Zombi 3 (1988)

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 | Bridge | Doctor | Cannibalism

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:

Continuity: Ottaviano Dell'Acqua's hair and beard are visibly longer in the scenes shot after Lucio Fulci left, such as when he is fighting the bald zombie at the abandoned kiosk, and his final scene with the anti-contamination squad.

Quotes:

Ken: That'll fix ya, you friggin' monsters!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Soundtrack:

Slow Think

Call me crazy but I liked it better than ZOMBI 2!

Although it's not as creepy as it's cult classic predecessor (ZOMBI 2) I actually like this one better. This is because of it's faster pace, better settings, and cool 80's soundtrack. It's loaded with action and has sweet gore effects by Lucio Fulci. The zombies don't quite look as nasty as in ZOMBI 2 but they still look good. It was made pretty well but it definitely has it's share of cheesiness; for instance some zombies move really slow while others are as quick as ninjas. some are braindead while others say funny lines, but who expects consistency when it comes to Italian horror? There's even a flying zombie head! How rad is that? Definitely a must see for gorehounds and zombie fans. it'd probably satisfy most fans of action movies as well. Also check out Zombi 4.