Savage Harvest

PG 5.7
1981 1 hr 27 min Drama , Horror , Thriller

A family in Africa is besieged by a group of lions, driven to desperation by the drought.

  • Cast:
    Tom Skerritt , Michelle Phillips , Shawn Stevens , Anne-Marie Martin , Arthur Malet , Vincent J. Isaac

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Reviews

Stoutor
1981/04/11

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

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ChanFamous
1981/04/12

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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Kaydan Christian
1981/04/13

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Fatma Suarez
1981/04/14

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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lolwe
1981/04/15

I saw the film around 1984/5 on video and had to keep rewinding.As an African I am sensitive to the subaltern roles played by African people in the cast and found some scenes not very convincing.What I found disheartening was the fact that the lions bar one only ate Africans!It was set in that big game safari framework that has long since disappeared and seems to have been made for Western consumption.I worked in the tourist industry in Kenya for some time and there is a sense in which the locals are part of the props!Two scenes that to me were not authentic: the young girl explaining how she got an American accent, and the widow merrily making eggs for breakfast the day after her unsuspecting husband comes out of his Mercedes and the lion pounces on him.Most white farmers rattled along the stony tracks on tinny Landrovers before the chunky 4wheelers came onto the scene and they wore shorts and bush jackets.The Merc would most probably be parked in the city where they'd have a townhouse in a more genteel setting!

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Naynesh Mevada
1981/04/16

Yes i saw this movie when i was very young, very scary movie at that time and now. Family is attacked by group of very hungry lions, each every sequence in this movie is well organized. very realistic scenes of lion killing people. very well directed i must say. smiler movie i found was the ghost & darkness, a must have collection for anyone who loves wildlife. i was fortunate to find this movie on bit torrent and downloaded it. its abet 700 MB , VHS to DVD formate. If anyone wants to download just search in bit torrent.net. enjoy the movie. A wealthy farming family in a remote part of Nairobi is forced to take refuge in their mansion when a pride of hungry lions suffering the effects of the drought, comes in contact hunting for food. Game hunter Skerritt comes to the aid of his estranged wife Phillips and their children, fortifying the residence against numerous attacks throughout the night. Some rather harrowing attack scenes might shock some viewers, with the ensuing gorging on the cadavers likely to repulse others – it's a marvel of photographic choreography and timely editing that makes the attacks look very realistic.Skerritt is an engaging hero and it's through his macho veneer that a lot of the personality and character is allowed to develop throughout the ordeal; his playboy image remains intact almost throughout, attempting to rekindle his relationship with his former wife any moment there's a brief respite from the onslaught. Without his professional contribution, the rest of the film would be a hollow action thriller. And while there are moments of overkill – the labored grief and consolation offered for the recently deceased, Skerritt's brief "Indianapolis" speech, and an ultimately pointless mortality moment, reminiscent of Jon Voight's deer encounter in "Deliverance" - the film generally manages to stay focused on the action. Special mention also must go to the musical score, which is effective as both an ambient and central mood setter.The actual ferocity of the lions toward one another is just as confronting as the attacks on the characters – their performances are intensely aggressive. Ultimately, it's the realism that makes this obscurity worthy of more notice, and far superior to its British/South African produced predecessor, "Rogue Lion".

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GAURANG RATANJANKAR
1981/04/17

I watched this movie when I was 8 yr old kid and again had an opportunity to see in recent times.Still one of my best movies ever watched.Really a great camera work with taking into account 15/20 lions a truly thrilling direction.Audience need to see this movie in realistic perspective rather then finding too much logical conclusion.Overall it entertains for all age group.Though it was weak acting link to it.All attention goes on Lions and lion how they attack they kill each other, desperate to get their share of food.The ending was really good compared to the beginning.Breath taking sequences.Moving grips right from the beginning.There have been lot of movies on lions such as Ghost and the darkness,prey etc but this movies stands way ahead from other movies.

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cfc_can
1981/04/18

Normally, when a movie is unavailable anywhere, it is because the movie is lousy. Savage Harvest though is a different story. It's sort of a Jaws-like thriller but involves killer lions and is set on the veldts of Kenya. It features an American family under siege by the cats and it is these scenes that really make the movie. The early scenes which set up the action are forgettable but once the lions take the stage, the suspense begins to mount. The film features some pretty real-looking attacks. Hopefully the animal trainers and wranglers were well paid. Nobody seems to have heard of this movie but if you happen to spot it on cable TV, give it a look. It's worth it!

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