Other Titles • Zombie • Island of the Flesh-Eaters (1979) • Island of the Living Dead • Ultimi zombi, Gli (1979) • Zombie 2: The Dead Are Among Us • Zombie Flesh-Eaters (2004) • Woodoo (1979) • Woodoo - Die Schreckensinsel der Zombies (1979) • Gli Ultimi Zombi • Sanguelia • Zombie Flesh Eaters (1980)
Trivia from Zombie (1979)
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Filmed in Dominican Republic; Rome, Italy; and New York, New York.
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Unrated release in America, no one under 17 admitted.
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The make-up crew applied a thin layer of clay to the extras performing as zombies who would then be required to sit in the sun to dry. The cast and crew dubbed them "the walking flower pots".
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Although released in Italy as a sequel to DAWN OF THE DEAD (a.k.a. ZOMBI), Romero's film is already considered the second part of a trilogy beginning with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD in 1968 and ending with DAY OF THE DEAD in 1985.
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The stuntman scheduled to play a zombie in the underwater shark attack became too frightened to shoot the scene. In an effort to stay on schedule, Fulci quickly employed the shark's trainer to fill in.
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Scottish actor Ian Mc Colluch shot his scenes in New York "illegally" after the American Embassy refused to grant him a temporary work visa.
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Director Lucio Fulci cites the American films VOODOO ISLAND, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, and THE WALKING DEAD as inspirational to the filming of ZOMBIE.
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ZOMBIE is the fist of three Italian horror films of which actor Ian Mc Colluch would star. The others, ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST in 1980 and ALIEN CONTAMINATION in 1981 were the last Italian genre films for McColluch.
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The sequel ZOMBIE 3 began with Fulci in the director's chair, but after a succession of disagreements with the screenwriter and producer he walked off the set leaving Bruno Mattei to complete the project.
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