Question: Because the camera is hand-held, it's hard to get a clear picture of what is going on from time to time. Can anyone tell me why the filmmakers had to cut the leg off of their guide, as shown in the footage?
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
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Directed by: Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Luca Barbareschi, Perry Pirkanen
Revealing mistake: The cannibals kill Faye, and then decapitate her. Then one of the natives lifts her head up, only to let the wig slide off of the fake head, and reveal a yellow foam head underneath.
Professor Harold Monroe: All I want to know, Mr. Chaco, is... do we have a chance of finding them alive?
Chaco Losojos: Who's to say? The only thing I know is we're gonna risk our lives to save those fuckers. Let's go see the Yacumo.
Trivia: Director Ruggero Deodato has a cameo as a man sitting on a blanket outside of New York University campus.
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Answer: He was bitten on the foot by a poisonous spider that was hiding in his boot. They cut his leg off to stop the poison from spreading.