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Catalog/Adventure/Cut and Run
Cut and Run poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.6 / 100
1984·Adventure / Horror / Thriller·1h 30m

CUT AND RUN

“The one story you won't be seeing on the 6 o'clock news!”

A reporter and her cameraman connect a surviving Jonestown leader and a TV exec's missing son to a drug war where jungle installations are being massacred by an army of natives and a skilled white assassin.

Above the Line
Ruggero Deodato·DirectorCesare Frugoni·ScreenplayDardano Sacchetti·ScreenplayAlberto Spagnoli·Director of PhotographyClaudio Simonetti·Original Music ComposerMario Morra·Editor
Cast
Lisa Blount·Fran HudsonLeonard Mann·Mark LudmanRichard Lynch·Colonel Brian HorneWillie Aames·Tommy AlloRichard Bright·Bob AlloMichael Berryman·QuechoEriq La Salle·FargasGabriele Tinti·ManuelValentina Forte·AnaJohn Steiner·Vlado
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 1
Ruggero Deodato·Director
Writing· 4
Cesare Frugoni·ScreenplayDardano Sacchetti·ScreenplayDardano Sacchetti·StoryCesare Frugoni·Story
Camera· 1
Alberto Spagnoli·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Mario Morra·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Claudio Simonetti·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Claudio Cinini·Art DirectionFrancesca Panicali·Costume DesignAlberto Blasi·Makeup ArtistMaurizio Trani·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Alessandro Fracassi·ProducerMaurizio Antico·Production Manager
By the Numbers
67.6
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$374K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Action Packed
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features five people in a swampy, jungle-like environment. In the foreground, a man in a red and white shirt holds a rifle, aiming forward. Bes”

horroraction
Key Elements
RifleBinocularsMacheteSeaplaneHelicopter
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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