Le notti del terrore (1981)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Andrea Bianchi

Writer:

Piero Regnoli (writer)

Release Date:

23 January 1981 (West Germany)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

When the moon turns red, the dead shall rise!

Plot:

A professor opens a crypt and reanimates rotten zombies. The zombies attack a jet-set-group which is celebrating a party in a villa nearby...

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Crypt | Mansion | Party | Siege

Cast

Karin Well	...	Janet
Gianluigi Chirizzi	...	Mark (as Gian Luigi Chirizzi)
Simone Mattioli	...	James
Antonella Antinori	...	Leslie
Roberto Caporali	...	George
Peter Bark	...	Michael
Claudio Zucchet	...	Nicholas
Anna Valente	...	Kathleen
Raimondo Barbieri	...	Prof. Ayres (as Renato Barbieri)
Mariangela Giordano	...	Evelyn (as Maria Angela Giordano)

Also Known As:

Burial Ground (USA) (video title)
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (USA) (DVD title)
Nights of Terror (UK) (video title)
The Nights of Terror (UK) (complete title)
The Zombie Dead (UK) (DVD title)
Zombi horror (Italy)
Zombie 3 (Europe)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:(Banned) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | USA:Unrated | West Germany:18 (cut) | Australia:R | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Frascati, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Esteban Cinematografica

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The faces of the actors playing zombies are clearly visible (though camouflaged with black paint) through the eye and mouth holes of their skull-like masks.

Quotes:

James: You look just like a little whore, but I like that in a girl.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mau Mau Sex Sex (2001)

Two words: Accidental Genius

This is one of the most brilliantly funny movies in the history of film. It displays humor that is so complex, and it's so unbelievably fall-on-the-floor-until-you-can-no-longer-breathe-and-your- friends-have-to-dial-9-1-1-but-they-can't-because-they can't-breathe-either-and-you-all-end-up-suffocating-funny that it should not be missed. What's almost as funny are some of the other reviews on this site. People actually admitting to being scared by this unintended laugh fest. The soundtrack is the stuff Academy Award-winning scores are made of. I want to turn that kid who played Michael into a cult hero. I know he's no longer living because I think he had that aging disease. I love the 40 year-old man who dubbed Michael's voice with that soprano-mock-child voice. Paper machet zombies always liven up a film that wears it's no-budget aesthetics proudly on it's sleave. What may be the funniest thing of all is that I own this movie(not the rights, just the video, although I could probably afford the rights.) The blurb on the box says that it's about a "group of jet-setters and a mysterious professor that we don't see too much of." Priceless. This is a rare movie to find at rental stores, but if you look hard enough, it may pop up and your searching efforts will not go unrewarded when you find it. You can trust me on this one. To quote the professor at the beginning, "I'm your friend."