Virus (1980/I)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Bruno Mattei

Writers:

José María Cunillés (writer)
Rossella Drudi (writer)

Release Date:

20 January 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

When the creeping dead devour the living flesh!

Plot:

A tough female reporter and her cameraman boyfriend team up with a four-man commando unit in the New Guinea jungle whom are fighting flesh-eating zombies.

Plot Keywords:

Flesh Eating | New Guinea | Chemical | Chemical Leak | Zombie

Cast

Margit Evelyn Newton	...	Lia Rousseau
Franco Garofalo	...	Zantoro (as Frank Garfield)
Selan Karay	...	Vincent
José Gras	...	Lt. Mike London (as Robert O'Neil)
Gabriel Renom	...	Max (as Gaby Renom)
Josep Lluís Fonoll	...	Osborne (as Luis Fonoll)
Pietro Fumelli	...	Man on TV
Bruno Boni	...	Josie's Husband
Patrizia Costa	...	Josie
Cesare Di Vito	...	Technician Lawson
Sergio Pislar	...	Technician Fowler
Bernard Seray	...	Barrett's assistant
Víctor Israel	...	Zombie priest
Pep Ballenster	...	Reporter
Joaquín Blanco	...	Professor Barrett

Also Known As:

Apocalipsis caníbal (Spain)
Hell of the Living Dead (International: English title)
Inferno dei morti viventi (Italy)
Night of the Zombies (USA)
Zombi 4 (USA) (pre-release title)
Zombi 5: Ultimate Nightmare (Italy)
Zombie Creeping Flesh (UK)
Zombie Inferno

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Germany:(Banned) | UK:18 (re-rating: 2002) | UK:(Banned) (1984-2002) | UK:X (original rating: 1982) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Italy:VM14 | Italy:VM18 (VHS rating) | Australia:R | Canada:R | Norway:(Banned) | Spain:18 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:18 | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Badalona, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Beatrice Film

Trivia:

Stock footage from the film La vallée (1972) was used for the native scenes.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the first set of zombies attack the village, the camera shows us that there is bloody wounds on their legs, in the next shot the wounds are gone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)

A trashy horror gore classic

I'm getting rather sick of seeing uncomplimentary reviews of this truly classic gorefest. Yes it does contain poor acting, yes it is a cheap rip off of some of the genres other classic titles, yes it does contain stock footage, yes it is low budget, yes it does contain moments of pointlessness and yes it is pure cheese! I'm unsure what some of the unhappy viewers were expecting when they got this film as it is obviously primarily a zombie film that is fast paced with absolutely loads of blood guts and gore practically all the way through the film. If you want an in depth meaningful life affirming film then look elsewhere. If however you want a highly entertaining fast paced ultra bloody zombie gore film that doesn't let up its relentless assault on the senses until the final reel then wait no longer.