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Welcome to Mykonos, the holiday destination of choice for sun,
sea and slaughter! From cult director Nico Mastorakis, Island of
Death is a travelogue of atrocities with scenes so strong that the
British Government was once compelled to ban it as a video nasty .
Arriving on the idyllic Greek island, Christopher and Celia appear
to be every inch the perfect, handsome young couple. Little do the
welcoming locals realise that they are in fact a pair of murderous
degenerates, determined to spread their own particular brand of
perversion across the island. DIY crucifixions, opportunistic
bestiality, sexual peeing and murder by all conceivable forms
ensue including death by makeshift blowtorch, samurai sword, dump
truck and more!
Shocking, brutal and totally politically incorrect in its outlook,
Island of Death is a gruelling cinematic experience devised by
director Mastorakis to out-do the excesses of The Texas Chain Saw
Massacre, which he was hugely inspired by. Now fully uncut and
newly-restored from the original negative, fans can enjoy Island
of Death in all its sleazy, lurid glory.
...Did
either of them (or any other members of the cast) have any
reservations about any of the scenes?
Nope, I
didn’t deceive them promising “an artsy film where nudity is
integral to the part,” like many bullshit directors do. I
explained to them up front what they had to do and how I’d shoot
it, I told them of my intention to add some tongue-in-cheek to
lighten up the darker parts of their characters and when we
started shooting, everyone was comfortable and performing in a
professional manner.
Jane Lyle spends a significant amount of time naked or in sex scenes. This was her first film so did she find it difficult?
I was
very accommodating to actors and, to be honest, in shooting most
of the simulated sex scenes , I was more uncomfortable than they
were. Jane overcame her shyness quickly, got into the part, loved
it and taking her cloths off became a part of the process and
didn’t annoy her anymore...