Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)

Directed by

J. F. Lawton

Genre

comedy film, comedy horror, parody film, cannibal film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A professor is sent to rescue a colleague from a tribe of man-eating women who live in an avocado jungle. The movie spoofs adventure stories and debates about feminism.

sillysatiricalcampyupbeatabsurddeliberately cheesylight-heartedfast-paced

What happens

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death is a 1989 American comedy film directed by J. F. Lawton and starring Shannon Tweed and Bill Maher. The film sends up many pop culture motifs and societal trends, including feminism (and feminist movements' fragmentation around various issues), B movies (particularly Cannibal Holocaust), celebrities, major writers and political figures, centered around a spoof of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel Heart of Darkness. It was the first feature directed (under the pseudonym J. D. Athens) by screenwriter J. F. Lawton, who also authored Pretty Woman, Under Siege and its sequel, and television show V.I.P. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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