''Massacre in Dinosaur Valley'' (), also known as ''Amazonas'' and ''Cannibal Ferox II'', is a 1985

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directed by

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under the

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Michael E. Lemick. An international co-production of Italy and Brazil, the film was written by Tarantini with

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, and stars

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, Suzane Carvalho, Milton Rodríguez, Marta Anderson, and

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Cast

as Kevin Hall * Suzane Carvalho as Eva Ibañez * Milton Rodríguez as Captain John Heinz * Marta Anderson as Betty Heinz *

as Josè * Gloria Cristal as Myara * Susan Hahn as Belinda

Production

The film was shot in Brazil in 1985 under the working title of ''Stranded in the Valley of Dinosaurs''.

Reception

A reviewer credited as "Lor." of ''

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'' reviewed the Lightning Video home video on January 10, 1987. "Lor." described the film as a "poor Italian exploitation film, made worse by an intentionally misleading title: there are no dinosaurs or fantasy elements in this potboiler." The review concluded that "This sexploitationer mixes prat-fall comedy, disrobing women and the usual gore carelessly."

Home media

On 29 September 2020, the film was released on

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and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Massacre in Dinosaur Valley 1985 films 1985 horror films 1985 multilingual films 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini Cannibal-boom films Italian erotic horror films Films set in Brazil Italian multilingual films Brazilian multilingual films English-language Italian films English-language Brazilian films Cockfighting in film Italian LGBTQ-related films Bisexuality-related films 1980s Italian films 1980s Brazilian films 1985 LGBTQ-related films LGBTQ-related horror films