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Nightmare City

Original title: Incubo sulla città contaminata
  • 19801980
  • RR
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
6.2K
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Nightmare City (1980)
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian cou... Read allAn airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.
IMDb RATING
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6.2K
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  • Director
    • Umberto Lenzi
  • Writers
    • Antonio Cesare Corti
    • Luis María Delgado
    • Piero Regnoli
  • Stars
    • Hugo Stiglitz
    • Laura Trotter
    • Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Top credits
  • Director
    • Umberto Lenzi
  • Writers
    • Antonio Cesare Corti
    • Luis María Delgado
    • Piero Regnoli
  • Stars
    • Hugo Stiglitz
    • Laura Trotter
    • Maria Rosaria Omaggio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 143User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
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    Hugo Stiglitz
    Hugo Stiglitz
    • Dean Milleras Dean Miller
    Laura Trotter
    Laura Trotter
    • Dr. Anna Milleras Dr. Anna Miller
    Maria Rosaria Omaggio
    Maria Rosaria Omaggio
    • Sheila Holmesas Sheila Holmes
    Francisco Rabal
    Francisco Rabal
    • Major Warren Holmesas Major Warren Holmes
    Sonia Viviani
    • Cindyas Cindy
    Eduardo Fajardo
    Eduardo Fajardo
    • Dr. Krameras Dr. Kramer
    Stefania D'Amario
    Stefania D'Amario
    • Jessica Murchisonas Jessica Murchison
    Ugo Bologna
    Ugo Bologna
    • Mr. Desmondas Mr. Desmond
    Sara Franchetti
    • Liz the Maidas Liz the Maid
    Manuel Zarzo
    Manuel Zarzo
    • Colonel Donahueas Colonel Donahue
    • (as Manolo Zarzo)
    Tom Felleghy
    • Lieutenant Reedmanas Lieutenant Reedman
    • (as Tom Felleghi)
    Pierangelo Civera
    • Bobas Bob
    Achille Belletti
    • TV Station Technicianas TV Station Technician
    Mel Ferrer
    Mel Ferrer
    • General Murchisonas General Murchison
    Antonio Basile
    • Zombie at the TV stationas Zombie at the TV station
    • (uncredited)
    Agustín Bescos
    • Man in Elevatoras Man in Elevator
    • (uncredited)
    Edy Biagetti
    • Military Officeras Military Officer
    • (uncredited)
    José Canalejas
    José Canalejas
    • Professor Angherbackas Professor Angherback
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writers
      • Antonio Cesare Corti
      • Luis María Delgado
      • Piero Regnoli
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    • Trivia
      According to director Umberto Lenzi, both Franco Nero and Fabio Testi were considered for the lead in the film, but the producer insisted on a Mexican leading man to appeal to Mexican audiences. Hence, the role went to Hugo Stiglitz.
    • Goofs
      The hero throws a small TV set at two zombies in the attack on the TV station. The TV explodes violently, with flames and smoke, and all kinds of pyrotechnics. TV sets don't do this.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Anna Miller: I'm tired. Really tired. And I'm frightened. We'll never get away from these... these monsters. What are we going to do?

      Dean Miller: Alright. Nothing is going to happen as long as we stay together I promise you. What we've got to do now is get away from here as fast as we can.

      Dr. Anna Miller: Let go of me. Why don't you face it. There's no place for us to go. They're we too will be killed. I don't want us to die I don't want us to but there's nothing we can do. They're everywhere...

      Dean Miller: [Dean slaps his wife and then kisses her] Stop it...

    • Crazy credits
      The message "THE NIGHTMARE BECOMES REALITY..." just before the end credits
    • Alternate versions
      The 1986 UK Stablecane video version was cut by 3 minutes 5 secs by the BBFC to heavily edit shots of exploding heads, neck bitings, a woman's eye and breast being stabbed with a spike, an arm removal, the elevator attack, shots of bloody wounds, and a woman's breast being sliced off with a knife. All the cuts were fully waived for the 2003 Anchor Bay DVD release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)

    User reviews143

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Surprisingly entertaining.
    Better known for his jungle cannibal opus "Make Them Die Slowly", Lenzi has here a much more accomplished and entertaining gut muncher.

    On an unassuming day, a nuclear scientist is supposed to arrive with important research. His plane breaks flight patterns and lands unannounced. When authorities go to investigate, they find all the people on board are infected with strange kind of radiation poisoning and have turned into violent, cannibalistic zombies. The zombies then begin attacking any and every one in sight; hacking, shooting and eating all they can. Escaping the city is the only hope.

    Coming out in 1980, this was pretty late in the cannibal/zombie movie cycle. Fortunately, Lenzi changes up the formula just enough to keep things from being stale. The zombies are are fast, intelligent and have no problem utilizing tools and weapons. Lenzi also ad hears to just enough genre clichés to keep fans happy. There is blood and gore aplenty, random flashes of nudity and some wonderfully cheesy dialogue.

    On the technical side, the film is right on par with other films in the same category. Acting ranges from to OK to plain bad, lighting and sound get the job done but never excel, and the writing works well enough to move from point A to point B. One nice element is the pacing, which is refreshingly brisk and free of clutter.

    Over all, this is one of the better made and more amusing of the cannibal/zombie films from days gone by. Genre fans should check it out.

    7/10
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    • Release date
      • November 18, 1983 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Spain
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • City of the Walking Dead
    • Filming locations
      • Barrio de Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Dialchi Film
      • Lotus Films
      • Televicine S.A. de C.V.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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