Zombie Flesh Eaters
A mysterious yacht drifts into New York harbour, leading a reporter and a missing man's daughter to a Caribbean island where the dead are rising. Fulci's atmospheric zombie film mixes tropical adventure, apocalyptic dread and elaborate special effects.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Zombi 2; Zombie Flesh Eaters |
| Year | 1979 |
| Director | Lucio Fulci |
| Country | Italy |
| Runtime | Approx. 88–91 min |
| Main cast | Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson |
UK status
The uncut 'Strong Uncut Version' became one of the most famous prosecuted Video Nasties.
Passed 18 uncut in 2005.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- The Italian title is Zombi 2.
- Fabio Frizzi's score became one of the most recognisable in Italian horror.
- The underwater shark encounter is one of the film's signature scenes.
- Giannetto De Rossi created many of the make-up effects.
- Ian McCulloch became a familiar face in Italian horror after this film.
- The famous eye-injury sequence was heavily cut in the original UK cinema version.
- It is now one of Fulci's most celebrated works.
Distributor / VHS label
VIPCO — the “Strong Uncut Version” sleeve became infamous.
Trailer
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