Jungle Raiders (1985 film)

Jungle Raiders
Directed by	Antonio Margheriti
Screenplay by	Giovanni Simonelli
Story by	Giovanni Simonelli
Starring	Christopher Connelly Mary Costa Lee Van Cleef
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori
Edited by	Alberto Moriani
Music by	Carl Taormina
Production company	L'Immagine
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	1985 (1985)
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 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

• Christopher Connelly as Captain Yankee
• Lee Van Cleef as Warren
• Marina Costa as Maria Janez
• Luciano Pigozzi as Gin Fizz (as Alan Collins)
• Dario Pontonutti
• Mike Monty as Professor Lansky
• Rene Abadeza as Alain

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."

Footnotes

Sources

• Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
• Wheeler, Jeremy. "Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1984)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

External links

• Jungle Raiders at IMDb
• Jungle Raiders at Variety Distribution