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Killing Birds: Raptors

  • 19881988
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
32,898
2,139
Killing Birds: Raptors (1988)
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A group of college students go into the woods to study birds. They encounter a strange blind man who's connected to the killer zombies that prowl a dilapidated house deep in the forest.A group of college students go into the woods to study birds. They encounter a strange blind man who's connected to the killer zombies that prowl a dilapidated house deep in the forest.A group of college students go into the woods to study birds. They encounter a strange blind man who's connected to the killer zombies that prowl a dilapidated house deep in the forest.

IMDb RATING
3.5/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
32,898
2,139
  • Directors
    • Claudio Lattanzi
    • Joe D'Amato(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Claudio Lattanzi(story)
    • Sheila Goldberg(story)
    • Daniele Stroppa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lara Wendel
    • Robert Vaughn
    • Timothy W. Watts
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  • Directors
    • Claudio Lattanzi
    • Joe D'Amato(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Claudio Lattanzi(story)
    • Sheila Goldberg(story)
    • Daniele Stroppa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lara Wendel
    • Robert Vaughn
    • Timothy W. Watts
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Lara Wendel
    Lara Wendel
    • Anne
    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Dr. Fred Brown
    Timothy W. Watts
    • Steve Porter
    Leslie Cumming
    • Mary
    • (as Leslie Cummins)
    James Villemaire
    James Villemaire
    • Paul
    Sal Maggiore
    • Brian
    • (as Sal Maggiore Jr.)
    James Sutterfield
    • Rob
    Lin Gathright
    Lin Gathright
    • Jennifer
    Brigitte Paillet
    • Steve's Mother
    Nona Paillet
    • Steve's Grandmother
    Ellis Paillet
    • Steve's Grandfather
    John H. Green
    • Dr. Green
    Claudio Lattanzi
    • Zombie
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Claudio Lattanzi
      • Joe D'Amato(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Claudio Lattanzi(story)
      • Sheila Goldberg(story) (dialogue)
      • Daniele Stroppa(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The house featured in the beginning of the film is the same used in ...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà (1981) (aka '7 Doors of Death').
    • Goofs
      When one of the students looks up information on Fredrick Brown it shows that he served in the military from 1663-1965..
    • Quotes

      Paul: I can tell you what our chances are without the fucking computer! None! We're fucked!

    • Connections
      Featured in Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience (2001)

    User reviews36

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    2/10
    Complete waste of time
    Terribly bad acting is what annoys you here right from the start. The acting, along with the soap opera-like music, completely ruins the film before it even properly begins. I don't know by what standards the teenage protagonists were cast but they're NOT attractive and they sure don't succeed in making themselves appear believable. Killing Birds suffers a little too much from awful sound editing and low budget production values to make it worth renting. Luckily it got released as an unofficial sequel in the Zombie-series otherwise it was doomed to disappear into oblivion right after its premiere. At least now it enjoys a modest cult-reputation. Completely undeserved, because any other Zombie film contains more gore in the opening minutes than this production features throughout the whole playtime. The plot may have had some potential (the great Alfred Hitchcock already knew birds had something eerie forty years ago) but you're simply not interested due to the annoying characters and the tensionless surrounding. One to avoid at all costs.
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    • Coventry
    • Dec 13, 2004

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    • What are the differences between the Italian Television Version and the uncensored Export Version?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 1988 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Raptors
    • Filming locations
      • Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Filmirage
      • Flora Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ITL 150,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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