Zombi 3 (1988)

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

Claudio Fragasso (screenplay)
Claudio Fragasso (story)

Release Date:

29 July 1988 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Action

Plot:

When a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is recovered by the US military, the corpse is cremated...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Military | Bridge | Doctor | Cannibalism

Cast

Deran Sarafian	...	Ken
Beatrice Ring	...	Patricia
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Roger (as Richard Raymond)
Massimo Vanni	...	Bo (as Alex McBride)
Ulli Reinthaler	...	Nancy
Marina Loi	...	Carole
Deborah Bergamini	...	Lia
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Plant Director (scenes deleted) (as Alan Collins)
Mike Monty	...	General Morton

Also Known As:

Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (UK) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, and brief language.

Runtime:

95 min | Argentina:87 min | Germany:85 min | USA:84 min | Germany:72 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 (heavily cut) | Germany:(Banned) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (uncut) (2008) | Italy:VM18 (alternate rating) | Argentina:13 | Italy:VM14 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Baños, Laguna, Luzon, Philippines

Company:

Flora Film

Trivia:

Lucio Fulci shot roughly 70 minutes of footage for the film before he had to leave the production due to a stroke. Producer Franco Gaudenzi asked second unit director Bruno Mattei and writer Claudio Fragasso to take over the director's chair. They cut Fulci's footage down to around 50 minutes and added 40 minutes of their own.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Commander Bryant is explaining to Professor Holder that not even the military were aware of the potency of Death One (after Holder's line, "You should have told us about the risks involved!") the shadow of a camera is visible on the wall behind the General.

Quotes:

Professor Holder: They have to stop him... or it'll mean the end of everything!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hide and Creep (2004)

Soundtrack:

Slow Think

Call me crazy but I liked it better than ZOMBI 2!

Although it's not as creepy as it's cult classic predecessor (ZOMBI 2) I actually like this one better. This is because of it's faster pace, better settings, and cool 80's soundtrack. It's loaded with action and has sweet gore effects by Lucio Fulci. The zombies don't quite look as nasty as in ZOMBI 2 but they still look good. It was made pretty well but it definitely has it's share of cheesiness; for instance some zombies move really slow while others are as quick as ninjas. some are braindead while others say funny lines, but who expects consistency when it comes to Italian horror? There's even a flying zombie head! How rad is that? Definitely a must see for gorehounds and zombie fans. it'd probably satisfy most fans of action movies as well. Also check out Zombi 4.