Zombi series
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The Zombi series is a series of Italian zombie horror movies. It has a confusing history of release, with entries of the series varying by different regions in the world. The British releases of the same movies are known as the Zombie Flesh Eaters series and the American releases, while not having a consistent name, could be known as simply the Zombie series.
The Zombi series started with George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. The European release of that movie was re-edited and re-scored by Italian Dario Argento, and it was renamed to Zombi. Because of its success, a zombie film by Lucio Fulci that was already in production was renamed to Zombi 2 to appear as if it were a sequel. Since then, there has been more, albeit confusing, entries in the Zombi series.
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[edit] Series by region
[edit] Official (Italian) Series
The Italian series starts with Dawn of the Dead and is followed by Zombi II and its officially released sequels
- Zombi (Italian title of Dawn of the Dead (1978))
- Zombi 2 (1979)
- Zombi 3 (1988)
- Oltre la Morte (later re-named Zombi 4) (1988)
[edit] British Series
The British series is renamed from Zombi to Zombie Flesh Eaters. While it follows the Italian series in proper order, it ignores Dawn of the Dead as the first entry, and instead starts with Zombi 2
- Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) (Italian Title: Zombi 2)
- Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) (Italian Title: Zombi 3)
- Zombie Flesh Eaters 3 (1988) (Italian Title: Oltre la Morte)
[edit] American Series
The American series is the most confusing. Although it includes the original Italian series starting with Zombi 2 in order, the titles did not directly follow each other. Zombi II was renamed Zombie, but Zombi 3 kept its appropriate title. Then, Zombi 4 was released with the American title Zombie 4: After Death. To further confusion, two films were release on home video with titles that would imply they were sequels, but they had nothing to do with the Italian series.
- Zombie (1979) (Italian Title: Zombi 2)
- Zombi 3 (1988)
- Zombie 4: After Death (1988) (Italian Title: Oltre la Morte)
- Zombie 5: Killing Birds (1987) (Italian Title: Uccelli Assassini)
Even further confusion exists in the American series as in the late 1990s several unrelated titles were added to the series by T-Z Video (aka Edde Entertainment) TZ titles were as follows:
- Zombie (1979)
- Zombie 2 (the same film as Zombie)
- Zombie 3: Return of the Zombies (original Spanish title: La Orgía de los muertos) (starring Paul Naschy, directed by J.C. Merino)
- Zombie 4: A Virgin Among The Living Dead (original Spanish title Christina, princesse de l'érotisme, directed by Jess Franco)
- Zombie 5: Revenge In The House of Usher (directed by Jess Franco)
- Zombie 6: Monster Hunter (which is itself a sequel to Joe D'Amato's Athropophagus)
Official Romero directed films: Night of the Living Dead • Dawn of the Dead • Day of the Dead • Land of the Dead • Diary of the Dead
Zombi series: Zombi 2 • Zombi 3 • Zombi 4 (aka Oltre la Morte or After Death)
Remakes: Night of the Living Dead (1990) • Dawn of the Dead (2004) • Night of the Living Dead 3-D • Day of the Dead (2007)
Russo's Living Dead films: The Return of the Living Dead • Return of the Living Dead Part II • Return of the Living Dead 3 •
Children of the Living Dead • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis • Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave
Notable spoofs/parodies: Night of the Living Bread • Shaun of the Dead
Other films: Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
