Jungle Raiders (1985 film)
# Jungle Raiders (1985 film)

Jungle Raiders (Italian: La leggenda del rubino malese, lit. 'Legend of the Malaysian ruby') is a 1985 adventure film directed by Antonio Margheriti. The film stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef.

## Plot

Captain Yankee (Christopher Connelly) and his friend make a living by selling fake adventure dreams to rich foreigners. With the help of some natives they let their rich clients think they have lived fantastic adventures. One day a Colombian museum director arrives to search for a fabulous "ruby of doom," and Captain Yankee is blackmailed into accepting the task.

## Cast

* Christopher Connelly as Captain Yankee
* Lee Van Cleef as Warren
* Marina Costa as Maria Janez
* Luciano Pigozzi as Gin Fizz (as Alan Collins)
* Dario Pontonutti
* Mike Monty
* Rene Abadeza as Alain

## Releases

Jungle Raiders was released in 1985.

## Reception

In a retrospective review, Jeremy Wheeler (AllMovie) stated described the film as "Raiders of the Lost Ark rip-off that did its homework" noting that it directly stole dialogue and scenes from the film including the snake pit scene and a kidnapping in an open market with laundry baskets. The review concluded to not "expect much else from this cheap Italian knock-off."

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "La leggenda del rubino malese (1985)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
* 1 2 3 4 Wheeler, Jeremy. "Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1984)". AllMovie.
* ↑ Curti 2019, p. 103.

### Sources

* Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
