Zombi 3 (1988)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

Claudio Fragasso (screenplay)
Claudio Fragasso (story)

Release Date:

29 July 1988 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Action

Plot:

When a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is recovered by the US military, the corpse is cremated...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Military | Massacre | Splatter | Impalement

Cast

Deran Sarafian	...	Ken
Beatrice Ring	...	Patricia
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Roger (as Richard Raymond)
Massimo Vanni	...	Bo (as Alex McBride)
Ulli Reinthaler	...	Nancy
Marina Loi	...	Carole
Deborah Bergamini	...	Lia
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Plant Director (scenes deleted) (as Alan Collins)
Mike Monty	...	General Morton

Also Known As:

Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (UK) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, and brief language.

Runtime:

95 min | Argentina:87 min | Germany:85 min | USA:84 min | Germany:72 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 (heavily cut) | Germany:(Banned) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (uncut) (2008) | Italy:VM18 (alternate rating) | Argentina:13 | Italy:VM14 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Baños, Laguna, Luzon, Philippines

Company:

Flora Film

Trivia:

Like many Italian movies shot for the international market, most of the cast delivered their lines in English and were then re-dubbed for the US release anyway. Only a few members of the cast actually spoke Italian.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Commander Bryant is explaining to Professor Holder that not even the military were aware of the potency of Death One (after Holder's line, "You should have told us about the risks involved!") the shadow of a camera is visible on the wall behind the General.

Quotes:

Roger: Hey, this Blueheart's music is great, huh?
Bo: Yeah, it's making me horny.

Movie Connections:

References The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Soundtrack:

Tumble Down

My Favourite Zombie film this side of Pittsburgh

Off the blocks let me just say that I am a huge zombie fan so I don't make statements like the above lightly. Secondly let me say that this is an Italian zombie film and Fulci only directed 15 minutes of it before handing over to Bruno (Rats, Night Of Terror) Mattei. This is no Dawn of the Dead folks.

That said this is easily one of the most entertaining zombie films I have ever seen.

The script is wonderfully horrible. Just check out the two scientists trying to find an antidote ("Let's try putting these two molecules together").

The zombies come in all varieties. From moaning shufflers, to machete wielding maniacs, to birds!

The gore is plentiful. Legs are bitten off, arms amputated, stomachs burst open.

The pace is fast, flying from one zombie attack to the next.

Then there's the head in the fridge. Oh the head in the fridge! One of the greatest moments in horror since Ash got his hand possessed in Evil Dead 2.

You should know already whether you're the sort of person who's going to like this sort of film. Get some mates and some beer and you'll be in for a fun night.

Did I mention the head in the fridge?!?!?