Zombie Holocaust
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Zombie Holocaust, also known as Zombie 3 and Doctor Butcher, M.D., is a 1979
Italian
zombie movie, directed by Marino Girolami
.
a hospital worker is found to have been devouring bodies in the morgue. Morgue assistant and anthropology expert Lori (Alexandra Delli Colli) discovers he was from the Asia
n Molucca islands where she grew up. Dr. Peter Chandler (Ian McCulloch
) investigates, and he and Lori discover that similar corpse mutilations have occurred in other city hospitals, where immigrants from this region are working.
Peter leads an expedition to the islands to investigate, where he liaises with Doctor Obrero. Included are his assistant George, George's eager journalist girlfriend Susan, Lori, local boatsman Molotto assigned by Obrero, and three guides. The crew are hunted by cannibals and zombies, the latter created by the sinister Doctor Obrero who is experimenting with corpses.
Lori is accepted as queen of the cannibals, and sends them off against the mad scientist and his zombie army.
as Dr. Butcher, M.D. by Aquarius Releasing in 1982.
The DVD was released on May 21, 2002 by Shriek Show. It can be purchased separately or in a triple feature package. The Zombie Pack, Vol. 2 contains Zombie Holocaust, Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror
, and Flesheater
. It was released on Blu-ray for the first time by Shriek Show on 28 June 2011 in USA.
The film was released uncut on UK DVD & VHS on January 29, 2001 by Stonevision. It was reissued on the Dead of Night label in 2004 and again in 2010 by Beyond Terror.
1979 in film
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Italian
Italy
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zombie movie, directed by Marino Girolami
Marino Girolami
Marino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
.
Plot
In New York CityNew York City
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a hospital worker is found to have been devouring bodies in the morgue. Morgue assistant and anthropology expert Lori (Alexandra Delli Colli) discovers he was from the Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n Molucca islands where she grew up. Dr. Peter Chandler (Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch (actor)
Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor.He is best known for his role as Greg Preston in Survivors. Though he debuted in the second episode, "Genesis", Greg would become the male lead for the first series, and got to show off his singing and guitar playing in several episodes...
) investigates, and he and Lori discover that similar corpse mutilations have occurred in other city hospitals, where immigrants from this region are working.
Peter leads an expedition to the islands to investigate, where he liaises with Doctor Obrero. Included are his assistant George, George's eager journalist girlfriend Susan, Lori, local boatsman Molotto assigned by Obrero, and three guides. The crew are hunted by cannibals and zombies, the latter created by the sinister Doctor Obrero who is experimenting with corpses.
Lori is accepted as queen of the cannibals, and sends them off against the mad scientist and his zombie army.
Cast
- Ian McCullochIan McCulloch (actor)Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor.He is best known for his role as Greg Preston in Survivors. Though he debuted in the second episode, "Genesis", Greg would become the male lead for the first series, and got to show off his singing and guitar playing in several episodes...
as Dr. Peter Chandler - Alexandra Delli Colli as Lori Ridgeway
- Sherry Buchanan as Susan Kelly
- Peter O'Neal as George Harper
- Donald O'Brien as Dr. Obrero/Dr. Butcher (US version)
- Dakar as Molotto
- Walter Patriarca as Dr. Dreylock
Production
Following the success of Zombi II (1979) and Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977), producer Fabrizio De Angelis came up with the idea of cashing in on both films' subjects at the same time. He reused the basic story of Zombi II and added elements of cannibal films to come up with Zombie Holocaust. The film depicted zombies and cannibals clashing on a south-east Asian island. The zombies of this film physically resemble those of Zombi II but they do not consume flesh. In this film it is the island native people that hunt, kill, and consume humans.Similarities to Zombi II
- Ian McCullochIan McCulloch (actor)Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor.He is best known for his role as Greg Preston in Survivors. Though he debuted in the second episode, "Genesis", Greg would become the male lead for the first series, and got to show off his singing and guitar playing in several episodes...
and Dakar appear in nearly identical roles - In both films the action begin with evidence of cannibalism in a New York mortuary, which the character played by McCulloch begins to investigate, leading to his journey to a tropical island where most of the story takes place.
- The climax in both movies features the zombies perishing in a hospital/church fire.
- Some shooting locations are the same (including the church building).
- Zombie Holocaust reuses footage from Zombi II, including burning church and the camera panning across the lake with the landrover driving along the side of it.
- In some markets, Zombie Holocaust was released as Zombie 3.
Release
The film was slightly re-edited and released theatrically in the United StatesUnited States
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as Dr. Butcher, M.D. by Aquarius Releasing in 1982.
The DVD was released on May 21, 2002 by Shriek Show. It can be purchased separately or in a triple feature package. The Zombie Pack, Vol. 2 contains Zombie Holocaust, Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror
Burial Ground: Nights of Terror is an Italian grindhouse zombie movie directed by Andrea Bianchi with cult status, primarily due to its low production values and the casting of a middle aged dwarf as a child in an incestuous relationship with his mother.It is one of a substantially large amount of...
, and Flesheater
Flesheater
Flesheater, sometimes written as FleshEater or Flesh Eater, is a low budget 1988 independent horror film, specifically a zombie movie, by Bill Hinzman. Hinzman, who wrote, produced, edited, directed and starred in the film, is best known for playing the cemetery zombie in George A...
. It was released on Blu-ray for the first time by Shriek Show on 28 June 2011 in USA.
The film was released uncut on UK DVD & VHS on January 29, 2001 by Stonevision. It was reissued on the Dead of Night label in 2004 and again in 2010 by Beyond Terror.