Sight and Sound, 03/01/2001, p.66, "...[An] enjoyably hammy slice of Grand Guignol horror..."
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Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - 1. Scenes from TALES RIP YOUR HEART OUT
Production Interview - 1. Maurizio Trauni - Special Effects
2. Roy Frumkes - Director of US Insert Sequences
Trailers
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Fabrizio De Angelis, the producer of Lucio Fulci's amazing ZOMBIE, tried to cash in on that film's success by financing this zombie/cannibal hybrid film that not only features ZOMBIE's lead actor, Ian McCulloch, but also some of its footage. The result is an often hilarious gore fest that is far less serious than Fulci's film, but whose sheer lunacy makes up for any of its shortcomings. The story follows Dr. Peter Chandler (McCulloch) and a reporter named Lori (Delli Colli) who discover a rash of cannibalism in New York. Soon the two have traced the cannibalistic activity to a remote island where they encounter a tribe of cannibals and a mad scientist who appears to be experimenting with reanimating dead corpses. The result of this work is four bloodthirsty zombies who roam the island and, along with the cannibals, wreak havoc on Lori and Dr. Peter's expedition.