Welcome To The Jungle (film)
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Welcome to the Jungle is a 2007 American horror film
directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
and starring Sandy Gardiner, Callard Harris, Nickolas Richey and Veronica Sywak
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in order to find Michael Rockefeller
, the son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller
, who disappeared back in 1961 and hope to interview him to sell to the tabloids for $1,000,000. After a close encounter with armed criminals, psychopathic boarder guards and finding evidence that suggest that Michael Rockefeller may still be alive, the group finally make it to the jungle where Rockefeller was last seen. The group venture deep into the jungle where they find two Christian missionaries and a middle-aged Australian man who warns the group not to disturb the tribes in the area or else they will be killed. However tensions raise between the two couples which ultimately attracts the attention of local bloodthirsty cannibalistic tribes who then stalk one of the young couples while they are on a makeshift boat in the river and then attacked them when they made their way to shore.
Meanwhile the next morning the other couple realizes that most of their essential belongings are missing, fearing that the other couple who took their items and went on ahead might find and interview Rockefeller without them. They then decide to go find their friends but end up finding blood and bits and their clothing on the shore where they were kidnapped. Fearing for their welfare the two go deep into the jungle and later that day, find the body of the women of the other couple. Later into the night they find half-eaten bodies of the Christian missionaries whom they met earlier and then find their male friend who's legs and arms had been eaten off and then decide to kill him and escape. After escaping from the tribe who killed them the young couple come across a seemly friendlier non-cannibalistic tribe who invite them to their village and provide them with food to eat. The couple then talk about what they are going to do with their lives after they escape, but their conversation is cut short when the tribe who invited them then knock the young couple unconscious and kill them while their portable camera carries on filming. Seconds later, an old man is seen walking away from the tribe. There is no information of who this old man could be, but there is a possibility that it could be Michael Rockefeller, who has been kept alive by the tribe since he was captured by them in 1961.
on April 19, 2007 before being released direct to DVD in most major territories.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Jonathan Hensleigh
Jonathan Blair Hensleigh is an American screenwriter and film director, working primarily in the action/adventure genre of films.-Early life:...
and starring Sandy Gardiner, Callard Harris, Nickolas Richey and Veronica Sywak
Veronica Sywak
Veronica Sywak is both an Australian IF Award and AFI nominated actress. She was born on 11 August 1978 in Sydney, Australia.-Biography:Sywak's professional career began when she was cast in the 2002 Australian film, Blurred. In 2004, she travelled to the US to study Practical Aesthetics at the...
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Plot
The plot of Welcome to the Jungle concerns two young couples who go to Southwest New Guinea from FijiFiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
in order to find Michael Rockefeller
Michael Rockefeller
Michael Clark Rockefeller , was the youngest son of New York Governor Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Mary Todhunter Rockefeller and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family...
, the son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...
, who disappeared back in 1961 and hope to interview him to sell to the tabloids for $1,000,000. After a close encounter with armed criminals, psychopathic boarder guards and finding evidence that suggest that Michael Rockefeller may still be alive, the group finally make it to the jungle where Rockefeller was last seen. The group venture deep into the jungle where they find two Christian missionaries and a middle-aged Australian man who warns the group not to disturb the tribes in the area or else they will be killed. However tensions raise between the two couples which ultimately attracts the attention of local bloodthirsty cannibalistic tribes who then stalk one of the young couples while they are on a makeshift boat in the river and then attacked them when they made their way to shore.
Meanwhile the next morning the other couple realizes that most of their essential belongings are missing, fearing that the other couple who took their items and went on ahead might find and interview Rockefeller without them. They then decide to go find their friends but end up finding blood and bits and their clothing on the shore where they were kidnapped. Fearing for their welfare the two go deep into the jungle and later that day, find the body of the women of the other couple. Later into the night they find half-eaten bodies of the Christian missionaries whom they met earlier and then find their male friend who's legs and arms had been eaten off and then decide to kill him and escape. After escaping from the tribe who killed them the young couple come across a seemly friendlier non-cannibalistic tribe who invite them to their village and provide them with food to eat. The couple then talk about what they are going to do with their lives after they escape, but their conversation is cut short when the tribe who invited them then knock the young couple unconscious and kill them while their portable camera carries on filming. Seconds later, an old man is seen walking away from the tribe. There is no information of who this old man could be, but there is a possibility that it could be Michael Rockefeller, who has been kept alive by the tribe since he was captured by them in 1961.
Cast
- Sandy Gardiner as Mandi
- Callard Harris as Colby
- Nick Richey as Mikey
- Veronica SywakVeronica SywakVeronica Sywak is both an Australian IF Award and AFI nominated actress. She was born on 11 August 1978 in Sydney, Australia.-Biography:Sywak's professional career began when she was cast in the 2002 Australian film, Blurred. In 2004, she travelled to the US to study Practical Aesthetics at the...
as Bijou - D. Kevin Epps as Fijian Warrior Shaman
- John Leonetti as Helicopter Pilot
- Clifton Morris as Fijian Warrior
- Rich Morris as Christian Missionary
- Jeran Pascascio as Fijian Warrior
- Del Roy as Old Man
- Darren Anthony Thomas as Fijian Warrior
Release
The film premiered at the London FrightFest Film FestivalLondon FrightFest Film Festival
FrightFest is an annual film festival held in central London over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The first event was held in the year 2000....
on April 19, 2007 before being released direct to DVD in most major territories.