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Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (Blu-ray) (2015)
A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Robert Kerman.Director: Callum Waddel
Year of Copyright: 2015
OVERALL: Blu-ray B-
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
* "Cannibal Ferox" (92:59) or with the deleted footage reinstated (93:19)
Audio Commentary by director Umberto Lenzi and star Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Deleted Footage (some audio is missing and subtitles are included where needed):
- "Killing Pig" (1:38)
- "Piranha Scene" (1:29)
"Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film" (85:34)
Trailers:
- Play All (14:23)
- Inernational Trailer (2:47)
- German Trailer (2:53)
- U.S. Trailer (4:20)
- Mexican Trailer (4:23)
"Hollywood Premiere: Feburary 15, 1997" featurette (5:17)
DISC TWO
Interviews:
- "Hooked on You: Umberto Lenzi Remembers Cannibal Ferox" (19:42)
- "The Many Lives and Deaths of Giovanni Lombardo Radice" (51:12)
- "Zora in Cannibal Land" (25:01)
- "Danilo Mattei's Amazon Adventure" (20:52)
- "They Call Him Bombadore" (25:09)
- "Umberto Lenzi Interview: May 1998" (7:53)
Still Galleries:
- Production Stills - 53 images
- Behind the Scenes - 32 images
- Promotional Materials:
-- Italy - 10 images
-- Germany - 34 images
-- France - 12 images
-- Spain - 13 images
-- US - 22 images
-- Various - 6 images
- Video Releases - 38 images
- Ferox Forever - 55 images
Grindhouse Releasing Prevues:
- Play All (33:54)
- Cannibal Holocaust (3:07)
- The Tough Ones (3:31)
- Massacre Mafia Style (2:21)
- Gone with the Pope (2:02)
- Pieces (:33)
- Scum of the Earth (2:14)
- The Beyond (3:28)
- Cat in the Brain (1:59)
- An American Hippie in Israel (3:03)
- Corruption (2:07)
- The Swimmer (2:45)
- The Big Gundown (2:15)
- Ice House (1:40)
- I Drink Your Blood (2:49)
Credits - 1 text page
DISC THREE
Soundtrack CD by Budy-Maglione (20 tracks plus 20 alternate takes and remixes)
Play All (50:26)
1. NYC Main Title
2. Jungle Theme
3. Jaywalkin' Iguana
4. Killing Two Parrots
5. Into the Bush
6. Son of a Bitch Trap
7. Jungle Jive
8. Cannibal Village
9. A Real Smart Dude Part 1
10. Mike Flips Out
11. Castration
12. A Real Smart Dude Patt 2
13. NYC Aftermath
14. Kettle of Doom
15. No Escape
16. NYC Brass
17. Jungle Pursuit
18. Piranhas!
19. Pit of Doom
20. End of a Myth
21. Red River Valley (1:30)
22. NYC Main Title (Alternate Take) (2:32)
23. NYC Main Title (Alternate Take 2) (2:17)
24. Jungle Theme (Alternate Take) (1:53)
25. Jaywalkin' Iguana (Alternate Take) (1:46)
26. Killing Two Parrots (Alternate Take) (:52)
27. Killing Two Parrots (Alternate Take 2) (1:01)
28. Killing Two Parrots (Alternate Take 3) (:55)
29. Into the Bush (Alternate Take) (:58)
30. Son of a Bitch Trap (Alternate Take) (:36)
31. Jungle Jive (Alternate Take) (:51)
32. Cannibal Village (Alternate Take) (1:33)
33. A Real Smart Dude Part 1 (Alternate Take) (1:03)
34. A Real Smart Dude (Alternate) (1:23)
35. Mike Flips Out (Alternate Take) (:41)
36. Castration (Alternate Take) (1:06)
37. A RealmSmart Dude Part 2 (Alternate Take) (:35)
38. NYC Aftermath (Alternate Take) (:24)
39. Kettle of Doom (Alternate Take) (:40)
40. No Escape (Alternate Take) (1:18)
41. NYC Brass (Alternate Take) (:47)
42. NYC Brass (Alternate Take 2) (:42)
43. Jungle Pusuit (Alternate Take) 1:00)
44. Piranhas! (Alternate Take) (:55)
45. Pit of Doom (Alternate Take) (1:14)
46. Pit of Doom (Alternate Take 2) (1:09)
47. End of a Myth (Alternate Take) (:23)
48. Red River Valley (Alternate) (1:27)
IN THE CASE:
12-page liner notes booklet with essays by Bill Landis and Eli Roth (and a chapter listing on the rear)
Reversable sleeve with an Umberto Lenzi filmography on the reverse of the cover. -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:Disc One:
Highlight 'Play' and arrow down for a blood splatter over the title. Hit 'Enter' to play a stills gallery (9:07)
Disc Two:
Highlight "Grindhouse Prevues" and arrow down to a blood splatter on the title for an extension of the Danilo Mattei interview (1:19)
On the Grindhouse Prevues menu, highlight "The Beyond" and arrow right for a snippet from the Gino de Rossi interview in which he mentions the Fulci film (:46)
On the interviews menu, highlight "They Call Him Bombadore" and arrow left for another snippet with De Rossi in which he discusses the superiority of practical effects over computer visual effects. (3:17)
Step through all of the images on the U.S. promotinal materials gallery for a brief interview with American distributor Acquarius Releasing's Terry Levene about coming up with the American title, taglines, and advertising fronts. (2:43) -
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Extras:* "Zombie Holocaust" (84:01) (84:14 with special thanks for the restoration)
"Eaten Alive!: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film" (85:09)
"Q&A with Ian McCulloch" (October 2009 at The Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films) (48:21)
Deleted Scene (5:03)
Trailer (4:17) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Zombie Holocaust (88:08)
Audio Commentary by film historians David Flint and Adrian Smith (2023)
"Girolami Holocaust" 2023 interview with editor Alberto Moriani and assistant director Enzo G. Castellari (19:16, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Our Life, Our Music" 2023 interview with composers Giacomo Dell'Orso and singer Edda Dell'Orso (42:08, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"To Die and Rise in Rome" 2023 interview with assistant director Marcello Avellone (15:46, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Eaten Alive!: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film" 2015 documentary by Callum Waddel (85:12)
2009 Q&A with actor Ian McCulloch at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (50:25)
Restoration Reel (3:05)
English Export Trailer (4:20)* -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray combo edition.
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OVERALL: Blu-ray B
Only the UK discs have lossless stereo audio for the documentary. Note the documentary is not available separately.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Cannibal Ferox America- Grindhouse Releasing - No cuts (85:33)
- Blu-ray ALL Zombie Holocaust United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts (85:09)
- Blu-ray ALL Zombie Holocaust United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts (85:12)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 24/07/15
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 18/09/23UPDATE LOG:
24/07/15: Initial entry.
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22/07/16: Updated entries with links.
31/05/17: Added much greater detail to US version.
03/06/17: Updated audio on US release and winner.
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