Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The acting sucks, the directing sucks, the dialogue sucks, the dubbing sucks, the special fx sucks and i absolutely love this film. This month its mcpierce, midnight corey, keith latch and tom berdinski tackling the 1981 classic film, zombie lake. Zombie lake is a film directed by jean rollin with howard vernon, pierremarie escourrou, anouchka, antonio mayans, year. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Dec 17, 2018 zombie lake is a complete hack job, which was written by jess franco and directed by jean rollin after franco bailed. Turning the zombie film on its head, this film is an oddball comedy from the perspective of the brain munching monsters themselves. Waterborne zombie kangaroo short film official duration. The hulkgreen zombie makeups are applied about as well as trumps tan, and the 50s setting looks like, well, 1981. Zombie lake may be the first movie to feature a zombie family reunion on bluray disc courtesy of redemption films.
The superstitious locals blame the lake of ghosts, but the towns mayor seems powerless to take any action. This month its mcpierce, midnight corey, keith latch and. Zombie lake was released by wizard home video on vhs. Sfx cult director jean rollin sets his usual sexyvampire surrealism aside for this nazizombie hackwork, in which german soldiers rise from a watery grave to munch on nubile skinnydippers. A clumsy arthouse mess of a zombie movie thats all over the darn place. A list of all the zombie films from the 1950s to the present.
Conceived by one master of erotic horror jess franco and pseudonymously directed by another jean rollin. The film starred howard vernon as the mayor of a small french town that is plagued by nazi zombies who were killed by the towns villagers 20 years earlier. To paraphrase renton from trainspotting, take the worst horror film youve ever seen, multiply it by a thousand and youre still nowhere. Subscribe in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back. They are commonly portrayed as anthropophagous in naturelabelling them as cannibals would imply zombies are still members of the human species, and expert opinions quoted in some of the. So if you go into this expecting a cheap, grainy, cheesy. Yes, zombie lake is the bad film that keeps giving. Dec 04, 2016 zombie lake 1981 author admin date december 4, 2016 the most seen although not exactly appreciated film of french producers eurocine responsible for numerous sex, horror, spy and adventure films. When another girl is found with her throat ripped out, a parisian journalist begins to uncover the deadly secrets of the lake and its dead, greenfaced nazi zombies.
Mar 20, 2017 sfx cult director jean rollin sets his usual sexyvampire surrealism aside for this nazizombie hackwork, in which german soldiers rise from a watery grave to munch on nubile skinnydippers. Once you bite the victim, they quickly bleed what looks like tomato soup from their mouth. A timid and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day, in which she takes to the streets of new york city after dark and randomly shoots men with a. Lets clear one thing up first, if you want a good zombie horror movie then go rent something else. If this is the only film by jean rollin youve seen dont judge him on this as he actually made a lot of good films, with grapes of death being an excellent movie. Directed by that prolific master of eurosleaze, jean rollin, 1981 cheapo zombie lake checks most of the boxes youd expect, but sits well within the lower echelons of the directors work. Jean rollin made an accidental masterpiece with zombie lake. To my knowledge there are technically three underwater nazi zombie movies. Like that accidental beauty, zombie lake is in the right hands. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. A complete and utter mess of a movie, zombie lake is still nowhere near the worst film ever.
We start zombie lake with a female going to what has to be one of the nastiest lakes i have ever seen. Zombie lake was released in france on may, 1981, at a running time of 90 minutes. Near the end of the movie, as the zombie are rising to the top, we can clearly see a bare pool wall. In a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back.
A few local yokels are sitting around drinking beer when the subject of the missing young girl comes up. The film starred howard vernon as the mayor of a small. Zombie lake 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Zombie lake is not only plagued by poor special effects more on that later and a goofy plot, but it was almost never made at all. As a jean rollin film, it is, of course, a disappointment. Both remain the two directors worst commercial work, but oasis is a stone dead boring 90 minutes, while zombie s lake is full of many absurd moments that keep the film from ever being dull and the green zombies are a hoot. It speaks volumes for the films overall lack of quality in fact, that rollin disowned it, insisting on hiding behind the pseudonym j. Zombie lake 1981, also known by its incredibly more evil french title le lac des morts vivants, is much like a steak and bean raspberry crepe. On the plus side, there is a decent part in the film where the zombies decide to run amok in the town, although you wouldnt know it since it was way too damn dark to see what was going on, which was another continuing occurrence throughout the film. Zombie lake first haunted video stores for years in one of those great oversized vhs boxes from wizard video, complete with a killer piece of cover art and a very bogus tagline.
An odd spin off from this film is oasis of the zombies and zombie lake. Zombie lake is a 1981 horrornazizombie film by jean rollin. Jan 14, 2015 zombie lake also known as le lac des morts vivants, is a french film that was released in 1981 and was directed by jean rollin. Found this film to be a bore before the bleeding skull book completely 180d that sentiment. You live in the lake, but your uniform quickly dries once coming out. Nazi zombies are a type of zombie seen throughout various forms of media, including in call of duty, dead snow, shockwaves and outpost. The movie was originally slated to be directed by spanish exploitation master jesus franco, but he pulled out at the last minute and jean rollin stepped in to take his place only days before production was due to start, and he shot the film in 2 weeks. In a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers. Oasis of the zombies lacks even gratuitous nudity but has other. Jess franco, and you have all the trappings of a complete disaster of a film the has jean rollins name on it. Jul 16, 2009 on the plus side, there is a decent part in the film where the zombies decide to run amok in the town, although you wouldnt know it since it was way too damn dark to see what was going on, which was another continuing occurrence throughout the film. Its not quite troll 2 over the top, but zombie lake is worth experiencing at least once. May 19, 2016 filmed in france, zombie lake is one of the many reasons why it is hard to take french horror seriously.
A fairy tale story packed with nudie cutie goodness, dunderheaded melodrama, at times hilarious dubbing and film making craft that ranges from poverty stricken ineptness to improv magic. During the end of the second world war, the french resistance manages to dispose of the local nazis and throw their bodies into the lake of the title. Le lac des morts vivants zombie lake was a project with jesus jess francos involvement and directed by jean rollin. At face value, its a full frontal nudiecutie that showcases a handful of placid. Youd hardly guess this was a zombie movie since there was zero gore. The film story happens 10 years later, but their uniforms hold up very well. The hulkgreen zombie makeups are applied about as well as.
But zombie lake holds a distinctive position in the annals of execrable movie trash. Of horror goes, gutterpoet jess franco was all set to direct the film, which he. Filmed in france, zombie lake is one of the many reasons why it is hard to take french horror seriously. The transfer was fuzzy and not very attractive, but it was decent for its time. Dec 14, 2012 yes, zombie lake is the bad film that keeps giving. They are usually depicted as having been created by the schutzstaffel during world war 2 and vary in abilities. Remastered edition one of the most bizarre films in the living dead craze of the early 1980s, zombie lake feasts without restraint upon the carcasses of a variety of cinematic genres. In a small lakeside town of the french countryside, young women are reported missing. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. The father of the other two is shockwaves and really the only one worth viewing. For years rollin refused to admit he made this film. Zombie lake 1981 author admin date december 4, 2016.
The film starred howard vernon as the mayor of a small french town that is plagued by nazi zombies who were killed by the towns villagers 20. This film runs neck and neck with oasis of the zombies for being the worst zombie film ever. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Jean rollin replaced jess franco as director of zombie lake at the 11th hour, but to be honest, you would be hard pushed to tell.
Zombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally infected human beings. And yet i find myself appreciating it much more now than when i originally saw it as a youngin. Rollins direction is every bit as clumsy as franco at his worst, and like so many of the spaniards films, the film is only worth watching for the full on nudity from some quality eurocrumpet and a few unintentional laughs derived from its overall sloppiness. Zombie lake 1981 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Starring antonio mayans, jean rollin, jean roville, howard vernon, claude sendron.
Just how bad are zombie lake and oasis of the zombies. It aint no fulci or romero zombie film yet its inconsistencies and low budget charm make it a unique experience in itself. Cast in credits order verified as complete howard vernon. This is zombie lake by tssysprep on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. If youre looking for a wellmade cinematic accomplishment, you cant get much farther away from it than zombie lake, but if you want a fun, mindless flick to poke fun at with some buddies, this is perfect. Rumor has it that the prolific sleaze producer director jess franco was slated to direct this movie, but for unexplained reasons he jumped ship a mere 3 days before filming was to start. For all its flaws, actually probably because of its flaws, zombie lake has achieved a somewhat cult status some people will state that this is one of the best zombie films, and plenty will say it is one of the worst. Zombie lake is a complete hack job, which was written by jess franco and directed by jean rollin after franco bailed. It speaks volumes for the films overall lack of quality in fact, that rollin disowned.
Jan 17, 2015 subscribe in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back. Zombie lake 1981 english title directed by jean rollin. Largely unnecessary to the film although when you realise that the little girl anouchka lesoeur is the daughter of the producer it becomes obvious why its. The film was released on dvd first by image entertainment, as part of their euro shock collection, on march 27, 2001, and then by arrow films on february 9, 2004. Its very obvious that all the underwater shots of the lake were shot in a swimming pool. Zombie lake original 1981 soundtrack light in the attic. Zombie lake also known as le lac des morts vivants, is a french film that was released in 1981 and was directed by jean rollin. One of the most bizarre films in the living dead craze of the early 1980s, zombie lake feasts without restraint upon the carcasses of a variety of cinematic genres.
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