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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2/10

An embarrassment, a fraud, a hack job....take your pick

I have this obscure movie on VHS and the cover features Linda Blair in a revealing outfit, holding a machine gun. In the actual movie, she does hold (and fire) a machine gun, BUT: A) Her outfit is a formal dress under a fur coat, B) Her part is a 5-minute cameo (plus a few lines of narration). The rest of "Savage Island" consists of copied-and-pasted footage from TWO Italian/Spanish Women-In-Prison films, one of which I've seen ("Escape from Hell") and one I haven't ("Orinoco - Prison of Sex"). The result is, as you might expect, a complete mess. There is no continuity between the scenes, sometimes even between the shots. 2 women start fighting dressed, in the next shot they are naked (because a lesbian scene in-between has been omitted). In one shot it is night, in the next shot it is day. In one shot the prisoners are in a circle, in the next shot they have formed lines. There are TWO different prison wardens, and the SAME female guard gets killed twice. It's all quite laughable and shameless. Rating: 0 out of 4 stars, pushed up to 0.5 because Linda Blair with a machine gun is sexy.