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Cut and Run

1985 · 90 min

A grimy, fast-paced jungle exploitation ride that mixes sweaty urban vice with lurid, violent adventure.

Directed by
Ruggero Deodato
Genres
Adventure, Horror
Starring
Lisa Blount, Leonard Mann, Richard Lynch
Tagline
The one story you won't be seeing on the 6 o'clock news!
Overview
A reporter and her cameraman connect a surviving Jonestown leader and a TV exec's missing son to a drug war where jungle installations are being massacred by an army of natives and a skilled white assassin.

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Directed by
Ruggero Deodato
Genres
Adventure, Horror
Starring
Lisa Blount, Leonard Mann, Richard Lynch
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • corruption
  • survival
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, horror
Directed by
Ruggero Deodato
Written by
Dardano Sacchetti, Cesare Frugoni
Starring
Lisa Blount, Leonard Mann, Richard Lynch, Willie Aames, Richard Bright, Michael Berryman, Eriq La Salle, Gabriele Tinti
Music
Claudio Simonetti
Cinematography
Alberto Spagnoli
Runtime
90 min
Country
Italy
Languages
English, Italian

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