The
Savage is Loose
George C. Scott directed and stars in this bizarre
Oedipal tale of a mother, father and son who are
stranded on a deserted island together for years.
The films begins with the family already ship wrecked
on the island when the son is just a small boy and
the couple are trying to establish some kind of
life for themselves until they are rescued. Rescue
never comes and the son eventually turns into a
teenager with growing sexual and emotional needs.
These desires put a complex and painful strain on
his relationship with his mother and father and
drive a wedge between his parents as a couple as
well.
When this film was released they added a strange
William Castle like gimmick to it: the TV commercials
for the movie stated the following “Your money
back if this is not the best film in recent memory”!
One has to wonder if this promise was ever met in
the end.
video source
quality rating: B |
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The
Savage is Loose |
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Item
price: $14.99 |
| Color/114
Min./ 1974 |
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