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J.F. Lawton (written by)
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These women are serious about their taste in men!
Plot:
The government hires a feminist at the local university to track down the Piranha Women living in the... more | add synopsis
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Sharp script and honest satire more (23 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shannon Tweed | ... | Dr. Margo Hunt |
 | Bill Maher | ... | Jim |
 | Karen M. Waldron | ... | Bunny (as Karen Mistal) |
 | Adrienne Barbeau | ... | Dr. Kurtz |
 | Brett Stimely | ... | Jean-Pierre |
| Barry Primus | ... | Ford Maddox |
| Jim McKrell | ... | Dean Stockwell |
| Paul Ross | ... | Col. Mattel |
| Vicky Varner | ... | Barracuda Leader |
| Alan David Gelman | ... | Donnahew Leader |
 | Pat Crawford Brown | ... | Secretary |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | Fred |
| Lloyd Gordon | ... | Sam |
| James Trenton | ... | Unsavory |
| Steve Reid | ... | Bushito |
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Also Known As:
Jungle Heat (USA) (alternative title)
Piranha Women (USA) (working title)
Piranha Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (USA) (alternative title)
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90 min
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Hollyhock House, Barnsdall Art Park - 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA more
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The film was shot primarily in the avocado groves maintained by the University of California at Riverside (UCR), which the university uses for horticultural experiments. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Fred and Sam are hacking their way through the Avocado Jungle with machetes, then pause to take stock of their situation]
Fred:
We're lost.
Sam:
No, we're not - look! Over there!
[the camera zooms in on an avocado hanging from a twig. The two guys approach it, and Sam pulls the avocado into his hand. Fred takes it and stashes away]
Fred:
Sam.
Sam:
Yeah?
Fred:
I think we should head back. We're getting in too deep.
Sam:
Oh, don't - Wait a second. What's that I hear? It sounds like... women! Laughing!
Fred:
Let's get outta here.
[...]
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Featured in Religulous (2008) more
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Boleggo more
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I'm somewhat surprised at the low rating of this film.
Cannibal Women is a low-budget satire, and I thought a very funny and intelligent one. The script is absolutely fantastic. And the only reason I can imagine for the low reviews is that people either expected a (1) sexploitation flick with gratuitous nudity or (2) a polished adventure thriller in the Indiana Jones tradition. This is neither. It is a low-budget mix of "Heart of Darkness" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as transplanted to (of all things) feminist studies in southern California.
But it has genuine and unexpected laughs.