Cemetery Man (1994)

A cemetery man must kill the dead a second time when they become zombies.

Director:

Michele Soavi

Writers:

Gianni Romoli (as Giovanni Romoli), Tiziano Sclavi (novel)

Stars:

Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi

7 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rupert Everett	...	Francesco Dellamorte
François Hadji-Lazaro	...	Gnaghi
Anna Falchi	...	She
Mickey Knox	...	Marshall Straniero
Fabiana Formica	...	Valentina Scanarotti
Clive Riche	...	Doctor Verseci
Katja Anton	...	Claudio's Girlfriend
Barbara Cupisti	...	Magda
Anton Alexander	...	Franco
Pietro Genuardi	...	New Mayor Civardi
Patrizia Punzo	...	Claudio's Mother
Stefano Masciarelli	...	Mayor Scanarotti
Vito Passeri	...	1st Returner
Alessandro Zamattio	...	Claudio
Renato Donis	...	She's Husband

Storyline

This movie is based on a novel of Tiziano Sclavi, and it always reflects the "sclavian philosophy" diffused by the most succesful comics in Italy: Dylan Dog, the detective of the nightmare. There is the duality between love and dead (in Italian "dellamore" means "of love" and "dellamorte" means "of death"), a duality that Dellamorte feels in a really hard way. He is the guardian of the cemetery of Buffalora, a little town in the north of Italy, in which, we don't know why, corpses rise from tombs and Dellamorte has to destroy them. Dellamorte seems not to ask to himself why this happen, he shoots and loves. But at the end he wants to leave Buffalora...

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Plot Keywords:

cult film | insanity | male pubic hair | pubic hair | male frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Zombies, guns, and sex, OH MY!!!

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for macabre violence and gore, strong sexuality and some language

Details

Country:

Italy France Germany

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

26 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cemetery Man

Filming Locations:

Arsoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$253,969 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audifilm, Urania Film, K.G. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tangerine Dream were originally supposed to compose the soundtrack, but dropped out becsuse something else came up.

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Goofs

When Franceso is making love to "She" in the graveyard and her dead husband attacks, Dellamorte's underwear disappears and reappears between shots..

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Quotes

Franco: Greetings from Toad of Town Hall!

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Connections

Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)

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Soundtracks

Hellraiser
Performed by Ozzy Osbourne

User Reviews

One of the most incredible and overlooked films ever made.

Dellamorte Dellamore (aka Cemetery Man) is one of those ingenious, creative movies that appear once in a blue moon and is virtually unrecognized. It tells the story of a cemetery caretaker's troubled life and descent into madness, while at the same time, trying to rid himself of the zombies that rise from the ground after burial. Featuring Rupert Everett giving one of the best performances in cinematic history, Dellamorte Dellamore is a unique blend of humor, horror, and romance into a gothic art-house flick. This movie is proof that American film-makers have a lot to learn.