Jungle_Raiders_(1985_film)

<i>Jungle Raiders</i> (1985 film)

Jungle Raiders (1985 film)

1985 film by Antonio Margheriti


Jungle Raiders (Italian: La leggenda del rubino malese, lit.'Legend of the Malaysian ruby') is a 1985 adventure film directed by Antonio Margheriti.[1][2] The film stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef.[2]

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Plot

Captain Yankee (Christopher Connelly) and his friend make a living by selling fake adventure dreams to rich foreigners. With the help of some natives they let their rich clients think they have lived fantastic adventures. One day a Colombian museum director arrives to search for a fabulous "ruby of doom," and Captain Yankee is blackmailed into accepting the task.

Cast

Releases

Jungle Raiders was released in 1985.[3]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Jeremy Wheeler (AllMovie) described the film as "Raiders of the Lost Ark rip-off that did its homework," noting that it directly stole dialogue and scenes from the film, including the snake pit scene and a kidnapping in an open market with laundry baskets. The review concluded to not "expect much else from this cheap Italian knock-off."[2]


Footnotes

  1. "La leggenda del rubino malese (1985)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. Curti 2019, p. 103.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.



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