| The Woman Hunt | |
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| Directed by | Eddie Romero |
| Screenplay by | David Hoover |
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| Based on | The Most Dangerous Game byRichard Connell |
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| Cinematography | Justo Paulino |
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| Music by | Jerry Dadap |
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| Distributed by | New World Pictures(US) |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | US$250,000.00(estimated) |
The Woman Hunt is a 1972 film directed byEddie Romero and starringJohn Ashley,Pat Woodell, andSid Haig.[1]
It was the last of several films Romero made forRoger Corman'sNew World Pictures and is an unofficial remake ofRichard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game".[2][3][4]
Mercenaries Tony, Silas and Karp kidnap women and take them to an island, where a wealthy man named Spyros assembles a group to hunt the women. Tony begins to question what he is doing, and helps McGee, Billie and Lori escape. Karp and Silas have a falling out, and Karp kills Silas.
Spyros' head of security, Magda, goes after the escapees but is killed in a trap. Billie and Lori are killed during the hunt. Tony and McGee escape to what they think is safety, and go for a romantic swim. Spyros is about to shoot them, but haunted by memories of Magda, kills himself instead.
Corman approached Ashley to make the film after the success ofThe Big Doll House (1971), which had been shot in the Philippines. That film's director,Jack Hill, wrote the first draft of the script. Ashley later said that Corman paid for theabove-the-line costs while he paid for thebelow-the-line costs.[5]
Ashley said that the film was originally calledWomen for Sale.[6] Its budget was estimated asUS$250,000.00.[7]
Filming onThe Woman Hunt overlapped with Ashley'sBeyond Atlantis.[5]