Zombi Holocaust (1980)

Director:

Marino Girolami

Writers:

Fabrizio De Angelis (writer)
Marino Girolami (story)

Release Date:

7 May 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

He's a depraved, homicidal killer...and he makes house calls!

Plot:

The members of an expedition in search for the last faithful of Kito, the cannibal god, land on a small...

Plot Keywords:

Cannibal | Island | Mad Scientist | Zombie | Entrails

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Dr. Butcher M.D. (USA) (recut version)
Dr. Butcher, Medical Deviate (USA) (video title)
Island of the Last Zombies
La regina dei cannibali (Italy) (alternative title)
Medical Deviate
Queen of the Cannibals
Zombie 3 (USA)
Zombie Holocaust (UK)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (uncut version) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Australia:R | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1982) | USA:R (1982) | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Latina, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Aquarius Productions

Trivia:

Filmed on the same sets as Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2 (1979).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the catch the mutilator hospital scene, the corpse that has just had its heart ripped out blinks.

Quotes:

Dr. Obrero: The patient's screaming disturbing me, performed removal of vocal chords.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Malevolence (2004/II)

Island Gorefest Extravaganza

A splatter classic, Marino Girolami's "Zombi Holocaust" of 1980 doesn't scant with blood and gore. A true B-movie and pure exploitation, this movie is probably not high art, however, I don't suppose that anybody who is about to watch a movie entitled "Zombie Holocaust" is gonna expect Citizen Kane.

After several mutilations of corpses in the morgue of a New York hospital, and the appearance of a mysterious cannibal sign, a group of people, amongst them a beautiful female doctor and a bitchy journalist, decide to go on an expedition to a tropical island, where they expect to find out about the sign's origin. This is, of course, not a very good idea. Not only is the island inhabited by cannibals, but it is also haunted by the living dead.

One of the classic Italian splatter flicks, "Zombi Holocaust", is a fun and entertaining, although not very thrilling movie, that mainly concentrates on the enormous amounts of blood and gore and on constant very graphical violence. The acting in this movie differs. As a huge fan of Spaghetti Westerns, I found it cool to see Donal O'Brien, who delivers a great performance as a mad scientist in this, in a non-western role. The Italian and English title is maybe not the best to describe the movie, since its the Cannibals, and not the Zombies who kill the most people. The German title "Zombies Unter Kannibalen" ("Zombies Amongst Cannibals") is probably better to describe the film's content.

All things considered, "Zombie Holocaust" is a highly entertaining and very bloody Gorefest that fans of the Cannibal subgenre should not miss. Entertainment guaranteed!