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01/03/1986 Horror 1h 37m
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Violent death was the easy way out!

Overview

There's a big drought in Africa. Food and water are scarce. 90,000 wild baboons suddenly start attacking humans and eating them in order to survive. Some people find themselves being hunted by the starving monkeys and must do whatever they can to stay alive.

  1. Raju Patel

    Director

  2. T. Michael Harry

    Writer

  3. Jeffrey M. Sneller

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. John Rhys-Davies

    Chris Tucker

  2. Timothy Bottoms

    Jack Ringtree

  3. Irene Miracle

    Lee Ringtree

  4. Michele Carey

    Ginny Hansen

  5. Leonard Trolley

    Colonel Maitland

  6. Patty Foley

    Lucille Gagnon

  7. Calvin Jung

    Mitushi Uto

  8. Don Blakely

    Julius Odom

  9. Jim Boeke

    Gagnon

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2026-05-16
**_John Rhys-Davies and Timothy Bottoms vs. deadly baboons in Kenya_**

This combines the fierce baboons of “Sands of the Kalahari” with the basic setting of “Hatari!” The authentic locations are a highlight as is the use of actual baboons in the attack scenes rather than CGI, which didn’t exist yet in movie technology. “Labyrinth” would be the first film to do that, which came out a year or so later.

The addition of Michele Carey is another point of interest. She was one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood in the late 60s/early 70s. This was her final film and, althoug...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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