For the first time, newly remastered from original negatives, completely uncut and loaded with extras! Lucio Fulci's (Shriek Show's LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN, DEMONIA) worminfested, violent voodoo masterpiece returns! A second disc of extra footage, including interviews with the screenwriters, most of the production team, and Special FX Genius Gianetto De Rossi.
After a New York harbor patrolman is murdered at the hands of a flesh-hungry ghoul aboard what was believed to be an abandoned yacht, Anne (Tisa Farrow)--the daughter of the ship's missing owner--teams up with a newspaper reporter named Peter West (Ian McCulloch) for a private investigation. With the help of a pair of sightseers, they travel to the secluded Caribbean island of Matul, where Anne's father was last seen conducting medical research. There, they meet his colleague, Dr. Menard (Richard Johnson), who frantically attempts to find a scientific explanation for a phenomenon that has plagued the island; it seems as if the dead refuse to stay dead. The locals believe a voodoo curse is at work as scores of animated corpses rise from their graves to hungrily seek out live flesh. Anne learns her father has died, but before she and the others can return to civilization, they are forced into battle with a plethora of bloodthirsty zombies.
Italian maestro Lucio Fulci's most lucrative outing features an abundance of shockingly gruesome sequences filmed in the director's regular close-up style, wasting none of frequent collaborator Giannetto De Rossi's amazing makeup effects. The ominous synthesizer soundtrack by Fabio Frizzi splendidly shrouds the action with simplistic, yet catchy hooks that are sure to continue buzzing in viewer's mind long after the film's spine-chilling ending. Released abroad as a sequel to George A. Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD, produced by Dario Argento in Italy as ZOMBI.
Filmed in Dominican Republic; Rome, Italy; and New York, New York.
Unrated release in America, no one under 17 admitted.
The make-up crew applied a thin layer of clay to the extras performing as zombies who would then be required to sit in the sun to dry. The cast and crew dubbed them "the walking flower pots".
Although released in Italy as a sequel to DAWN OF THE DEAD (a.k.a. ZOMBI), Romero's film is already considered the second part of a trilogy beginning with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD in 1968 and ending with DAY OF THE DEAD in 1985.
The stuntman scheduled to play a zombie in the underwater shark attack became too frightened to shoot the scene. In an effort to stay on schedule, Fulci quickly employed the shark's trainer to fill in.
Scottish actor Ian Mc Colluch shot his scenes in New York "illegally" after the American Embassy refused to grant him a temporary work visa.
Director Lucio Fulci cites the American films VOODOO ISLAND, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, and THE WALKING DEAD as inspirational to the filming of ZOMBIE.
ZOMBIE is the fist of three Italian horror films of which actor Ian Mc Colluch would star. The others, ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST in 1980 and ALIEN CONTAMINATION in 1981 were the last Italian genre films for McColluch.
The sequel ZOMBIE 3 began with Fulci in the director's chair, but after a succession of disagreements with the screenwriter and producer he walked off the set leaving Bruno Mattei to complete the project.
Zombie 2 Special Edition Reviews:
"[A] treat for gorehounds....The bloody import is packed with squirm-inducing scenes..." -- Grade: B+-- Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
GREAT ZOMBIE MOVIE!! This is a great Lucio Fulci zombie flick! If you’re a zombie fan then this movie is definitely one to add to your collection. The zombie make-up and FX are really impressive given the fact “Zombie” was made back in the day...and the “eyeball” scene is guaranteed to make you quiver. Add this one to your collection and buy it! Definitely worth a 5 star rating!! Submitted by JD (CA,USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
Zombie: so so The cimenatography could have been better, even with an apparent small budget. The gratuitous nude scenes would keep a teenage boys interest "UP", but should have little affect on the rest of us. Submitted by rtrup (Bradford On Kinmount, PA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
ZOMBIE ODOUR EATERS! LIVING IN ENGLAND, I HAD NEVER SEEN THE UNCUT VERSION OF THIS MOVIE. NOW THAT I HAVE (AND IN CORRECT RATIO), I CAN SAY THAT IT DEFINATELY STANDS UP WITH THE BEST ZOMBIE FLICKS.
THE QUALITY OF THE GORE FX ARE CONSISTANT WITH THE WORK DONE ON 'NEW YORK RIPPER','THE BEYOND','HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY','CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD' (ETC.), I PREFERED THIS STORY THOUGH.
HAVING SAID THAT I STILL FEEL NOW (AS I DID THEN) THAT THE FILM DOES DRAG SLIGHTLY, ESPECIALLY AT THE END. CONTROVERSIAL WORDS, I KNOW!
ANYWAY, THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO MY/YOUR COLLECTION AND THE PRICE IS EXCEPTIONAL. Submitted by ZENITH (NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
One Of The Best I've heard so much about this movie for so long that I wondered what it was that everyone loved about it. Im a huge horror movie fan i just love anything that has to do with Zombies, Ghosts, Killers, and the Supernatural. Usually when I hear a movie is all that i finally watch it and i don't really care for it, this movie lived up to the hype. I loveee Romero and his trilogy but my god this movie blew me away. The movie was actually scary and the zombies look so amazing. I mean they look like what a " zombie " would look like. Some of the first scences in the movie took me by suprise . The effects are pretty cool for a seventies flick, wayyy better than any CGI effect. It has a pretty decent story line and the actors do a good job and the picture quality is average for a movie from the 70's. My favorite scene is where a zombie wrestles underneath the ocean water with a real live shark. If you love gore and blood and gore you will lovvvvvve this movie. I'm honestly very pleased with my purchase and im glad to have this movie in my collection. I've only had it like a week and i can't count how many times i've played it in my dvd player. You should try it and see for yourself how cool it is. Submitted by Bleedingkittie (Louisiana) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
an instnet classic zombie movie This is one of the best zombie movie's i have seen i bought it for my friend because me and him are into this stuff and it was awsome zombies in the caribiean and New york Submitted by kyle (conneticut) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
GREAT ZOMBIE MOVIE!!
Zombie: so so
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