Cyclone (1978 film)

Cyclone
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	René Cardona Jr.
Written by	René Cardona Jr.; Carlos Valdemar
Starring	Arthur Kennedy; Carroll Baker; Lionel Stander
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Cinematography	León Sánchez
Edited by	Alfredo Rosas Priego
Distributed by	New Gold Entertainment
Release date	October 26, 1978 (Mexico);
Running time	114 minutes; 97 minutes (cut version)
Country	Mexico
Language	English

Cyclone (Spanish: El Ciclón; also known as Terror Storm) is a 1978 Mexican survival horror film directed by René Cardona Jr.[1] and starring Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, and Lionel Stander. The plot follows a group of passengers from a crashed airplane who find refuge on a small tour boat in the ocean, and who eventually resort to cannibalism for survival.[2] The film is purportedly based in part on Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944).[3]

Plot

An airplane goes down in the Caribbean Sea during a storm and a few survivors find refuge on a small tour boat. Swept out to sea, these people slowly starve to death in the hot sun with barely any food or clean water. With no place to turn, the boat survivors resort to cannibalism to stay alive...that is, until the rescue planes come to pick them up and the man-eating sharks decide it's time to eat as well.

Cast

Arthur Kennedy as The Priest
Carroll Baker as Sheila
Lionel Stander as Taylor
Andrés García as Andrés
Hugo Stiglitz as Pilot
Mario Almada as Pitorro
Olga Karlatos as Monica
Stefania D'Amario as Linda, the Stewardess
Edith González as Tiersa

Release

The film was released in 1978, though the German and Italian releases were severely censored, toning down the cannibalism subplot.[4] The original cut of the film, released internationally, runs at 114 minutes, while the cut German and Italian releases ran 97 minutes.[4]

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References

Rausch, Andrew (2015). Trash Cinema: A Celebration of Overlooked Masterpieces. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-822-2.
Kay, Glenn; Rose, Michael. Disaster Movies: A Loud, Long, Explosive, Star-Studded Guide to Avalanches, Earthquakes, Floods, Meteors, Sinking Ships, Twisters, Viruses, Killer ... Fallout, and Alien Attacks in the Cinema!!!!. Chicago Review Press. pp. 229–231. ISBN 978-1-55652-612-1.
Green, Doyle (2005). Mexploitation Cinema: A Critical History Of Mexican Vampire, Wrestler, Ape-man And Similar Films, 1957-1977. McFarland. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-78642-201-2.
"Cyclone Comparison: German / Italian Version, International Version". Movie-Censorship. September 7, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

External links

Cyclone on IMDb

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[1] Rausch, Andrew (2015). Trash Cinema: A Celebration of Overlooked Masterpieces. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-822-2.

[2] Kay, Glenn; Rose, Michael. Disaster Movies: A Loud, Long, Explosive, Star-Studded Guide to Avalanches, Earthquakes, Floods, Meteors, Sinking Ships, Twisters, Viruses, Killer ... Fallout, and Alien Attacks in the Cinema!!!!. Chicago Review Press. pp. 229–231. ISBN 978-1-55652-612-1.

[3] Green, Doyle (2005). Mexploitation Cinema: A Critical History Of Mexican Vampire, Wrestler, Ape-man And Similar Films, 1957-1977. McFarland. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-78642-201-2.

[censor-4] "Cyclone Comparison: German / Italian Version, International Version". Movie-Censorship. September 7, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2016.