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Director:
Writers:
Joe D'Amato (writer)
George Eastman (writer)
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Release Date:
9 October 1981 (USA) more
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Tagline:
...He's coming for you more
Plot:
A group of tourists become stranded on an uninhabited island where they are stalked by an insane, violent, and grotesque killer that slaughtered the town's former residents. full summary | add synopsis
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Generally despised and loathed "video nasty". I liked it. more (68 total)

Cast

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Tisa Farrow ... Julie
Saverio Vallone ... Andy
Serena Grandi ... Maggie (as Vanessa Steiger)
Margaret Mazzantini ... Henriette 'Rita' (as Margaret Donnelly)
Mark Bodin ... Daniel
Bob Larsen ... Arnold
Rubina Rey ... Irina Karamanlis
Simone Baker ... First Victim
Mark Logan ... Second Victim
George Eastman ... Nikos Karamanlis
Zora Kerova ... Carol
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Joe D'Amato ... Bearded man exiting the cable car (uncredited)
Carolyn De Fonseca ... Julie (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Ted Rusoff ... Andy (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Susan Spafford ... Maggie (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Pat Starke ... Carol (voice: English version) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joe D'Amato 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Joe D'Amato  writer (as Aristide Massaccesi)
George Eastman  writer (as Louis Montefiori)

Produced by
Joe D'Amato .... producer
George Eastman .... producer
Edward L. Montoro .... executive producer: Film Ventures International
Oscar Santaniello .... producer
 
Original Music by
Marcello Giombini 
 
Cinematography by
Enrico Biribicchi 
 
Film Editing by
Ornella Micheli 
 
Set Decoration by
Ennio Michettoni 
 
Costume Design by
Ennio Michettoni 
 
Makeup Department
Pietro Tenoglio .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Tommaso Pantano .... production supervisor
Oscar Santaniello .... production manager
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Antonio Benetti .... still photographer
Enrico Biribicchi .... camera operator
Enzo Frattari .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Bruno Micheli .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Giovanni Ferrucci .... production secretary
Daniele Tommaso .... continuity
Walter Zoi .... administrator
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Anthropophagous: The Beast (UK) (video title)
Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper (USA) (DVD box title)
Antropofago (Italy)
Man Beast
The Beast (UK) (video title)
The Grim Reaper (USA) (censored version)
The Savage Island
The Zombie's Rage (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
90 min | USA:87 min (R-rated version)
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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German Import DVD has a Super-8mm Version (German language only), as a special feature on the disc. more
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Referenced in Nikos (2003) (V) more

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12 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Generally despised and loathed "video nasty". I liked it., 17 September 2002
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

Well, I FINALLY got to see this infamous shocker after hearing about it for years. 'Antropophagus' a.k.a. 'The Grim Reaper' is one of the most despised and loathed of all the so-called "video nasties", and director Joe D'Amato seems to be regarded as little more than a figure of fun for many. The people who hate this movie usually call it "boring", "dull", "too slow", and so on for the most part, and then complain about the bad taste of the two infamous gore scenes towards the end. One involving a pregnant woman, the other the killer. I won't go into any detail regarding either scene so as to not lessen their shock value. Now, the strange thing is I inadvertently watched the DVD of 'The Grim Reaper' which cut both of these scenes out, and while I was sorely disappointed not seeing them, I didn't find the rest of the movie dull at all. In fact I thought the movie managed to create quite an effective feeling of dread and suspense throughout. While I don't think the movie is as strong as Fulci's 'Zombie' (which also starred Tisa Farrow), I enjoyed it a lot more than say, 'Zombie Holocaust', which is generally rated higher by many hard core horror fans. So make of that what you will. My advice though is try and see the original uncut 'Antropophagus' for maximum effect.

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