Zombie
Directed by Lucio Fulci. Italy. 1979. NR. Running time: 91 min.
Sponsored by Iron Hill Brewery.
- Fri, Mar 5, 9:45 pm
- Fri, Mar 12, 10:10 pm
Update 3PM: Looks more and more like the 35mm print of Zombie isn’t going to make it in time. So, DVD screening tonight at 9:45 and a 35mm screening next Friday at 10:10PM. Thanks for your understanding! Oh, and don’t forget, Tom Whalen will be here to sell signed, limited edition posters! $10 each.
Lucio Fulci’s unofficial follow up to George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978) is a twisted, scary and fun romp in the zombie genre. After a sailboat shows up in New York harbor with the undead on it, Anne (Tisa Farrow) and Peter (Ian McCulloch) go looking for the boat’s owner. Their journey takes them to Matul Island where a mad man is bringing the dead back to life. Part voodoo and part science, this shocking tale reveals the dangers when one person decides to play God. The film has a realistic nightmare quality to it as if somewhere this might have actually happened. To get anyone to watch the film all you have to say is “Zombie vs. Shark” (check it out on YouTube) and you’re there. (Bob Trate)