocaust" or even "Make Them Die Slowly".If you love Italian splatter cinema you won't be disappointed.Highly recommended.