Because of a severe drought in Kenya in 1984, ninety thousand starving baboons go on a murderous rampage, killing humans and animals alike.Because of a severe drought in Kenya in 1984, ninety thousand starving baboons go on a murderous rampage, killing humans and animals alike.Because of a severe drought in Kenya in 1984, ninety thousand starving baboons go on a murderous rampage, killing humans and animals alike.
Percy Edwards
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Carl Vundla
- District Officer Tshombe
- (uncredited)
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- Trivia[Postscript] The film you have just seen is a fictionalized account of a true incident which took place in Africa during the serious drought in 1984. The producers wish to make it known that not a single animal was mistreated during the making of this motion picture. On completion of filming the Baboons were rehabilitated to their natural surroundings. The Baboons were captured under the supervision of the Kenyan Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife from the areas where they had been a nuisance to the local population.
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So bad it's good??
I have never seen this movie. When it came out in 1985, I had just moved to L. A. and read a capsule review of it in a publication called "The L. A. Weekly". After reading this review, I thought seriously about taking it in. I have since regretted that I didn't.
I am something of a devotee of "bad" movies. For example, much of Larry Buchanan's output falls into the so-bad-it's-good category. Normally, I'd see these movies on TV but about half of L. A.'s business was/is movies and I ultimately came to realize that it was possible to see some quite inventive, first-run dreck at theaters there. I recall one instance when I went to a nominally bad movie being shown in only one seedy theater located in West Hollywood. There were only seven people in the theater, including me. One of these was an apparently drunk guy sitting in the front row who periodically emitted random screams unrelated to the action on the screen. Really enhanced the experience. But, when Shadow of Kilimanjaro was out, I didn't realize the joys that awaited me attending bad movies as they were intended to be experienced: in a movie theater. I was likely operating in economic mode and figured I should save my money.
So, given that I'd only just started my new job and was in a somewhat impecunious state, I decided to forego seeing this opus. But I must share the review that sorely tempted me to spend a few bucks on it so many years ago. The following is a fairly close paraphrase: "Movie supposedly 'based on fact' about 90,000 rampaging baboons killing tourists in Africa. If 90,000 baboons on 90,000 typewriters attempted to write 'King Lear', this would have been their first draft."
Still haven't seen the movie...perhaps if I do, I will return and deliver a proper review.
I am something of a devotee of "bad" movies. For example, much of Larry Buchanan's output falls into the so-bad-it's-good category. Normally, I'd see these movies on TV but about half of L. A.'s business was/is movies and I ultimately came to realize that it was possible to see some quite inventive, first-run dreck at theaters there. I recall one instance when I went to a nominally bad movie being shown in only one seedy theater located in West Hollywood. There were only seven people in the theater, including me. One of these was an apparently drunk guy sitting in the front row who periodically emitted random screams unrelated to the action on the screen. Really enhanced the experience. But, when Shadow of Kilimanjaro was out, I didn't realize the joys that awaited me attending bad movies as they were intended to be experienced: in a movie theater. I was likely operating in economic mode and figured I should save my money.
So, given that I'd only just started my new job and was in a somewhat impecunious state, I decided to forego seeing this opus. But I must share the review that sorely tempted me to spend a few bucks on it so many years ago. The following is a fairly close paraphrase: "Movie supposedly 'based on fact' about 90,000 rampaging baboons killing tourists in Africa. If 90,000 baboons on 90,000 typewriters attempted to write 'King Lear', this would have been their first draft."
Still haven't seen the movie...perhaps if I do, I will return and deliver a proper review.
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- Im Schatten des Kilimandscharo
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- Gross US & Canada
- $181,410
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $181,410
- May 11, 1986
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