Cut and Run (Italian: Inferno in diretta) is a 1985 Italian exploitation horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato, written by Cesare Frugoni and Dardano Sacchetti, and starring Lisa Blount, Leonard Mann, Willie Aames, Richard Lynch and Michael Berryman.[3][4]
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Directed by | Ruggero Deodato |
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Cinematography | Alberto Spagnoli[2] |
Edited by | Mario Morra[2] |
Music by | Claudio Simonetti[2] |
Production company | Racing Pictures[2] |
Distributed by | CDE Compagnia Distribuzione Europea[2] |
Release date | 8 August 1985 |
Country | Italy[1] |
Language | English |
The film follows a reporter (Lisa Blount) and her cameraman investigating a war in the jungles of South America between drug cartels and the cult-like cannibal army of Colonel Brian Horne (Richard Lynch), a follower of Jim Jones.
Cut and Run was originally slated to be directed by Wes Craven with the working title Marimba.[5] It was initially going to star Tim McIntire, Dirk Benedict, and Christopher Mitchum.[6] The film was produced in two separate versions, a "softer" R-rated cut intended for the North American market, and a "harder" version for theatrical release in Europe. The latter features additional, graphic kill scenes and gore not present in the former. Several key sequences were shot twice, once with a "soft" take, and a second time with a "harder" take.[7]
Cut and Run was released in Italy 8 August 1985.[1] It was released in the United States by New World Pictures on 2 May 1986.[1] After being absent on home video for many years, the film was released on Blu-ray by Code Red, with a new 2K restoration of both the R-rated and Unrated cuts.[8]