Shock Waves (1977)

Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers.

Director:

Ken Wiederhorn

Writers:

John Kent Harrison (screenplay) (as John Harrison), Ken Wiederhorn (screenplay)

Stars:

Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Cushing	...	SS Commander
John Carradine	...	Captain Ben Morris
Brooke Adams	...	Rose
Fred Buch	...	Chuck
Jack Davidson	...	Norman
Luke Halpin	...	Keith
D.J. Sidney	...	Beverly
Don Stout	...	Dobbs
Clarence Thomas	...	Fisherman
Sammy Graham	...	Zombie
Preston White	...	Zombie
Reid Finger	...	Zombie
Mike Kennedy	...	Zombie
Donahue Guillory	...	Zombie
Jay Maeder	...	Zombie

Storyline

This horror movie concerns a shipwrecked yachting party. Rose and her fellow yacht-mates, including the captain run aground on an island when they hit an odd-looking freighter. Once beached, they meet up with an aging SS Commander who had been in charge of a crew of zombies.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi zombie | man wears underwear | woman wears a bathing suit | woman wears a bikini | psychotronic film | 

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Taglines:

Once They Were Almost Human! Beneath the living... Beyond the dead... From the depths of Hell's Ocean! The Deep End of Horror!

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shockwaves

Filming Locations:

Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zopix Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the title track of his album "Amused to Death", Roger Waters used a dialogue sample from the movie where two characters fight over a flashlight.

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Goofs

When Rose is sitting alone in the boat as it starts to drift away from the group, the boom and mike are briefly visible over Keith's head as he begins calling to her.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Zombie Lake (2008)

User Reviews

Left me with haunting memories, even 10 yrs. later

Real movie summary: A U-boat with WW2 Nazi soldiers, killed and brought back to life to fight as "un-killable", is ship-wrecked on a Caribbean island. 30 yrs later, a "hire-boat" is also shipwrecked there. The Nazi commander of the unit, Cushing, is the only "survivor" on the island. BUT, the "Zombie un-killables" come back to do what they were experimentally used to do in battle ... kill without thought or feeling... uncontrollably... The movie has numerous images that stay with you long after the movie is over, and a musical background in the beginning which was very haunting. Good acting, a believable script, and nice film shooting, round it out to make it a memorable classic. I've had a really tough time locating the film at any video store. Good luck finding it!