ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST aka DOCTOR BUTCHER M.D. (1980) Reviews of Italian trash classic

  

“While not exactly a masterpiece, Zombie Holocaust is fairly lively and the mix of cannibals, zombies and mad doctor just about works – at least, the film never becomes dull, and gorehounds will be more than happy with the amount of graphic violence.” David Flint, Zombie Holocaust: How the Living Dead Devoured Pop Culture, 2009

“If there’s anything to commend with regards to Zombi Holocaust it may be the honesty with which it was made. There is never, in the whole of its 84 minutes, a single moment in which it ever tries to be anything more than what it is, and its title is a veritable monument to tactless commercialism.” WTF-Film

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” … great fun for fans who see the whole subgenre as one big sleazy joke. Extreme gore comes early and often. Guts, more guts, eyes, brains … The mad doctor is familiar. But so what? It’s quick, it’s fast-paced, it’s ridiculous, and it offers what it promises.” David Elroy Goldweber, Claws & Saucers

“Gore, gore and more gore. That’s what you came for, that’s what you’re gonna get here. None it is particularly well done, but it’s warm, gooey and an intentional gross-out.” The Terror Trap

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“A disjointed mess of a film with some mildly amusing grotesque set-pieces knitted together by interminably long, boring attempts at a plot. Zombie Holocaust has something of a reputation for its admittedly competent gruesome cannibals scenes and its connection to the superior Zombi 2, but otherwise, it’s a forgettable jungle romp that can’t even make the setting look as exotic or enticing as it should be.” Dr Arnold T Blumberg, Andrew Hershberger, Zombiemania: 80 Movies To Die For

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Eaten Alive: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film: New feature-length documentary from High Rising Productions charting the genesis and collapse of the short-lived, but controversial, innards-eating genre. Featuring contributions from filmmakers Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust), Umberto Lenzi (Cannibal Ferox) and Sergio Martino (Mountain of the Cannibal God), actors Me Me Lai (Last Cannibal World) and Robert Kerman (Eaten Alive!), film critic Kim Newman (Nightmare Movies), director Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash) and more.

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Featurette: Butchery & Ballyhoo: Interview with Aquarius Releasing’s Terry Levine
Featurette: Down On The Deuce: Nostalgic Tour Of 42nd Street With Temple Of Shock’s Chris Poggiali and Filmmaker Roy Frumkes
Roy Frumkes’ Segment Of Unfinished Anthology Film ‘Tales That Will Tear Your Heart Out’
Featurette: The Butcher Mobile: Interview with Gore Gazette Editor & Butcher Mobile Barker Rick Sullivan
Featurette: Cutting Doctor Butcher: Interview with Editor Jim Markovic
Illustrated Essay: Experiments With A Male Caucasian Brain (…and other memories of 42nd Street) by Gary Hertz
Theatrical Trailer
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Featurette: Voodoo Man: Interview With Star Ian McCulloch
Featurette: Blood Of The Zombies: Interview With FX Master Rosario Prestopino
Featurette: Filmmaker Enzo Castellari Remembers His Father Director Marino Girolami
Featurette: Sherry Holocaust: Interview With Actress Sherryl Buchanan
Featurette: Neurosurgery Italian Style -Interview With FX Artist Maurizio Trani
Featurette: New York Filming Locations Then Vs. Now. A look at the Big Apple locales as they are today
Audio Bonus: Ian McCulloch Sings Down By The River
International Trailer
German Trailer

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