Zombie Holocaust (1980)
"Zombi Holocaust" (original title)

The members of an expedition in search for the last faithful of Kito, the cannibal god, land on a small island in the Moluccas (East Indies) and are soon hunted by cannibals and zombies, ... See full summary »

Director:

Marino Girolami

Writers:

Fabrizio De Angelis (story), Romano Scandariato (screenplay)

Stars:

Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ian McCulloch	...	Dr. Peter Chandler
Alexandra Delli Colli	...	Lori Ridgeway
Sherry Buchanan	...	Susan Kelly
Peter O'Neal	...	George Happer
Donald O'Brien	...	Dr. Obrero / Dr. Butcher (US version)
Dakar	...	Molotto
Walter Patriarca	...	Dr. Drydock
Linda Fumis	...	Med Student #1
Roberto Resta
Franco Ukmar	...	Zombie #1
Giovanni Ukmar	...	Driver
Angelo Ragusa	...	Zombie #3

Storyline

The members of an expedition in search for the last faithful of Kito, the cannibal god, land on a small island in the Moluccas (East Indies) and are soon hunted by cannibals and zombies, these being created by a sinister Doctor O'Brien who is experimenting with corpses. Suzan, a sexy lady in the expedition team, eventually takes a hold on things, as she is accepted as queen of the cannibals, and direct them against the mad scientist and his army of zombies.

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Plot Keywords:

cannibal | island | corpse | queen | mad scientist | 

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Taglines:

Not for the faint-hearted...

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian Vietnamese

Release Date:

7 May 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dr. Butcher M.D.

Filming Locations:

Latina, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flora Film, Fulvia Film, Gico Cinematografica S.r.l.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although never listed in the UK as an official video nasty the pre-cert video was seized by Cambridgeshire Police and the dealer was tried under Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1977, though eventually found not guilty. The film was released fully uncut in 2000.

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Goofs

When they are in the boat going to Keto, crewmembers are reflected in Peter's binoculars.

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Quotes

Dr. Obrero: I've been anxious to experiment with a male Caucasian brain!

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Connections

Referenced in Meat Market 2 (2001)

User Reviews

Zombie cannibal nudie smörgåsbord

Ah, the 70s! Buried in the avalanche of Italian gut-munchers that permeated the grindhouses of 42 Street is "Zombie Holocaust" aka "Dr. Butcher M.D. (Medical Deviant, according to the poster). Inept yet hilarious, completely devoid of logic, and featuring some very perky nipples, this laugh-riot couldn't even register with the crowds of gorehounds and junkies it originally played to.

This movie can't decide what it wants to do, so it does a little of everything. Exterior shots of a very grimy New York City establishing a cannibal cult that's working the local hospitals, some doctor types who postulate nothing, and a blonde anthropologist/doctor who collects sacrificial knives. Plot threads are dropped like hot potatoes while everyone stands around in very ugly 70s-decorated rooms while jabbering at each other. Naturally, the action is suddenly switched to an unknown island which has a mad doctor, cannibal natives with very hairy armpits, and some laughable zombies that show up and wave their arms around. One gets it's face torn off by an outboard motor propeller someone uses as a weapon. Our intrepid band of jabbering heads gets killed off in various unpleasant ways, covered in ketchup. Our blonde gets some groovy body painting and displays said perky nipples in a ritual of some sort which is never explained and suddenly forgotten. Mad doctor uses a very not-plugged-in cranial saw with a cardboard blade to cut a Dynel wig off a girl reporter while muttering about his important research. And so on.

Two people escape, but you won't care. You will be too busy attempting to figure out how the blonde got off the giant sacrificial altar and found a diaphanous tunic to slither into, while the cannibals bum-rush the mad doctor to pull him apart. Zombies burn up. You won't care. End credits. This pile of steaming something gives grindhouse a bad name, which is saying something. Ah, the 70s!