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Safari 5000
A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enlisted to race in an annual endurance race, The East African Safari Rally. Peripheral to this is the story concerning Godai's former lover Yuko (Ruriko Asaoka), a fashion designer, and her friend Anna (Emmanuel Riva), who happens to be Pierre's wife.
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Plot Summary
A group of eccentric individuals embarks on a perilous and comical adventure across Africa to find a legendary diamond. Their journey is filled with unexpected challenges, rival treasure hunters, and increasingly absurd situations.
Critical Reception
Safari 5000 was generally met with mixed reviews, appreciated by some for its lighthearted adventure and comedic elements, while others found its plot thin and its humor occasionally falling flat. It's often considered a lesser-known entry in the adventure genre of its time.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its colorful African setting and moments of lighthearted fun.
Criticized for a predictable plot and underdeveloped characters.
Some found the blend of adventure and comedy to be somewhat uneven.
Google audience: Audience reception for Safari 5000 is largely unquantified through aggregated Google reviews, but general sentiment from available sources suggests it's viewed as a passable, if unremarkable, B-movie adventure with occasional comedic highlights.
Fun Fact
Director John Guillermin would go on to direct the disaster film 'The Towering Inferno' just a few years later.
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