Zombie Island Massacre (1984)

Director:

John N. Carter

Writers:

David Broadnax (story)
Logan O'Neill (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

November 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

HAVE A FUN-FILLED VACATION! Toe-Tapping Machete Head Dances! Glamourous Zombie-Style Cosmetic Surgery! Fabulous Air-Conditioned Tiger Pits!

Plot:

Americans on vacation in the Caribbean take a tour of a nearby island at night and watch a local voodoo ritual. Soon after, they find themselves stranded on the island and under attack by unseen foes. One by one they meet violent ends.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Voodoo | Breasts | Blood | Zombie

Cast

David Broadnax	...	Paul
Rita Jenrette	...	Sandy
Tom Cantrell	...	Steve
Diane Clayre Holub	...	Connie
George Peters	...	Whitney
Ian McMillan	...	Joe
Dennis Stephenson	...	Tour Guide
Debbie Ewing	...	Helen
Kristina Marie Wetzel	...	Barbie
Harriet Rawlings	...	Ethel
Christopher Ferris	...	Matt
Ralph Monaco	...	Jerry
Deborah Jason	...	Donna
Tom Fitzsimmons	...	Ed
Bruce Sterman	...	Hogan
Luba Pincus	...	Simmons
Emmett Murphy	...	George
Trevor Reid	...	Voodoo Priest
Mignon Lowe	...	Voodoo Priestess
Oscar Lawson	...	Creature

Directed by
John N. Carter

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Broadnax		story
Logan O'Neill		screenplay
Logan O'Neill		story
William Stoddard		screenplay

Produced by
David Broadnax	....	producer
Abraham Dabdoub	....	producer
Umberto Dileo	....	producer
Michael Malagiero	....	producer
Dennis Stephenson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Robert M. Baldwin

Film Editing by
John N. Carter

Casting by
Sarah Hyde Hamlet

Art Direction by
Srecko Gall

Set Decoration by
Richard Russell

Makeup Department
Ted Borrell	....	hair stylist
Dean Flowers	....	assistant hair stylist
Philip Goldblat	....	assistant makeup artist
Joan Russell	....	assistant hair stylist
Deborah Tischler	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lonnie Bailey	....	unit production manager
Pat Roy Hilton	....	assistant production manager
Robert Russell	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harvey Portee	....	assistant director
Dwight Williams	....	assistant director

Art Department
Dennis Brook	....	carpenter
Trevor Reid	....	props
John Wojtkielo	....	props

Sound Department
Calvin Aberle	....	assistant sound editor
Jack Cooley	....	re-recording mixer
Rolf Pardula	....	boom operator
Alex Pfau	....	sound editor
Luba Pincus	....	assistant sound
Bill Sonnet	....	sound

Special Effects by
Dennis Eger	....	special effects makeup
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Samuel Bender	....	gaffer
Earl Campbell	....	best boy
Lloyd Clarke	....	best boy
David M. Dunlap	....	first assistant camera (as David Dunlap)
Cookie Kinkead	....	still photographer
Roderick 'Sprinter' Levy	....	grip
Dave Lowry	....	grip
Charles Meere	....	gaffer (as Charley Meere)
Charles Meere III	....	best boy (as Charley Meere Jr.)
Rex North	....	key grip
Patricia A. Portela	....	still photographer
Rick Raphael	....	camera operator
Richard Reis	....	assistant camera
Lenford Roye	....	grip
Clive Thompson	....	grip
Royburn 'Sugar' Thompson	....	grip
Eric Walker	....	best boy
Keith Wheeler	....	best boy
Jimmy Williams	....	best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Trevor Reid	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Lillian Benson	....	assistant editor
Fontaine Carter	....	apprentice editor
Bert Feldman	....	negative cutter

Transportation Department
O.T. Bobby	....	bus driver
Dale Raos	....	driver
Tony	....	bus driver

Other crew
Sidney Gecker	....	script supervisor
Rodney Gordon	....	mask
Diane Gurwitz	....	production assistant
Chuck Jones	....	publicist
Mignon Lowe	....	production coordinator
Mary Munroe Lozito	....	production assistant
Diane Morris	....	production assistant
Lori Peters	....	production assistant
Sally E. Sterman	....	production auditor

Distributors

• Troma Entertainment (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Troma Team Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (on "Troma Triple B-Header")

Also Known As:

The Last Picnic (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

95 min | Canada:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

Soundtrack:

Di Reggae Picnic

Where are the zombies? Where is the massacre?

The title of a movie should have some connection to the contents.

The director seems to have forgotten this.

The acting was fine, the feel was spooky and gratuitous breasts are always nice but where are all the zombies that massacre people?

In addition to the other movie suggestions, I would add, Hell of the Living Dead (aka Virus) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0082559/ and any of the Romero zombie flicks.

For my taste, all that would have been required for this movie to be decent would be to add at least a dozen zombies and a confrontation between them and the visitors to the island.