Synopsis
On the Caribbean island of Matul, white doctor David Menard is trying to stem the tide of cannibal zombies that are returning from the dead. Arriving on the island are Anne and reporter Peter West who are looking for Anne's missing father. The pair soon find themselves under attack from the zombies.
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Cast
- Tisa FarrowAnne Bowles
- Ian McCullochPeter West
- Richard JohnsonDr. David Menard
- Olga KarlatosPaola Menard
- Al CliverBrian Hull
- Auretta GaySusan Barrett
- Stefania D'AmarioMenard's Nurse
- Ugo BolognaAnn's Father (uncredited)
- Omero CapannaZombie (uncredited)
- Lucio FulciNewspaper Editor (uncredited)
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
There’s something especially primordial, even biblical, about director Lucio Fulci’s grisly spectacle. - 80
CineVue
Beneath the video nasty hysteria lies a horror of substantial craft and skill. Its iconic synth theme is on a par with the work of Goblin, whilst its rich cinematography makes the very most of the film’s luscious locales. - 75
Chicago Reader
It's still the best film in which a zombie and a shark have an underwater fight. Throw in the director's nightmarish style and experimental narrative structure and you have one delightfully weird and genuinely chilling film. - 75
Slant Magazine
Taken on its own terms, it works quite agreeably as a visceral blow to the breadbasket, with one of the most outrageous and apocalyptic final scenes in the entirety of the subgenre. - 50
Chicago Reader
Eventually the action leads to an uncharted island, where the film devolves into an explicit but unoriginal gorefest. [28 May 2009, p.30] - 40
Empire
A few memorable scenes but this doesn't keep up the pace or plausability sufficiently. - 40
Time Out
The lack of suspense amid the Technicolor carnage disappoints. Subtle it ain't, but the title alone should keep art lovers away. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Though the effects work of Giannetto De Rossi is generally excellent and certainly stomach-churning, most of Zombie is slow and unintentionally funny. Fulci's work has its champions, but his films are mostly dim-witted and hold little interest for anyone other than hard-core gore fans.
