Alan Yates is the protagonist villain of the extremely controversial Italian exploitation film Cannibal Holocaust - although he and his crew ended up being killed by the eponymous cannibals, he was completely unsympathetic, and documentary footage revealed the truth about what he and his crew mates were really doing. Later on, Alan films as the woman they had raped is found impaled to a wooden pole as punishment by the "savage" tribe - Alan and his crew show zero remorse and even smirk (aside from Faye, who is still displeased with Alan's "reckless" behavior).