Rating: NR
Genre:
Adventure
Release Date: 11/09/2004
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
It doesn't take long for old-time-radio fans to figure out that
The Naked Jungle is a film version of the classic
Carl Stephenson nailbiter
Leiningen Versus the Ants.
Charlton Heston plays South American plantation owner
Christopher Leiningen, who spends most of the film preparing for the hellish onslaught of deadly soldier ants. The original story concentrated solely on
Leiningen; the film version hokes things up a bit by bestowing upon the hero a gorgeous mail-order bride, played by
Eleanor Parker. No matter: the climactic insect invasion is well worth the wait, utilizing the
Paramount Pictures optical-effects department to the nth degree.
The Naked Jungle also offers excellent supporting work from
Abraham Sofaer,
Douglas Fowley, and
William Conrad, who also acted in several of the radio adaptations of the
Carl Stephenson yarn.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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