Anthropophagous : L'Anthropophage

Original title: Antropophagus

1980
18
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

7.3K

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George Eastman and Zora Kerova in Anthropophagous : L'Anthropophage (1980)

A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.

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A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

7.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Maggie
(as Vanessa Steiger)

Margaret Mazzantini

Henriette 'Rita'
(as Margaret Donnelly)

Mark Bodin

Daniel

Bob Larson

Arnold

Rubina Rey

Ruth Wortmann

Simone Baker

First Victim

Mark Logan

Second Victim

George Eastman

Klaus Wortmann…

Zora Kerova

Carol

Joe D'Amato

Bearded man exiting the cable car
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Luigi Montefiori, aka George Eastman, who co-wrote, co-produced, and portrayed the disfigured cannibalistic serial killer Klaus Wortmann stated that when he went to the premier at the old Cinema Metropolitan in Rome with the producer, only a few people were in the theater watching. During the film people kept walking out until only a single couple remained. Later, during the scene where the pregnant woman was strangled and had her fetus ripped out of her, the couple got up and walked out offended. (In real life the effect was achieved using a skinned rabbit, and was something new and very disturbing for the time.) Montefiori and the producer ended up the only ones left watching the rest of the film.

Goofs
The false head of Ashab is laughably obvious.

Quotes
Carol: There's evil on this island. An evil that won't let us get away. An evil that sends out an inhuman, diabolic power. I sense its vibrations now. The vibrations are an intense horror. It will destroy us! The very same way it did all the others!
Andy: Shut up, Carol!

Alternate versions
The only version ever submitted in the UK is the heavily edited R-rated print known as "The Grim Reaper". This version is missing the sequence where the creature devours the fetus plus the climactic scene where he attempts to eat his own entrails (the film ends abruptly after he is stabbed with the axe).

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Featured review

6/10

Gory, But Not Very Interesting

A lot has been said about Anthrophagus' excellent special effects and for good reason. The film comes to life when it's showcasing decapitated heads in buckets or scalps being ripped off. When it's just following around our cardboard characters, it suffers and can't muster any suspense or even decent character drama to keep us invested until the next inevitably gruesome death sequence.

The silly music score doesn't help much in conjuring a mood or sense of dread and, in fact, the U.S. version (under the title The Grim Reaper) has a much more effective score that uses various library cues. I'd recommend on the U.S. cut if it weren't for a lot of the special effects being trimmed (including the infamous fetus eating scene).

If you're only here for the guts, Anthrophagus is worth your time, but if you want a little more substance, look elsewhere.