Savage Island

1985
R
1h 19m

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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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3.3/10

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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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Hatchet Exploitation

Savage Island (1985)

** (out of 4)

An escaped convict (Linda Blair) who was tortured manages to find the man (Leon Askin) who ran the operation. She then holds him at gunpoint while she explains the ordeal that she had to go through. This butcher job from Charles Band and Empire Pictures is actually two EuroTrash films, ESCAPE FROM HELL and HOTEL PARADISE, which were originally shot back-to-back with the same cast. Those two films are edited down in one 79-minute movie, which features newly shot stuff with Blair at the start and end. Why Band decided to shoot the new scenes is anyone's guess but he must have thought Blair on the poster would get more ticket sales. Overall this film is hard to fully judge because on one hand you're basically watching a chopped down version of ESCAPE FROM HELL and why do that when the full thing is available? You might as well watch that and if you must see the new scenes with Blair you can just fast forward through everything else here. As far as the new footage goes, it's all done pretty cheaply and doesn't feature anything that you must see. As for the two films that are edited into this, they both seem a lot better as there's all sorts of nudity, sex and of course silly violence. Ajita Wilson plays the lead prisoner who starts up a fight as the women are being killed and beaten in order to dig up diamonds for their evil owner. As for SAVAGE ISLAND, it's an ultra cheap film but with all the naughtiness going on, it's worth watching for exploitation fans.