Zombie 5: Killing Birds (1987)
"Killing Birds: Raptors" (original title)

A group of students goes into the woods to study birds, and soon the dead begin to rise to devour the living.

Director:

Claudio Lattanzi

Writers:

Claudio Lattanzi (story), Sheila Goldberg (story),

Stars:

Lara Wendel, Robert Vaughn, Timothy W. Watts

Cast

Cast overview:
Lara Wendel	...	Anne
Robert Vaughn	...	Dr. Fred Brown
Timothy W. Watts	...	Steve Porter
Leslie Cumming	...	Mary (as Leslie Cummins)
James Villemaire	...	Paul
Sal Maggiore	...	Brian (as Sal Maggiore Jr.)
James Sutterfield	...	Rob
Lin Gathright	...	Jennifer
Brigitte Paillet	...	Steve's Mother
Nona Paillet	...	Steve's Grandmother
Ellis Paillet	...	Steve's Grandfather
John H. Green	...	Dr. Green

Storyline

In Louisiana, a soldier returning from Vietnam finds his wife in bed with her lover and he kills them both as well as a couple of friends, but he is attacked by a bird and he loses his eyes. Years later, the bodies have not been found and the former soldier is now a bird specialist (Dr. Fred Brown) living in a house nearby the swamp. When a group of college students go to the swamp on an assignment to research a species of woodpecker that is almost extinct, they head to Dr. Brown's house to get some tips of how to find the rare bird. They drive through the swamp where they find the house where the murders happened and they decide to stay there. During the night, weird things happen.

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Plot Keywords:

swamp | murder | hot wiring | head ripped off | strangling a boy | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

19 August 1988 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Zombie 5: Killing Birds

Filming Locations:

Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

ITL 150,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmirage, Flora Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Ultra Stereo)

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The house featured in the beginning of the film is the same used in The Beyond (aka 'The Beyond').

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Connections

Referenced in From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie (2012)

User Reviews

Stupid, Gore and Messy Collection of Clichés

In Louisiana, a soldier returning from Vietnam finds his wife in bed with her lover and he kills him, her and a couple of friends, but he is attacked by a bird and he loses his eyes. Years later, the bodies have not been found and the former soldier is the specialist in birds Dr. Fred Brown (Robert Vaughn), living in a house nearby the swamp. When a group of college students is assigned for a research of a woodpecker near extinction, they head to Dr. Brown's house to get some tips of how to find the rare bird. Then they drive through the swamp where they find the house where the murders happen and they decide to stay there. During the night, weird things happen and they are attacked by the victims of Dr. Brown.

"Zombie 5 – Killing Birds" is a stupid, gore and messy collection of clichés. The acting is terrible and histrionic; the screenplay is imbecile with mistakes in the continuity; the soundtrack is annoying and inappropriate for a horror movie; and the sets are very poor. Indeed it is an awful end of career of Robert Vaughn. My vote is three.

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