Devil Hunter (aka The Devil Hunter, Chasseurs d’Hommes, Sexo Cannibal, Jungfrau under Kannibalen, The Man Hunter, Mandingo Manhunter) is a 1980 Spanish erotic horror film directed by ‘Clifford Brown’ [Jess Franco]. It stars Ursula Buchfellner, Werner Pochath (The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire; Bloodlust; Terror Express!), Al Cliver (Zombie Flesh Eaters; White Cannibal Queen; The Beyond) and Antonio Mayans (Zombies Lake; Oasis of the Zombies; Vampyres – 2014).
Plot teaser:
A Vietnam veteran heads to an island inhabited by cannibals to save a kidnapped model not only from her kidnappers, but also from the cannibals’ lurking devil god…
The film was briefly available in the UK as a pre-cert (and now very rare) VHS on the Cinehollywood label before being banned and placed on the DPP list of official so-called ‘video nasties‘. It is probably in the top five most expensive collectible nasty video tapes. Devil Hunter was finally passed fully uncut by the BBFC in 2008.
The demon’s bug-eyes were apparently created with ping-pong balls that had tiny holes poked in them to allow the actor to see.
This movie is often confused with Jesús Franco’s similar movie from the same year, White Cannibal Queen (aka Cannibals) as the plot is similar and it also features Al Cliver.
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Reviews:
“This film will definitely give fans of exploitation at least some of the required elements. It really isn’t that gory or as shocking as most of the other entries into the cannibal cycle, but it certainly isn’t boring. It has enough quirks and unintentional humor to make it a worthy edition to anyone either collecting Jess Franco movies, or attempting to watch all of the video nasties. It remains a tantalizingly tasteless example of fascinating Franco.” Shock Till You Drop
“It sounds good, but keep in mind the thin film of slime, shocking scenarios, subcutaneous racism and plentiful nudity are all tempered by pathetic, woeful gore, and utter lack of tension, acres of tedium and cannibal-god action so grating you’ll want to tear the DVD out of its player and slash your TV-screen to ribbons before doing the same thing to yourself.” Kurt Dahlke, DVD Talk
Posted by Will Holland
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