: To clear his name, Deodato had to bring the actors into court to prove they were alive and well. He also demonstrated how the famous "impalement" scene was achieved using a bicycle seat and a balsa wood pole. The Global Ban List
One crucial entry missing from every index is the original "missing reel" within the film’s own narrative. In the movie, anthropologist Harold Monroe retrieves the documentary crew’s footage. The crew’s final tape (reel 4) is supposedly "damaged by humidity." We never see the last 24 hours of the crew’s life—only hear audio of them being eaten. index of cannibal holocaust 1980
The most dramatic entry in the film’s index is not a runtime, but a court docket number. Upon release in Italy, authorities believed the on-screen deaths of the documentary crew (Alan Yates, Faye Daniels, etc.) were real. Deodato was arrested on charges of obscenity and murder. : To clear his name, Deodato had to