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Director:
Terry Becker
Writers:
Terry Becker (story)
Charles Dennis (writer)
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Release Date:
6 September 1974 (USA) more
Tagline:
They need a special liquid to stay young. It is red, thick and warm! more
Plot:
Beautiful young girls are kidnapped off the streets of Manila by a death cult that needs their blood to remain immortal. | full synopsis
User Comments:
Not a bad way to spend a boring night, not a good one either more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Jennifer Billingsley ... Laura
Judith McConnell ... Claire
John Considine ... Baru
Tani Guthrie ... Ranu
Fredricka Meyers ... Ann
Chiqui da Rosa ... Bonnie
Mary Walters ... Eva
Elena Sampson ... Hala
Vic Diaz ... Police lieutenant
Rod Navarro ... Francisco
Rick Rhorke ... Sailor
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Directed by
Terry Becker 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Terry Becker  story
Charles Dennis  writer
Lou Whitehill  story

Produced by
Wesley E. De Pue .... producer
Carlos H. Reyes .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Richard LaSalle 
 
Cinematography by
Nonong Rasca 
 
Film Editing by
Anthony DiMarco 
 
Production Design by
Robert Formoso 
 
Makeup Department
Cecille Baun .... makeup artist
Mely Sioson .... hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jose Velasco .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Levy Principe .... sound mixer
 
Other crew
Vic Diaz .... production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blood Hunt (video title)
The Blood Cult of Shangri-La
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA | Philippines
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Philippines

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Baru: Friends? It was understood that you were unknown to each other.
Laura: You make friends quickly when you share a cell!
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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Not a bad way to spend a boring night, not a good one either, 12 December 2005
3/10
Author: Wyrmis from Huntsville, AL

This movie's main flaw seems to be that it takes itself too seriously. Its skirting around camp, taken in consideration with some moments that seem quite earnestly acted and scripted (however poorly it worked out), becomes an unintentional side-effect. This negates 90% of the reason to watch this movie. It is cheaply made on top of this which detracts even further in that rather than go for a more natural look, they tried for some sort of sci-fi exotica kind of thing and ended up with a office dress party.

The plot works fair enough, though it probably would have worked more had they dropped the horror pretenses and moved straight into action/adventure style territory. There is no new ground here.

The acting is not always wooden, and has some okay moments, but is largely inconsistent. Signs of grief or panic are often achieved by a far off look or a hand biting scene.

All in all, the biggest flaw here (besides a low budget, which they could have worked around, I have seen too many good low budget movies) is that they are tapping into a 1950's era schlock flick flavor, and somehow trying to keep it fresh and end up with a poor mix altogether.

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