The Astro-Zombies

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The Astro-Zombies

Directed by	Ted V. Mikels
Produced by	Ted V. Mikels
Written by	Ted V. Mikels Wayne Rogers
Starring	John Carradine Wendell Corey Tura Satana Tom Pace
Music by	Nicholas Carras
Cinematography	Robert Maxwell
Editing by	Ted V. Mikels Art Names
Distributed by	Geneni Film Distributors
Release date(s)	May 1968
Running time	91 mins
Country
Language	English
Followed by	Mark of the Astro-Zombies
IMDb profile

The Astro-Zombies is a 1969 science fiction horror film starring John Carradine, Wendell Corey and Tura Satana. It was written, directed and produced by Ted V. Mikels. The plot folows a disgruntled scientist who having been fired by the space agency decides to create a superhuman from the body parts of innocent victims who have been murdered. The creatures however escape and go on a rampage.

The low budget film has been much ridiculed but has gained some cult status. A sequel was released in 2002, Mark of the Astro-Zombies, also starring Tura Satana. The film also served as the inspiration for a Psychobilly band and the Misfits song of the same name.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Wendell Corey	Holman
John Carradine	Dr. DeMarco
Tom Pace	Eric Porter
Joan Patrick	Janine Norwalk
Tura Satana	Satana
Rafael Campos	Juan
Joe Hoover	Chuck Edwards
Victor Izay	Dr. Petrovich
William Bagdad	Franchot
Vincent Barbi	Tyros
Egon Sirany	Sergio Demozhenin
Jean Pirie	Woman killed in garage
John Hopkins	Det. Thompson
Janis Saul	Lynn
Wally K. Berns
Vic Lance	Chauffeur
Lynette Lantz	Ginger
Rod Wilmoth	Astro-Zombie
Barbara Richards	Girl strapped to table
Wally Moon	Det. Mike Webber