Like many of the other people who might be watching this movie these days, I caught this as part of Mill Creek's "SciFi Classics" 50 Movie Pack, and no, I have no idea what this movie has to do with Science Fiction. It's really more of a safari adventure with a group of white folks in some far eastern jungle (the name of the town in the beginning is "Akbar," but damned if I know where that is; the stock footage suggests India) surrounded by overly friendly natives and other white folks. In truth, most of the natives were genuine, but only because this movie is filled with stock footage. The stock footage, in fact, takes up a large portion of this film, with narration apparently written around it detailing events that, outside of the stock footage, is never actually shown.
The movie opens with a small group of Americans showing up in the jungles of the far east, searching for one Greg Jones, son of Colonel Jones (John Milijan) and fiancé of Jean Preston (Patricia Morison). During their expedition, they hear talk of a tribe of white women, known as "white she-devils." They are thought to have some connection to the disappearance of Greg Jones, and, of course, my first thought is that Greg encountered them and figured it might be worth sticking around--you know, as the one guy in a society of women. Sounds like a pretty good deal, don't you think? Sure enough, Greg (Bruce Edwards) has gotten his hands in the pants of the tribe's leader, a rather attractive brunette named Zita (Amira Moustafa) who speaks broken English in a high-pitched, nasal voice. She sort of reminds me of Sarah Palin, to be honest.
Since Greg has taken up residence amongst Zita and the She-Devils, it seems only reasonable that Jean should submit to the proposals of another man. In this case, the other man is Gary Lambert (Robert Lowery), the expert that they brought along on their mission. Oddly enough, when Jean finds out that Greg has been getting it on with Zita, she seems fairly unconcerned; likewise, Greg doesn't really care at all that Gary has taken an interest in his ex-fiancé. This is what cinema was like in the days before Jerry Springer, I guess. By the end of the movie, Gary marries Jean, and Greg marries Zita. The whole thing is very Shakespearian, if Shakespeare had filled his plays with fighting animals and dancing African natives residing in the far east.
QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS: Honestly, if you're interested in seeing this movie, it's best to seek it out online. It can probably be found for free somewhere amongst the cyberclutter. This one is for fans of the era and the genre only...all three of them.
The movie opens with a small group of Americans showing up in the jungles of the far east, searching for one Greg Jones, son of Colonel Jones (John Milijan) and fiancé of Jean Preston (Patricia Morison). During their expedition, they hear talk of a tribe of white women, known as "white she-devils." They are thought to have some connection to the disappearance of Greg Jones, and, of course, my first thought is that Greg encountered them and figured it might be worth sticking around--you know, as the one guy in a society of women. Sounds like a pretty good deal, don't you think? Sure enough, Greg (Bruce Edwards) has gotten his hands in the pants of the tribe's leader, a rather attractive brunette named Zita (Amira Moustafa) who speaks broken English in a high-pitched, nasal voice. She sort of reminds me of Sarah Palin, to be honest.
Since Greg has taken up residence amongst Zita and the She-Devils, it seems only reasonable that Jean should submit to the proposals of another man. In this case, the other man is Gary Lambert (Robert Lowery), the expert that they brought along on their mission. Oddly enough, when Jean finds out that Greg has been getting it on with Zita, she seems fairly unconcerned; likewise, Greg doesn't really care at all that Gary has taken an interest in his ex-fiancé. This is what cinema was like in the days before Jerry Springer, I guess. By the end of the movie, Gary marries Jean, and Greg marries Zita. The whole thing is very Shakespearian, if Shakespeare had filled his plays with fighting animals and dancing African natives residing in the far east.
QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS: Honestly, if you're interested in seeing this movie, it's best to seek it out online. It can probably be found for free somewhere amongst the cyberclutter. This one is for fans of the era and the genre only...all three of them.