{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"CANNIBAL FEROX (1981) \u2013 Episode 271 \u2013 Decades of Horror 1980s","description":"\u201cNo! Stop! That meat might be Rudy!\u201d You finally gave up on the cannibals-are-a-myth idea, aye? Join your faithful Grue Crew \u2013 Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr \u2013 as they feast on their second Italian cannibal film. This time, it\u2019s Umberto Lenzi\u2019s Cannibal Ferox (1981). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 271 \u2013 Cannibal Ferox (1981) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https:\/\/wickedhorrortv.com\/) which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. Synopsis: Three friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe. Written & Directed by: Umberto Lenzi Special Effects by: Gino De Rossi Selected Cast: Giovanni Lombardo Radice as Mike Logan (credited as John Morghen) Lorraine De Selle as Gloria Davis Danilo Mattei as Rudy Davis (credited as Bryan Redford) Zora Kerova as Pat Johnson (credited as Zora Kerowa) Walter Lucchini as Joe Costolani (credited as Walter Lloyd) Fiamma Maglione as Myrna Stenn (credited as Meg Fleming) Robert Kerman as Lt. Rizzo John Bartha as Mafioso Venantino Venantini as Sgt. Ross Miguel \u00c1ngel Rinc\u00f3n as Juanito (credited as \u2018El Indio\u2019 Rincon) Giovanni Bergamini as Clerk (uncredited) Riccardo Petrazzi as Hunter (uncredited) Perry Pirkanen as Paul (uncredited) Dominic Raacke as Tim Barrett (uncredited) Jake Teague as Professor (uncredited) First, Decades of Horror 1980s covered Ruggero Deodato\u2019s Cannibal Holocaust (1980) in episode 176. Now comes Umberto Lenzi\u2019s Cannibal Ferox (1981)! The 31 countries that initially banned the film can\u2019t all be wrong. It even comes with its very own pre-movie warning, and The Last Drive-In host, Joe Bob Briggs, gave it a \u201c98 on the vomit meter.\u201d By the way, \u201cferox\u201d is Latin for cruel or ferocious. They\u2019re not lying. But what will the Grue Crew think of this cannibal exploitation horror film? You can bet they\u2019ll have plenty to say. They also play catchup on Grue Believer feedback. Enjoy their talkabout! At the time of this writing, Cannibal Ferox (1981) is available to stream from Tubi, Kanopy, and AMC+. It is also available on physical media as a deluxe 3-disc set (2 Blu-ray + CD soundtrack) from Grindhouse Releasing.  Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode\u2019s film, chosen by Crystal, will be The Gate (1981). Kids, absent parents, a mysterious hole in the backyard, a demon horde, stop-motion animation, forced perspective, and\u2026 well, let\u2019s just say, shenanigans ensue! Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans \u2013 so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"