Zombie Holocaust (1980) Zombi Holocaust (original title)

Director:

Marino Girolami

Writers:

Fabrizio De Angelis (story)
Romano Scandariato (screenplay)

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 | Corpse | Hospital | Mad Scientist

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alba Maiolini	...	Zombie Woman (uncredited)
Edward Mannix	...	Dr. O'Brien (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Joseph P. Persaud	...	Toran - Cannibal Orderly (uncredited)
Turam Quibo	...	Toran / Cannibal Orderly (uncredited)
Romano Scandariato	...	Professor Stafford (uncredited)
Gregory Snegoff	...	Peter (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Susan Spafford	...	Lori Ridgeway (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Pat Starke	...	Susan Kelly (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Directed by
Marino Girolami		(as Frank Martin)

Writing credits
Fabrizio De Angelis		(story)
Romano Scandariato		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gianfranco Couyoumdjian	....	producer
Fabrizio De Angelis	....	producer
Ron Harvey	....	executive producer (US version)
Terry Levene	....	producer (US version)

Original Music by
Nico Fidenco
Walter E. Sear		(US version)

Cinematography by
Fausto Zuccoli

Film Editing by
Alberto Moriani

Production Design by
Walter Patriarca

Set Decoration by
Vincenzo Morozzi

Costume Design by
Silvana Scandariato

Makeup Department
Giancarlo Marin	....	hairdresser
Rosario Prestopino	....	second makeup artist
Maurizio Trani	....	makeup artist
Maurizio Trani	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Paolo Gargano	....	unit production manager
Aroldo Mogiani	....	production secretary
Pasquale Vannini	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Romano Scandariato	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Alfonso Montesanti	....	sound
Nino Renda	....	mixage
Guglielmo Smeraldi	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Claudio Battistelli	....	armourer
Claudio Battistelli	....	special effects
Roberto Pace	....	armourer
Roberto Pace	....	special effects

Stunts
Massimiliano Ubaldi	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Antonio Benetti	....	still photographer
Luigi Conversi	....	assistant camera
Giuseppe Gabrielli	....	key grip
Alberico Novelli	....	chief electrician
Guglielmo Vincioni	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Renata Renzi	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Massimo Cataldo	....	first assistant editor
Patrizia Malvestito	....	second assistant editor
Jim Markovic	....	post-production: US version

Music Department
Giacomo Dell'Orso	....	musical director

Other crew
Roy Frumkes	....	title designer (US version)
Rocco Lerro	....	armorer
Terry Levene	....	presenter (US version)
Benito Mancini	....	administrator
Benito Mancini	....	cashier
Maria Luisa Merci	....	script supervisor (as Marisa Merci)

Production Companies

• Flora Film
• Fulvia Film
• Gico Cinematografica S.r.l.
• Aquarius Productions (US version)

Distributors

• Medusa Distribuzione (1980) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Aquarius Releasing (1982) (USA) (theatrical) (recut version with added footage) (dubbed)
• Paragon Video Productions (1982) (USA) (VHS)
• Paragon Video Productions (1982) (USA) (video) (Betamax)
• Frontier Amusements (1983) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed) (cut version)
• Thriller Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
• Dragon Film Entertainment (DFE) (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• EastWest Entertainment (2004) (worldwide) (DVD) (as "Doctor Butcher, M.D.")
• Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Firebox (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Another World Entertainment (2007) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Lamberto Forni Film (LF) (Italy) (VHS)
• Shriek Show (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Video Invest AB (????) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Video for Pleasure (VFP) (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Atelier Fotografico  photo studio
• Cimino Cine Arredamenti  set decoration
• D'Angelo  tapestry
• D.E.F.I.S.  synchronization
• Danubio  insurance
• De Paolis I.N.C.I.R.  interiors (as In.Ci.R.-De Paolis)
• Ditta Rancati  set decoration (as Rancati)
• Doppiaggio Internazionale  synchronization
• Kodak Italia  negative (as Kodakcolor)
• L.C.P.  shoes
• Mario Russo Sartoria  costumes
• Rainbow Productions  post-production (US version)
• Rocchetti e Carboni  wigs (as Rocchetti-Carboni)
• Studio Mafera  titles
• Technicolor  color
• Technicolor  development
• Technicolor  printing
• West  music publisher

Also Known As:

"Zombi Holocaust" - Italy (original title)
"Dr. Butcher M.D." - USA (recut version)
"Dr. Butcher, Medical Deviate" - USA (video title)
"Zombie 3" - USA

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Vietnamese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (uncut version) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-18 (2001) | Italy:VM18 | Portugal:M/18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Latina, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Flora Film

Trivia:

Most of the music used in the movie soundtrack was from singer/songwriter Nico Fidenco's Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977) soundtrack.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When they are in the boat going to Keto, crewmembers are reflected in Peter's binoculars.

Quotes:

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

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!