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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   1,510 votes
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Director:

Mark Goldblatt

Writer:

Terry Black (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

6 May 1988 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

These cops are on the biggest murder case of their lives... their own. more

Plot:

Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(4 articles)

Dreamworks' Xombie?
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Our Favorite Summers: 1988
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User Comments:

Cheesy, but good... real good. more (48 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Treat Williams ... Det. Roger Mortis

Joe Piscopo ... Det. Doug Bigelow

Lindsay Frost ... Randi James

Darren McGavin ... Dr. Ernest McNab

Vincent Price ... Arthur P. Loudermilk
Clare Kirkconnell ... Dr. Rebecca Smythers
Keye Luke ... Mr. Thule

Robert Picardo ... Lieutenant Herzog
Mel Stewart ... Captain Mayberry
Professor Toru Tanaka ... Butcher
Martha Quinn ... Newscaster

Ben Mittleman ... Bob

Peter Kent ... Smitty

Cate Caplin ... Saleswoman
Monica Lewis ... Mrs. Von Heisenberg
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Additional Details

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The lead character is called Roger Mortis. Mortis is the Latin word for "death". more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Bigelow throws the zombie chicken into the grinder in the Chinese restaurant, it is clearly visible that he misses. In the very next shot the chicken is in the grinder. more

Quotes:

Doug Bigelow: [He shuts the porno mag the clerk's being reading] Sorry to interrupt your erection! more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Zombie Cop (1991) more

Soundtrack:

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Cheesy, but good... real good., 18 March 2008
9/10
Author: joe_quarterback from Mexico City, Mexico

I watched this movie some years ago, one night I couldn't sleep 'cause of a bad case of flu. It was 2 am, and nothing else was on TV, only infomercials. So, I started to watch it and caught my attention immediately. OK, there are a bunch of bad jokes, but I laughed like crazy, and for an 80's movie, it's quite good. I can't find the DVD south of the border, but if I do, of course I'll buy it. I remember great performances of Treat Williams in "The Substitute" saga, but this is priceless. Not the best, of course, but fun to watch. Can't deny it, it's a little guilty pleasure of mine, but I can't remember seen another movie like this one. Perfect to watch if you got nothing better to do.

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