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Cannibal Apocalypse

Cannibal Apocalypse (Italian: Apocalypse domani, lit.'Apocalypse tomorrow', also known as Invasion of the Flesh Hunters) is a 1980 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti (as 'Anthony M. Dawson') and starring John Saxon, Elizabeth Turner, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Cinzia De Carolis, Tony King and Ramiro Oliveros. The film combines the cannibal film genre with a Vietnam War film.

During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army Captain Norman Hopper leads a rescue mission of American POWs. Two of the prisoners, Charlie Bukowski and Tommy Thompson, have resorted to cannibalism after months of starvation. When Hopper rescues them, the prisoners bites him.

In present-day Atlanta, Bukowski is released from a mental hospital. He calls Hopper by phone, inviting his old comrade out for a drink. The call comes in at an inopportune moment, as a young neighbor girl named Mary is trying to seduce him, so he turns down the invitation. Hopper falls for her charms, and he bites her. He gets into his car. Mary reveals that she enjoyed the bite.

Meanwhile, an armed Bukowski barricades himself inside a flea market, killing a security guard and a biker in the process. Hopper convinces Bukowski to surrender to the police, but in the process, Bukowski bites an officer. In custody, Bukowski is reunited with Thompson.

Hopper instructs his wife, Jane, to wait for him in the house and walks in front of Mary's window. He admits to the incident and his wish to bite a fellow human to his wife. Bukowski and Thompson fight the guards, and Bukowski bites nurse Helen's leg. Dr. Phil Mendez calls Jane and tells her that Hopper might be experiencing the same symptoms and that she should bring him to the hospital for a checkup. He listens to the conversation, then leaves the house.

The police get the coroner's report on the mall shootout, and it contains warnings of cannibalism. Jane meets Dr. Mendez, who has been trying to seduce her before. They are at a fancy piano bar, and speculate that the veterans are suffering from an epigenetic craving for human flesh brought about by extreme PTSD, which has mutated into a virus that is transferred via bite. Hopper voluntarily goes to the hospital and talks to a doctor about his symptoms and his well-founded suspicions about Dr. Mendez's intentions with his wife. The doctor also takes a blood sample.

Meanwhile, the bitten police officer and Nurse Helen both suddenly develop cannibalistic urges and kill their colleagues. Helen frees Bukowski and Thompson, and Hopper kills a staff member who tries to notify the authorities.

Hopper and Bukowski leave the hospital in an ambulance. When the phone rings, Jane returns to an empty house and searches for Hopper. Dr. Mendez notifies her that Hopper has disappeared. The police are on high alert and looking for the escapees. The escapees break into a tire shop and find a gun. Bukowski uses an angle grinder to slice up a victim. Thompson steals a station wagon and leaves the infected with a pistol and a bag of snacks.

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