Jungle Raiders (1985 film) explained

Jungle Raiders
Director:Antonio Margheriti
Screenplay:Giovanni Simonelli
Story:Giovanni Simonelli[1]
Starring:
Music:Carl Taormina
Cinematography:Guglielmo Mancori
Editing:Alberto Moriani
Studio:L'Immagine
Distributor:Variety Distribution
Country:Italy

Jungle Raiders (Italian: La leggenda del rubino malese|lit=Legend of the Malaysian ruby) is a 1985 adventure film directed by Antonio Margheriti. The film stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef.

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 they have lived fantastic adventures. One day a Colombian museum director arrives to search for a fabulous "ruby of doom," and Captain Yankee is blackmailed into accepting the task.

Cast

Releases

Jungle Raiders was released in 1985.

Reception

In a retrospective review, Jeremy Wheeler (AllMovie) 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."

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La leggenda del rubino malese (1985). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Italian. April 4, 2019.