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An expedition in the East Indies, encounters not only the cannibals they were looking for, but also an evil scientist and his zombie army.An expedition in the East Indies, encounters not only the cannibals they were looking for, but also an evil scientist and his zombie army.An expedition in the East Indies, encounters not only the cannibals they were looking for, but also an evil scientist and his zombie army.
Sergio Ukmar
- Driver
- (as Giovanni Ukmar)
Alba Maiolini
- Zombie Woman
- (uncredited)
Turam Quibo
- Toran - Cannibal Orderly
- (uncredited)
Romano Scandariato
- Prof. Stafford
- (uncredited)
- Director
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- TriviaFilmed simultaneously with Lucio Fulci's, Zombie (1979), in the summer of 1979, and even reuses some of the same sets, but that film was released five months earlier.
- GoofsWhen the orderly dives through the hospital window, his stunt-dummy's arm snaps off as it hits the ground.
- Quotes
Dr. Obrero: The patient's screaming disturbing me, performed removal of vocal chords.
- Alternate versionsGerman retail DVD from KSM/Laser Paradise is edited down to approx. 72 minutes to secure a "Not under 16" rating.
- ConnectionsEdited from Zombie (1979)
Featured review
More Fun than a Surgical Procedure
Dr. Obrero (Dan O' Brien) is experimenting on corpses on a remote Island. Well, an expedition team (which includes Zombi 2's Ian McCulloch) ends up on the island-and runs into the Docotor, who has some plans-as well as cannibals and zombies-in store for them.
Titled "Dr Butcher M.D." when it came to video in the 80's, "Zombie Holocaust" is an interesting-and fun-blend of two different kinds of Italian Gore flicks: The Italian Zombie movie, and the Italian Cannibal movie-only without any of the animal torture and mutilation of the later.
The movie has some nice gore (surgical and otherwise-including an awesome motorboat engine to the head death) and nudity to liven things up, as well as a fun score and tons of camp. Also, unlike other Italian gore flicks of the time, the movie features a little intentional humor to go with it ("The patients screaming disturbed me, performed removal of vocal chords"-that line always gets me), which after the downbeat feeling of Fulci's zombie movies, is something of a breath of undead air. It's nice to see an Italian gore flick that doesn't take itself too seriously for a change.
If there is any problem, it's that the zombie aspect feels rather underplayed, as they aren't used for much. Sure, there's that aforementioned death by boat motor, but they don't do a whole lot to threaten the team, as the cannibals are more of a threat. Still, "Zombie Holocaust" is a blast of exploitation that fans of over the top Italian Horror might enjoy. I know I did.
Titled "Dr Butcher M.D." when it came to video in the 80's, "Zombie Holocaust" is an interesting-and fun-blend of two different kinds of Italian Gore flicks: The Italian Zombie movie, and the Italian Cannibal movie-only without any of the animal torture and mutilation of the later.
The movie has some nice gore (surgical and otherwise-including an awesome motorboat engine to the head death) and nudity to liven things up, as well as a fun score and tons of camp. Also, unlike other Italian gore flicks of the time, the movie features a little intentional humor to go with it ("The patients screaming disturbed me, performed removal of vocal chords"-that line always gets me), which after the downbeat feeling of Fulci's zombie movies, is something of a breath of undead air. It's nice to see an Italian gore flick that doesn't take itself too seriously for a change.
If there is any problem, it's that the zombie aspect feels rather underplayed, as they aren't used for much. Sure, there's that aforementioned death by boat motor, but they don't do a whole lot to threaten the team, as the cannibals are more of a threat. Still, "Zombie Holocaust" is a blast of exploitation that fans of over the top Italian Horror might enjoy. I know I did.
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- lovecraft231
- Jul 11, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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