Please Don't Eat the Babies

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Please Don't Eat the Babies
Directed by Henri Charr [1]
Written byDavid Golia
John B. Pfeifer
Produced byJess Mancilla
Marcus Robertson
StarringElizabeth Monet
Tanya Louise
Michael Wayne
Mike Jacobs
Joe Lombardo
Ross Hamilton
Hank Worden
Ed McClarty
Robin Haden
CinematographyDavid Golia
Vojislav Mikulic
Edited by Henri Charr
Jess Mancilla
Music byLarry Wolff
Release date
  • November 1983 (1983-11)
Running time
88 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Please Don't Eat the Babies (also known as Island Fury) [2] is a 1983 American horror and thriller film directed by Henri Charr. This music was composed by Larry Wolff. The film stars Elizabeth Monet, Tanya Louise, Michael Wayne, Mike Jacobs, Joe Lombardo and Ross Hamilton in the lead roles. [3]

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Reception

The Spinning Image gave the film 3 stars and concluded it was "a bizarre but oddly compelling movie." [3] The film has also been described as a "Hokey action film about two teenage girls who, as children, accidentally" made a gruesome discovery. [9] It addresses the topic of cannibalism. [10] [11] A review at Dread Central was very dismissive: "It’s joyless, soulless, and abysmal. The only good time to be found here is had by making fun of the late Eighties fashion, but even that cannot sustain for ninety minutes." [12]

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