FleshEater (1988)

A group of college students on an overnite hayride come across a group of maneating zombies. They must fight for their lives while trying to escape and warn the authorities.

Director:

S. William Hinzman

Writers:

S. William Hinzman (story), S. William Hinzman (screenplay),

Stars:

S. William Hinzman, John Mowod, Leslie Ann Wick

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
S. William Hinzman	...	FleshEater (as Bill Hinzman)
John Mowod	...	Bob
Leslie Ann Wick	...	Sally
Kevin Kindlin	...	Ralph
Charis Kirkpatrik Acuff	...	Lisa
James J. Rutan	...	Eddie
Lisa Smith	...	Kim
Denise Morrone	...	Carrie
Mark Strycula	...	Bill
Kathleen Marie Rupnik	...	Julie
Matthew C. Danilko	...	Tony
David A. Sodergren	...	Farmer Dave
Tom Madden	...	Tractor Driver (as Tom 'Where R.U.' Madden)
David Ashby	...	Harv
Terrie Godfrey	...	Dispatcher (as Theresa Marie)

Storyline

A group of teenagers, taking a nocturnal hayride come across the grave of a man. Little did they know that this deceased man is a zombie. One by one, the actual living are falling victim and becoming zombies. Eventually there are zombies everywhere, and someone needs to stop them, but who?

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Plot Keywords:

hayride | zombie | axe in the head | splatter | impalement | 

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Taglines:

He lived, he died, he's back, and he's hungry!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flesh Eater

Filming Locations:

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

H&G Films Ltd., Hinzman

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the "cardiectomy" scene, the heart S. William Hinzman bit into was supposed to be a plastic cast of a pig's heart. When something went wrong with the plastic cast, they had to throw the actual pig's heart in instead. Word was not relayed to Hinzman in time, who found himself biting into a pig's heart.

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Goofs

When the tractor driver is pulled away from the flesheater's coffin, the wire that pulls him back is clearly visible.

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Quotes

Heidi, the Little Angel: [opening the door to a zombie] WOW... You're supposed to say trick or treat.

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Connections

Featured in FleshEater: Back Into the Woods (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Starting Over"
Written by Danny Fehl
Performed by HEDGG

User Reviews

Where has this zombie flick been hiding?

As you can probably tell by my nickname, I love horror films, zombie films in particular. I have pride in my knowledge of horror films, as I own close to a thousand of them and have seen many more. But I have to admit, I had never heard of this flick before yesterday. Browsing through a video store in another town, I came across it,scratching my head wondering how good could this be if I've never heard of it before. I was pleasantly surprised by this film. I think it was just as good as The Dead Next Door(a B grade zombie flick that gets a lot of attention as being an unknown classic). This is a fun film to watch if you don't expect too much from it. Don't expect great acting,top quality production, and whatever else most people think it takes to make a good film. But if your a fan of B grade horror movies, or on a quest to see and own every zombie movie ever made(such as myself), give this one a chance. I was surprised to see one of the zombies in this movie was Bill Hinzman, the cemetery zombie who chases after Barbara in the original Night Of The Living Dead. I guess you could say he is reprising his role, so to speak. I think he also directed and produced this film. I must admit, this film does seem to borrow a little from the original Night Of The Living Dead, but I don't care. This movie was fun and entertaining to watch and that's all I ask for. I was surprised at the amount of gore as well. The version I got was an uncut one entitled Revenge Of The Living Zombies. Once again, a pleasant surprise. Well, I have to go now and find a copy of this movie to buy somewhere! Later.