Jungle news gets deadly when a reporter chases a missing son and finds a ruthless drug war.
CUT AND RUN
The one story you won't be seeing on the 6 o'clock news!
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.
Quick Answer
Cut and Run is a 1985 Italian adventure-horror-thriller directed by Ruggero Deodato about a reporter and cameraman who, in searching for a TV producer's missing son, stumble into a violent drug war and the domain of a brutal U.S. Army officer thought dead.
Programmer's Pick
Ruggero Deodato swaps cannibals for cocaine, but the jungle's teeth are no less sharp. Cut and Run is a pulpy collision of drug labs, lost Americans, and sweaty violence, where TV news meets exploitation mayhem. If you need your journalism with a side of machete and machine gun, this is your flight.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Ruggero Deodato
- Writers
- Dardano Sacchetti, Cesare Frugoni
- Release
- 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- Also Known As
- Straight to Hell, Amazon: Savage Adventure, Amazonia, la jungle blanche, Infierno en el Amazonas, Kuvaa ja pakene, Anthropokynigito ston Amazonio, Szállj el messze, La guerra de la coca II, Inferno em Directo, Режь и беги, Sejmi ho a běž, Original title: Inferno in diretta
Why This Matters
As the final entry in Ruggero Deodato's 'Cannibal Trilogy,' this film connects to a notorious cycle of Italian exploitation cinema and also marks the film debut of Eriq La Salle.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The action plunges directly into the Latin American wilderness—a stomping ground for wild natives, survival hazards, and dangerous criminal elements.
A U.S. Army officer-turned-drug warlord rules the jungle, delivering brutality and menace to everyone who crosses his path.
Expect a barrage of machetes, blow dart guns, massacres, and all manner of creative jungle carnage.
From Lisa Blount to Karen Black and Michael Berryman, the film lines up a cast familiar to genre fans in unexpected roles.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Reporters searching for missing son enter jungle
Drug war led by brutal ex-U.S. Army officer
Massacres, violence, and survival jeopardy
Latin American jungle
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Cut and Run? +
Cut and Run was directed by Ruggero Deodato.
When was Cut and Run released? +
Cut and Run was released in 1985.
How long is Cut and Run? +
Cut and Run has a runtime of 90 minutes.
What genre is Cut and Run? +
Cut and Run is an adventure, horror, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Cut and Run? +
Cut and Run is available to stream on SassyFlix.
