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Psychotronic Film Society presents: Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (Italy, 1985)

  • The Sentient Bean 13 E. Park Ave. Savannah, GA 31401 USA (map)

The Psychotronic Film Society’s long-running Wednesday night series of overlooked or forgotten feature films from around the globe continues on June 19 at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse with a rare public viewing of one of the more ridiculous, adult-oriented, Italian-made action-adventure flicks, 1985′s “Massacre in Dinosaur Valley.”

Made on a shoestring budget, but packed with all the gratuitous nudity, violence, negative stereotypes and outdated misogyny that will fit in its 88-minute runtime, this ridiculous tale of a hunky archaeologist (Michael Sopkiw), who finds himself stranded deep in the cannibal-filled jungles of Brazil with a crashed airplane full of strangers who must battle wild animals, headhunters, poisonous snakes, slave traders, schools of hungry piranha and extremely fake-looking quicksand to make it back to the relative safety of society.

The PFS will screen the full, uncut European theatrical version of the film with all the naughty and gory bits intact. Although it is meant to titillate and shock, it’s much more likely that those who attend this screening will spend more time laughing out loud at the inept dialog, amateurish acting and poor-quality English dubbing on display. In fact, Sopkiw retired from acting altogether after starring in this, the last of his four low-budget Italian exploitation films from the 1980s.

Years later, regarding his time in the business and the writers, producers and directors of this and his prior three features, he had this to say: “I think everyone should do his best work or not bother working... If this is the best work these people can do then I thank them for their efforts, thank them for allowing me to be a part of it, and... hope for them that they can do better in the future.”

If you appreciate “MSTK 3K”-caliber films that are so-bad-they’re-good, then this one is for you. Showtime at 8 p.m., with discounts on craft beer and organic wine during the film and a full vegetarian menu available.