Dance of the Dwarfs

In an unnamed South American nation (actually Philippines) , a man escapes from prison into the jungle, where he is attacked by an unseen assailant and has much of his face torn off.

Anthropologist Evelyn Howard (Deborah Raffin) decides to look for Dr. Eslinger, a colleague who went missing in the same jungle while searching for the Duende—a rumored tribe of dwarfish, winged reptiloids (reptile-like people). She hires alcoholic helicopter pilot Harry Bediker (Peter Fonda) to fly her into the jungle. A local shaman (John Amos) warns the pair to avoid "the Killing Place" (the tribe's legendary home). Unfortunately, someone shoots at the helicopter and severs its fuel line, forcing it to land in the jungle. They discover that they've crashed near a fortress-like trading post run by Luis (Venchito Galvez) and Maria (Iliang Vitales). Evelyn and Harry bicker constantly and debate whether the cooking oil stored in large quantities at the trading post will suffice as helicopter fuel. Although Dr. Eslinger's diaries, left behind at the trading post, indicate the reptiloids are hostile, Evelyn is convinced they are not. Harry decides to abandon Evelyn, just as she figures out where the Killing Place is. Dr. Eslinger was right, of course, and Harry must rescue Evelyn before she's killed.

• Peter Fonda as Harry Bediker
• Deborah Raffin as Dr. Evelyn Howard
• John Amos as Esteban
• Carlos Palomino as Bandit #1

Film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film one and a half stars.[1][2]

• Dance of the Dwarfs at IMDb
• Dance of the Dwarfs at Rotten Tomatoes