Horror Movie discussion: ZOMBIES

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Ryuk Wrote:Hi, zombie67
Got a question for you, (or anyone else). I have the Fulci movies Zombie and Zombi 2. (Also have Zombie 3,4,&5, but haven't watched them yet). I thought you made a mistake with your post describing Zombi 2 because I just watched the first one, Zombie and your description of Zombi 2 matched what I just watched. Imagine my surprise when I popped in Zombi 2 and found out that it's the same movie as Zombie. Do you know any background about what I'm talking about? The Zombi 2 movie even says, "ZOMBIE" in it's opening credits. What's up with this name change? Is Zombie 3, (also a Fulci film) really '3' or is it actually '2'?

Hi Ryuk,

The confusion stems from the different International titles. I'll try and make it clearer.

"Dawn of the Dead" (1978) was released in Italy as "Zombi", in a re-edited form from Dario Argento. The film was part funded by a deal with Dario and his brother Claudio.

Fulci then directed an unofficial sequel (prequel) which was released in Italy as "Zombi 2" (1979). This was then released in the USA in 1980 as "Zombie".

"Zombi 3" (1988) was only partly directed by Fulci as he suffered a stroke during production and had to be replaced by 2nd Unit Dircetor Bruno Mattei and Writer Claudio Fragasso. To my knowledge this film was not released in the US until the DVD release as "Zombi 3".


Just to completely confuse matters here are some of the International titles to the above films and some others in a similar vein...er, so to speak (I have mainly included English language titles in most cases):

DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)

Zombi - Italy / Spain / Turkey
Zombie - France / West Germany
The Zombies - Philippines (English title)
Zombies: Dawn of the Dead - UK (video box title)



ZOMBI 2 (1979)

Zombie Flesh Eaters - Australia / UK
Island of the Living Dead - Europe (English title)
Woodoo - West Germany
Zombie - USA
Zombie 2: The Dead are Among Us - USA (video title)
Zombies 2 - Japan


All with me so far...now prepare to be confused:


Films known under the title ZOMBI(E) 3


ZOMBI 3 directed by Lucio Fulci, Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso(1988)

Zombie 3 - Argentina (video title) / Germany (DVD title)
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 - UK (video title)



ZOMBIE 3 directed by Andrea Bianchi (1981)

Burial Ground - USA (video title)
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror - USA (DVD title)
The Nights of Terror - UK (complete title)
The Zombie Dead - UK (DVD title)
Zombi horror - Italy
Zombie 3 - Europe (English Title)



ZOMBIE 3 directed by Marino Girolami (1980)

Zombie Holocaust - Netherlands / UK
Doctor Butcher M.D. - USA (recut version)
Dr. Butcher, Medical Deviate - USA (video title)
Zombie 3 - USA


There is another listed Zombie 3 but as IMDB cannot define where it was known by the title I have not included it here.


Now we really start to get confusing, films known by the title ZOMBI(E) 4:


ZOMBI 4 directed by Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso(1980)

Apocalipsis caníbal - Spain
Hell of the Living Dead - International (English title)
Night of the Zombies - USA
Virus cannibale - France (video title)
Zombi 4 - USA (pre-release title)
Zombi 5: Ultimate Nightmare - Italy*
Zombie Creeping Flesh - UK



ZOMBI 4 directed by Claudio Fragasso(1988)

Zombi 4 - After death - Italy
Zombie 4: After Death - International (English title)
Zombie Flesh Eaters 3 - UK (DVD title)



ZOMBI 4 directed by Jesus Franco & Jean Rollin(1973)

A Virgin Among the Living Dead - USA (video box title)
Among the Living Dead - International (English title)
Christine, Princess of Eroticism - USA
Zombi 4: A Virgin Among the Living - USA (video box title)



Films know as ZOMBI(E) 5:



*See Zombi 4(1980) above.


ZOMBIE 5 directed by Claudio Lattanzi(1987)

Killing Birds - Raptors - Germany (DVD box title)
Zombie 5: Killing Birds - USA (DVD box title)



ZOMBIE 5

Zombie 5 - USA
Revenge in the House of Usher - International (English title)


There is a film listed on IMDB as ZOMBIE 6 though there is no origin listed for that title, so I haven't included it.

To my knowledge there is no ZOMBI(E) 7 or above...hmmm, a gap in the market maybe!


Hope that has cleared all that up for you Ryuk! :rolleyes: