Le notti erotiche dei morti viventi (1980)

Director:

Joe D'Amato

Writer:

George Eastman (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 1980 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Adult

Plot:

A sailor takes an American businessman and his girlfriend to an island where the businessman wants to build a resort...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Human Flesh | Living Dead | Sex | Sexual Perversion

Cast

Laura Gemser	...	Luna
George Eastman	...	Larry O'Hara
Dirce Funari	...	Fiona
Mark Shannon	...	John Wilson (as Mark Shanon)

Also Known As:

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (USA) (DVD box title)
La notte degli zombies (Italy) (alternative title)
La regina degli zombi (Italy) (working title)
Le notti erotiche (Italy) (video box title)
Nite of the Zombies (USA) (promotional title)
Queen of the Zombies (USA) (video title)
Sexy Nights of the Living Dead (USA)

Runtime:

104 min | Germany:88 min | 112 min (uncut version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Canada:18+ (Québec) | Italy:VM18 | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Cine International, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Stefano Film

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the three first leave for Cat Island, the boat engine is running and the 'captain' asks the other guy to take the wheel. The boat isn't even moving. The ship in the background is moving and the background (the land and building) behind them isn't. After a minute, they do seem to have moved just a few feet as if just drifting in the water.

Movie Connections:

References Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)

** (out of 4)

XXX version

Infamous Joe D'Amato film that mixes Italian gore with Italian sex. Three people head for a deserted island to have a lot of sex and to see if a hotel could be built on the island. They should have listened to all the rumors because zombies are there waiting. This is an extremely weird and bizarre film because the producer's wanted two films made. One a porno and another a horror film so the director just combined the two elements. Running at nearly two hours this thing goes on for way too long, which is why I wish the hardcore sex scenes would have been removed. There's a "soft" version out there that I keep meaning to see because I'm sure I'd like the film better minus the sex scenes. The zombie footage on the other hand is wonderfully done with a lot of great atmosphere and gore. D'Amato was a master behind the camera and the cinematography here is terrific as is the music score. Laura Gemser, George Eastman and Mark "Wart Nuts" Shannon star. This here is a lot better than the director's first horror/sex film Porno Holocaust, which was filmed at the same time with the same cast of this one.