Corpse Eaters (1974)

A story of zombies eating freshly killed humans.

Directors:

Donald R. Passmore, Klaus Vetter

Writers:

Alan Nicholson (additional dialogue), Lawrence Zazelenchuk (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Hopkins, Ed LeBreton, Terry London

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Hopkins
Ed LeBreton
Terry London
Michael Krizanc
Helina Carson
Douglas Deering
Gary Stevens
Bill Sharen
Louise Parr
Bill Costello
Cathy Hicky
Ted Majkot
Peter Travaglini
Doris Costello
Chris Kemp

Storyline

A story of zombies eating freshly killed humans.

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Plot Keywords:

cemetery | female nudity | zombie | gore | eye gouging | 

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Taglines:

Drenched In Blood Color

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 1974 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 36,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maniac Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Produced in 1973 by Lawrence Zazelenchuk, who owned "The 69 Drive-In" on Rt. 69 outside of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. He had saved $36,000 from working at a nickel mine and decided to write and produce a horror film to screen at his own drive-in. Director Donald R. Passmore was hired, then fired after four days and replaced by Klaus Vetter. Once finished, Zazalenchuk found he could not afford the lab costs to have the film developed, but finally saved enough in drive-in proceeds to get it processed. It premiered at "The 69 Drive-In" in 1974 and went on to a long local run before it was bought by a New York distributor in the market for a tax write-off.

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Connections

Featured in Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film (2004)

User Reviews

This movie is a classic example of stinky cheese...I loved it!

This movie has everything that makes a bad movie worth watching - sloppy editing, little to no continuity, insane dialog, bad (you might even say non-existent) acting, pointless story lines, shots that go on FAR too long...and it's perfect for MST3K-style riffing, not to mention the "Corpse Eaters Drinking Game": Scribble on forms...take a shot - Sign your name...take a shot - Catch a bad Foley edit...take many, many shots.

The only reason I didn't rate it higher than 8 is because there's not enough gratuitous nudity and because despite its insane badness, it's only an hour long - hell, a movie like this should have been at least 20-30 minutes longer!