Anthropophagous 2000

Last updated
Anthropophagous 2000
Anthropophagous2000.jpg
DVD released by Laser Paradise
Directed by Andreas Schnaas
Written byKarl-Heinz Geisendorf
Screenplay byKarl-Heinz Geisendorf
Story byKarl-Heinz Geisendorf
Based on Antropophagus
by Joe D'Amato and George Eastman
Produced bySonja Schnaas
Starring
  • Oliver Sauer
  • Cornelia De Pablos
  • Andreas Stoek
  • Sybille Kohlhase
  • Achim Kohlhase
CinematographyMarc Trinkhaus
Edited byKarl-Heinz Geisendorf
Marc Trinkhaus
Music byMarc Trinkhaus
Production
company
Anthroproject
Distributed byAstro Distribution
Release date
  • 9 April 1999 (1999-04-09)(Germany)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Anthropophagous 2000 is a 1999 German horror film directed by Andreas Schnaas and written by Karl-Heinz Geisendorf. It is a remake of Antropophagus , a 1980 Italian horror film written and directed by Joe D'Amato and co-written by George Eastman. [1] A direct-to-video release, the film stars Oliver Sauer, Cornelia De Pablos, Andreas Stoek, Sybille Kohlhase, and Achim Kohlhase as a group of friends who, while on vacation in the Italian countryside, are hunted by Nikos Karamanlis, a mad cannibalistic killer played by Schnaas. [2]

Contents

Plot

While out yachting, Nikos Karamanlis is stranded at sea with his pregnant wife, Martha, and their daughter, Vicky. After Vicky dies of injuries that she sustained while their ship was sinking, Nikos attempts to convince Martha that they should cannibalize her body in order to ensure their own survival; Martha violently objects to this and, during a struggle, is accidentally stabbed by Nikos. Nikos eats his wife and daughter's bodies, which allows him to survive long enough for his raft to float back to his hometown, a village on the outskirts of Borgo San Lorenzo, in Tuscany, Italy. Driven mad by guilt over his actions, Nikos moves into a cave and becomes a serial killer, murdering and consuming people with the reluctant aid of his sister, Irena.

Nikos wipes out his entire village and begins targeting outsiders, including a vacationing couple, Mary and Stuart, and a pair of campers named Hank and Allan. Mary and Stuart's friends, Georg Stockmann, Rita, Marc, Vincent, and Caroll, experience trouble with their RV just outside of the village, which they find abandoned except for scattered corpses, Mary's blind sister, Auriet, and Irena, who, while fleeing from Georg, leaves behind the written message, "Go away." Nikos kills Vincent, brings Caroll to his cave, and moves the RV while Irena commits suicide in front of Georg, Rita, Marc, and Auriet.

Georg finds Nikos's journal, and while he is reading it, Carroll's husband, a surgeon named Stan, arrives in the village and is greeted by Marc. The two men go off in search of Carroll. Nikos kills Marc and follows Stan to the cave, where he reveals his traumatic past to Stan and Carroll before killing them, cutting the latter open with a rock and tearing out and eating her and Stan's unborn child. Nikos then kills Auriet and Rita and gets into a fight with Georg. After Georg shoots him several times in the torso, Nikos, in a fit of madness, rips out and gnaws on his own innards before trying to drown Georg. While dunking Georg in a pool, Nikos is overcome by visions of Martha and is overpowered by Georg, who beats and decapitates him with a shovel as the suicidal Nikos pleads with Georg to "release me."

An unknown amount of time later, an Interpol agent named Doctor Steven Bauers is brought to Nikos's cave after being informed by two fellow agents that they have still not located the missing Georg. Bauers finds Georg's cellphone and Nikos's journal, which chronicles everything up until Nikos was killed by Georg. As Bauers wonders how the journal got into the cave and who added the extra entries to it, he is shot in the face by an unseen assailant, presumably Georg.

Cast

Reception

While Sean Leonard of Horror News criticized the film's technical aspects, dialogue, and numerous plot holes, he ultimately concluded, "Anthropophagous 2000 is not going to change the world of film, or even the world of horror. But, much like Goblet of Gore , it is non-stop splatter and gore and non-stop fun." [3] Similarly, Ian Jane of Rock! Shop! Pop!, despite being critical of the film's acting and lack of atmosphere, wrote, "This won't win over those who can't get into what Schnaas has been doing for the better part of the last quarter of a century but for those who do, or just anyone who appreciates low budget gore filled goofiness, this is a pretty fun watch." [4]

Sam Kench of Looper dismissed the film as "the definition of a disposable exploitation cash grab" in which "a high level of effort cannot be found." [5]

Related Research Articles

<i>Ravenous</i> (1999 film) 1999 film

Ravenous is a 1999 horror comedy Western cannibal film starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones and David Arquette. The film, which is set in 1840s California, was directed by Antonia Bird and filmed in Europe. It was not a box office success and failed to recoup much of its $12 million budget. However, despite initial reception being mixed when released, it has since garnered a reputation as a cult film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andreas Schnaas</span> German director and actor

Andreas Schnaas is a German director and actor working exclusively in the horror genre. Since he first appeared on the film scene in 1989, he has become a leader in Germany's ultra-violent low-budget horror film industry. He was the first in a series of maverick directors making underground movies who began a sustained revival of German horror cinema post World War II.

<i>Attack of the Crab Monsters</i> 1957 film by Roger Corman

Attack of the Crab Monsters is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, produced and directed by Roger Corman, that stars Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, and Russell Johnson. The film was distributed by Allied Artists as a double feature showing with Corman's Not of This Earth.

<i>Calvaire</i> (film) 2004 Belgian film

Calvaire is a 2004 psychological horror film directed by Fabrice Du Welz, starring Laurent Lucas, Philippe Nahon and Jackie Berroyer. It was Fabrice Du Welz's first full-length film.

<i>The Last Horror Movie</i> 2003 British found footage horror film by Julian Richards

The Last Horror Movie is a 2003 British found footage horror film directed by Julian Richards. On 24 August 2003 it premiered at the London FrightFest Film Festival and stars Kevin Howarth and Mark Stevenson. The Last Horror Movie was released onto DVD through Fangoria's Gore Zone label on 7 December 2004.

<i>Absurd</i> (film) 1981 Italian film

Absurd is a 1981 English-language Italian slasher film directed, lensed and co-produced by Joe D'Amato and starring George Eastman, who also wrote the story and screenplay.

<i>Conquest</i> (1983 film) 1983 film directed by Lucio Fulci

Conquest is a 1983 dark fantasy film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film plot involves Ilias a young man who battles monsters and mutants on his journey to manhood. Conquest was reviewed by both AllMovie and The Monthly Film Bulletin, who noted the films low budget and derivative nature, while finding the film to be surprisingly entertaining despite its negative aspects.

<i>My Bloody Valentine 3D</i> 2009 American film by Patrick Lussier

My Bloody Valentine 3D is a 2009 American slasher film directed and co-edited by Patrick Lussier, and written by Todd Farmer and Zane Smith. Serving as a remake of the 1981 Canadian film of the same name, it stars Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Kevin Tighe, Edi Gathegi, and Tom Atkins. The film focuses on the residents of a small town that is plagued by a serial killer in mining gear on Valentine's Day, who is believed to be the same murderer who was thought to have died a decade prior.

<i>Violent Shit III</i> 1999 German film

Violent Shit III: Infantry of Doom is a 1999 German shot-on-video action/splatter/comedy film by German director Andreas Schnaas. It stars Andreas Schnaas, Marc Trinkhaus, Uwe Grüntjes, and Winni Holl.

<i>Shake, Rattle and Roll 12</i> 2010 Filipino film

Shake, Rattle and Roll 12 is a 2010 Filipino horror anthology film produced by Regal Entertainment and the twelfth installment of the Shake, Rattle & Roll film series. It is directed by Zoren Legaspi, Topel Lee and Jerrold Tarog. The film stars an ensemble cast including Shaina Magdayao, Carla Abellana, Andi Eigenmann, John Lapus, Rayver Cruz, Sid Lucero, Ricky Davao, Jackie Lou Blanco, Rita Avila, Malou Crisologo, Regine Angeles, Martin Escudero, Nash Aguas, Elijah Alejo, Anna Vicente, Kristel Moreno, Niña Jose, John Feir, and Gaby Dela Merced.

<i>The Following</i> 2013 American crime thriller television series

The Following is an American crime thriller television series created by Kevin Williamson, and jointly produced by Outerbanks Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.

<i>Porno Holocaust</i> 1981 Italian film

Porno Holocaust is a 1981 Italian sexploitation horror film directed and lensed by Joe D'Amato and written by Tito Carpi under the pseudonym "Tom Salina". The assistant director was Donatella Donati. Shot in and around Santo Domingo, it was one of the first cinematically released Italian films containing hardcore pornography. The title has been seen as a "riff" on Cannibal Holocaust.

<i>Sand Sharks</i> 2011 American film

Sand Sharks is a 2011 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Mark Atkins about a horde of monstrous sharks that swim through sand and hunt people. It stars Corin Nemec, Brooke Hogan, Vanessa Lee Evigan, Eric Scott Woods, and Gina Holden.

<i>Terrifier</i> 2016 film by Damien Leone

Terrifier is a 2016 American independent slasher film written and directed by Damien Leone. The film stars Jenna Kanell, Samantha Scaffidi, David Howard Thornton, and Catherine Corcoran. The plot centers on partygoer Tara Heyes (Kanell) and her sister Victoria (Scaffidi), who become targets of the enigmatic serial killer known only as Art the Clown (Thornton) on Halloween night.

<i>Debris documentar</i> 2003 experimental independent dramatic art film by Marian Dora

Debris documentar is a 75-minute 2012 German-language experimental independent dramatic art film, made in 2003 by Marian Dora.

<i>Fresh</i> (2022 film) 2022 film by Mimi Cave

Fresh is a 2022 American horror thriller film directed by Mimi Cave, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Lauryn Kahn. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. It is a co-production between Legendary Pictures and Hyperobject Industries; Adam McKay produced the film alongside Kevin J. Messick. The film follows Noa (Edgar-Jones), who meets the alluring Steve (Stan) at a grocery store and—given her frustration with dating apps—takes a chance and gives him her number. After their first date, Noa is smitten and accepts Steve's invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that he has been hiding some unusual appetites.

References

  1. ↑ Peter Normanton (2012). The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies. Running Press. ISBN   9780762445967.
  2. ↑ Brickley, Sean (9 June 2015). "DVD and Blu-ray Releases: June 9, 2015". dreadcentral.com. Dread Central . Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Leonard, Sean (31 December 2017). "Film Review: Anthropophagous 2000 (1999)". horrornews.net. Horror News. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Jane, Ian (26 June 2015). "Anthropophagous 2000". rockshockpop.com. Rock! Shock! Pop!. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Kench, Sam (1 July 2023). "Unrelated Movies That Pretended To Be Sequels To Popular Films". looper.com. Looper. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.