All hell breaks loose in LA when a woman returns home with her missing Father, "Patient Zero" from an infection outbreak 40 years ago.All hell breaks loose in LA when a woman returns home with her missing Father, "Patient Zero" from an infection outbreak 40 years ago.All hell breaks loose in LA when a woman returns home with her missing Father, "Patient Zero" from an infection outbreak 40 years ago.
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- TriviaServes as a direct sequel to Zombie (1979) and its follow-up Zombie 3 (1988).
- GoofsSamantha McCullough is correctly credited in the end credits and end crawl, but the opening credits misspell her name as Samanatha in large letters.
- Alternate versionsThe film exists in 3 different versions: The standard U.S. version (62 Minutes), the extended International version (70 Minutes) and a open matte VCD version (69 Minutes).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Cinema Degeneration: Sequel Too: Deja Vu - Zombie VIII: Urban Decay (2023)
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ZOMBI VIII- a fun, throwback love-letter to the genre
"Zombi VIII: Urban Decay" is a 2021 horror flick from filmmaker Dustin Ferguson and the folks at Retrosploitation. It tells the story of a young woman who has been searching for her missing father, and by way of a database that specializes in finding missing people, is able to track him down on the sinister island of Matool. She is successful in finding her father, but it isn't a happy family reunion as he has been transformed into a bloodthirsty zombie. Vowing to get him help, the daughter and two friends bring him back to the states, but all hell breaks loose when he escapes and begins infecting the entire city.
Clearly made as a love-letter to classic exploitation and Italian zombie films, Ferguson creates a well-paced and fun adventure that spans all the way from a tropical island in the Caribbean to the urban jungle of Los Angeles. By creating references to Lucio Fulci's "Zombi" and "Zombi 3," as well as "Return of the Living Dead" and others of the same ilk, the director really succeeds in capturing the feel and aura of those films. What also takes the film up a notch is the superb soundtrack from composer Oscar Fogelström. He creates a sense of urgency to the entire film through his score, and the themes are very stylized and atmospheric. There is also some great location work here, as well as drone footage of the island and the city, which adds to the overall stature of the storyline.
Mel Novak (Bruce Lee's "Game of Death") headlines the cast here as Gov. Hadley, a shady politician who is rooting for the downfall of mankind. Although only featured in a cameo appearance, Novak always adds gravitas to the films he stars in. Other standouts in the cast include YouTube star Shawn C. Phillips in a quirky role as a pothead, Samantha McCullough in a sexy and fun tribute to Linnea Quigley from ROTLD, and the amazingly talented Noel Jason Scott as the film's lead zombie, "Patient 0." Scott was exceptional in his role, snarling and gnawing through his scenes like a champion. Bravo!
I have seen many of Ferguson's films, and it's safe to say that "Zombi VIII: Urban Decay" is my favorite. As a huge fan of this genre and classic zombie and splatter films, this was a real treat!
Clearly made as a love-letter to classic exploitation and Italian zombie films, Ferguson creates a well-paced and fun adventure that spans all the way from a tropical island in the Caribbean to the urban jungle of Los Angeles. By creating references to Lucio Fulci's "Zombi" and "Zombi 3," as well as "Return of the Living Dead" and others of the same ilk, the director really succeeds in capturing the feel and aura of those films. What also takes the film up a notch is the superb soundtrack from composer Oscar Fogelström. He creates a sense of urgency to the entire film through his score, and the themes are very stylized and atmospheric. There is also some great location work here, as well as drone footage of the island and the city, which adds to the overall stature of the storyline.
Mel Novak (Bruce Lee's "Game of Death") headlines the cast here as Gov. Hadley, a shady politician who is rooting for the downfall of mankind. Although only featured in a cameo appearance, Novak always adds gravitas to the films he stars in. Other standouts in the cast include YouTube star Shawn C. Phillips in a quirky role as a pothead, Samantha McCullough in a sexy and fun tribute to Linnea Quigley from ROTLD, and the amazingly talented Noel Jason Scott as the film's lead zombie, "Patient 0." Scott was exceptional in his role, snarling and gnawing through his scenes like a champion. Bravo!
I have seen many of Ferguson's films, and it's safe to say that "Zombi VIII: Urban Decay" is my favorite. As a huge fan of this genre and classic zombie and splatter films, this was a real treat!
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- ianmair91
- May 25, 2021
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