Zombi 2 (1979)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writer:

Elisa Briganti (written by)

Release Date:

18 July 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

When the earth spits out the dead, they will rise to suck the blood of the living!

Plot:

Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Boat | Tropical Island | Doctor | Zombie

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tisa Farrow	...	Anne Bowles
Ian McCulloch	...	Peter West
Richard Johnson	...	Dr. David Menard
Al Cliver	...	Brian Hull
Auretta Gay	...	Susan Barrett
Stefania D'Amario	...	Menard's Nurse
Olga Karlatos	...	Paola Menard

Also Known As:

Zombie Flesh Eaters (Australia) (UK)
Gli ultimi zombi (Italy)
Island of the Flesh-Eaters
Island of the Living Dead (Europe: English title)
Zombie (USA)
Zombie 2: Gli ultimi zombi (Italy) (DVD title)
Zombie 2: The Dead are Among Us (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore and nudity.

Runtime:

91 min | Argentina:94 min | Japan:89 min | Germany:89 min | UK:89 min (cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (1997) (heavily cut) | Finland:K-18 (2002) | Germany:(Banned) | UK:18 (re-rating: 1992) (cut) (re-rating: 2005) (uncut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1992) | USA:Unrated | UK:X (original rating: 1980) (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (re-rating) (uncut) (2007) | West Germany:18 (cut) | Italy:VM14 (VHS rating) | Sweden:18 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | Norway:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Variety Film Production

Trivia:

Enzo G. Castellari was asked to direct this film early in its development, but turned it down on the basis that he was not a fan of horror and primarily made action films. However, he suggested his friend Lucio Fulci as a possible replacement.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When heroes escape from Menard's cottage, one of the crew is reflected in the window of the jeep.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[repeated line]
Dr. Menard: The boat can leave now. Tell the crew.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Zombie Business (2004)

Soundtrack:

there's no matter

Classic zombie flick

Great zombie film! This film suffers from the most horrible marketing, tagging it as a "sequel" to the even better zombie film "Dawn of the Dead". In Italy DotD is known as "Zombi" so this was titled "Zombi 2" as an unofficial sequel to cash in on the success of that film. -Now onto the review.

Zombi 2 follows a young woman teamed up with a reporter searching for her father. They travel to a zombie infested island where they search for her father and end up trying to just get off alive. The film starts off pretty slow but when it finally picks up its really worth the slow start! Zombi 2 is known mainly for its gory death scenes and excellent zombie makeup, definitely not for someone who has a weak stomach... The plot is pretty bland, the acting just OK, but its a zombie movie so don't expect much in that department your in this film for special effects and some decent violence. If you are not a fan of horror movies or gore this movie is definitely not for you! If you enjoy a good gore scene or two, or at least zombie films this is one of the "must see" classics... Watch for the craziest eye ball gouge ever, its quite ridiculous! I give this film 8 out of 10 for a good horror flick but its missing the social commentary that Dawn of the Dead (1978)(or any of George A Romeros dead films) is so full of.