Jungle Raiders (1985 film)
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]
| Jungle Raiders | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Antonio Margheriti |
| Screenplay by | Giovanni Simonelli[1] |
| Story by | Giovanni Simonelli[1] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Carl Taormina[1] |
| Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori[1] |
| Edited by | Alberto Moriani[1] |
Production company | L'Immagine[1] |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1] |
Release date | 1985 |
| Country | Italy[2] |
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 to have lived fantastic adventures. One day a Colombian museum director arrives to search for a fabulous "ruby of doom" and Captain Yankee is black mailed into accepting the task.
Cast
- Christopher Connelly as Captain Yankee
- Lee Van Cleef as Warren
- Marina Costa as Maria Janez
- Luciano Pigozzi as Gin Fizz (as Alan Collins)
- Dario Pontonutti
- Mike Monty
- Rene Abadeza as Alain
Releases
Jungle Raiders was released in 1985.[3]
Reception
In a retrospective review, Jeremy Wheeler (AllMovie) stated 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
- "La leggenda del rubino malese (1985)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- Wheeler, Jeremy. "Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1984)". AllMovie.
- Curti 2019, p. 103.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 1476672431.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)