Wild Beasts (film)

Wild Beasts (Italian: Wild beasts - Belve feroci) also known as The Wild Beasts is a 1984 English-language Italian horror film written and directed by Franco E. Prosperi and starring Lorraine De Selle.

Wild Beasts
Film poster
ItalianWild beasts - Belve feroci
Directed byFranco E. Prosperi
Written byFranco E. Prosperi
Produced byFrederico Prosperi
Starring
CinematographyGuglielmo Mancori
Edited byMario Morra
Music byDaniele Patucchi
Production
company
Shumba International Corporation
Distributed byIndie Rights
Lightning Video
Severin Films
Avid Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • February 15, 1984 (1984-02-15) (Italy)
  • February 20, 1984 (1984-02-20) (USA)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The animals of the Frankfurt zoo become violent and dangerous when they drink water contaminated with Phencyclidine. They escape into the city and cause chaos.

Cast

Release

Reception

Mike Massie from "Gone With The Twins" gave the film 4 out of 10 stars, stating: "The acting is mediocre, the dialogue is unconvincing, the characters are flimsy, and the story is shoddily constructed, but the tone is mostly serious, which helps counter the abundance of deficiencies in filmmaking techniques (and all of the unintentional hilarity)".[1] James Jay Edwards writing for the website "Film Fracture" called the movie "over-the-top exploitation", saying: "As a movie, it’s a silly and amateurish affair, lit just a bit too darkly to completely see everything and full of actors who don’t seem to know quite how to deliver the corny dialogue".[2] Kevin Matthews from "FlickFeast", wrote: "Wild Beasts is not hailed as a classic, and most likely it never will be, but it’s actually a lot of fun while it’s on and never dull, unlike some other entries in this particular sub-genre".[3]

Wild Beast was nominated for the "Grand Prize" at the 1984 Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival.

References
  1. Massie, Mike. "Wild Beasts (1984) - Gone With The Twins". Gone With The Twins. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. Edwards, James Jay. "Cinema Fearité Presents 'Wild Beasts'". Film Fracture. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. Matthews, Kevin. "Wild Beasts (1984)". FlickFeast. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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