After Death
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| Directed by | Claudio Fragasso |
| Produced by | Franco Gaudenzi |
| Written by | Rossella Drudi |
| Starring | Jeff Stryker Candice Daly Massimo Vanni Jim Gaines Don Wilson Adrianne Joseph Jim Moss Nick Nicholson |
| Music by | Al Festa |
| Cinematography | Luigi Ciccarese |
| Editing by | Boris Wankenstein |
| Distributed by | Shriek Show |
| Release date(s) | 1988 November 26, 2002 (U.S. DVD release) |
| Running time | 84 min |
| Language | Italian (English dub) |
| Preceded by | Zombi 3 |
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- This article refers to the film, After Death. For the dating convention, see Anno Domini
After Death is an Italian zombie movie made during the height of the zombie craze. Released in the United States under the title Zombie 4: After Death, the movie has no connections to the other official or unofficial Zombi films. It was directed by frequent zombie writer/director Claudio Fragasso under the pseudonym Clyde Anderson.
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[edit] Plot Overview
A group of researchers at a remote jungle island outpost discover the natives are practicing voodoo and black magic. After killing the local priest (James Sampson), a voodoo curse begins to raise the dead to feed on the living in retribution. The researchers on the island are killed by the newly risen zombies, except for Jenny (Candice Daly), the daughter of a scientist couple. She escapes, protected by an enchanted necklace charm given to her by her mother shortly before her death.
She returns years later as an adult with a group of mercenaries to attempt to uncover what happened to her parents. Shorty after arriving at the island their boat's engine dies, stranding them. Meanwhile elsewhere on the island a trio of hikers discover a cave, the same cave leading to the underground temple where the original curse was created. After accidentally reviving the curse, the dead once again return to kill any who trespass on their island. The mercenaries encounter their first zombie, who injures a member of the team.
Taking shelter in the remains of the old research facilities medical quarters they are soon joined by Chuck (Jeff Stryker), the only surviving hiker. Arming themselves with weapons left behind by the long dead research team, they make their stand as the dead once again rise. One by one they are injured or killed, one of whom sacrifices himself to blow up the medical facility and his newly undead team members. Jenny and Chuck flee, the only survivors remaining. They stumble upon the cave once again, where the zombies appear and attack. Chuck is killed, and Jenny apparently becomes an advanced zombie. The ending remains somewhat ambiguous.
[edit] Cast
- Jeff Stryker (as Chuck Peyton) — Chuck
- Candice Daly — Jenny
- Massimo Vanni (as Alex McBride) — Davic
- Jim Gaines — Dan
- Don Wilson — Tommy
- Adrianne Joseph — Louise
- Jim Moss — Mad
- Nick Nicholson — Rod
- Alberto Dell'Acqua Scientist (with Machine Gun) (uncredited)
- Ottaviano Dell'Acqua Scientist (uncredited)
- Claudio Fragasso Narrator (uncredited)
- Fausto Lombardi Head Scientist (uncredited)
- James Sampson The Voodoo Priest (uncredited)
[edit] Zombies
The zombies in After Death are technically not zombies, but rather demons. Through a voodoo curse demons take control of human corpses and use them to avenge the murder of the voodoo priest. They are fast moving, unlike traditional zombies. Biting a human being still transfers the curse, eventually transforming them into similar zombies. However, when bitten a zombie seems to retain abilities not present in the more generic risen dead.
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
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