Crash-landed in the Amazon, survival means facing cannibals, slave traders, and every jungle nightmare.
MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY
A journey into the cannibal inferno!
An arrogant paleontologist and his small group of fossil hunters crash-land in the Amazon jungle amid cannibals, wild animals, and slave traders.
Quick Answer
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley is a 1985 Italian-Brazilian action, adventure, and horror film directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini about a group of plane crash survivors who must battle cannibals, slave traders, wild animals, and piranha fish in the Amazon jungle.
Programmer's Pick
If you ever wondered how many jungle dangers a single movie can jam into 88 minutes, Massacre in Dinosaur Valley answers with gusto: cannibals, piranhas, and a dash of sexploitation all fight for screen time. Michele Massimo Tarantini throws his fossil-hunting heroes to the wolves—and the result is a sweaty, splattery Amazonian fever dream.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Michele Massimo Tarantini
- Writer
- Michele Massimo Tarantini
- Release
- 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Country
- Italy, Brazil
- Language
- Italian, Portuguese
- Also Known As
- Cannibal Ferox II, Cannibal Ferox 2, Massacre no Vale dos Dinossauros, Navagoi sto nisi ton deinosavron, Prisonnières de la vallée des dinosaures, Massacre dans la vallée des dinosaures, Dinosauruslaakson tuho, Amazonas, Perdidos no Vale dos Dinossauros, Original title: Nudo e selvaggio (original title)
Why This Matters
This 1985 film exemplifies the Italian cannibal genre's international reach, being a co-production between Italy and Brazil and involving genre veterans like director Michele Massimo Tarantini and screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti.
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Why Cult
Crash survivors must navigate an Amazon jungle teeming with deadly threats, from cannibals to wild animals.
Encounters with cannibal tribes bring the kind of gore and menace only 1980s exploitation could deliver.
The film is packed with nudity, erotic peril, and salacious jungle set-pieces—never shy about showing skin.
The survivors’ gauntlet includes not just nature’s monsters but also human predators, including slave traders and piranhas.
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Threat File
Plane crash in the Amazon jungle
Cannibal tribes, slave traders, wild animals, piranha fish
Survivors are hunted, captured, and endangered
Amazon jungle
Questions from the Vault
When was Massacre in Dinosaur Valley released? +
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley was released in 1985.
Who directed Massacre in Dinosaur Valley? +
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley was directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini.
How long is Massacre in Dinosaur Valley? +
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley has a runtime of 88 minutes.
What genre is Massacre in Dinosaur Valley? +
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley is an action, adventure, and horror film.
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