



Blue Underground: 4K Restoration of Lucio Fulci's Zombie Coming to Blu-ray Posted July 16, 2018 05:54 PM by



Blue Underground has announced that its new 4K restoration of Lucio Fulci's cult film Zombie a.k.a. Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) has been completed and will be released on Blu-ray on November 27.



In Italy, it was considered the 'unofficial sequel' to Dawn of the Dead. In England, it was known as Zombie Flesh Eaters and banned as obscene. In America, it was called Zombie and advertised with the depraved tag line "WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU!"



Tisa Farrow (The Grim Reaper), Ian McCulloch (Contamination), Al Cliver (Cannibals), and Richard Johnson (The Haunting) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed by 'Maestro of Gore' Lucio Fulci (City of the Living Dead, The House by the Cemetery) that remains one of the most eye-skewering, skin-ripping, gore-gushingly graphic horror hits of all time!



Just in time for its 40th Anniversary, Blue Underground is proud to present Zombie in a brand-new 4K Restoration from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative. This is Zombie like you've truly never seen it before, bursting at the seams with hours of new and archival Extras!



Special Features and Technical Specs: BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM

NEW - Audio Commentary #1 with Troy Howarth, author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films (a splinter into the ear of John Bernhard)

- Audio Commentary #1 with Troy Howarth, author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films (a splinter into the ear of John Bernhard) Audio Commentary #2 with Star Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine Editor Jason J. Slater

NEW Interview with Stephen Thrower, author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci

Interview with Stephen Thrower, author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots, Radio Spots

Poster & Still Gallery

Guillermo del Toro Intro

Zombie Wasteland  Interviews with Stars Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson & Al Cliver, and Actor/Stuntman Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

Flesh Eaters on Film  Interview with Co-Producer Fabrizio De Angelis

Deadtime Stories  Interviews with Co-Writers Elisa Briganti and (Uncredited) Dardano Sacchetti

World of the Dead  Interviews with Cinematographer Sergio Salvati and Production & Costume Designer Walter Patriarca

Zombi Italiano  Interviews with Special Make-Up Effects Artists Gianetto De Rossi & Maurizio Trani and Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi

Notes on a Headstone  Interview with Composer Fabio Frizzi

All in the Family  Interview with Antonella Fulci

Zombie Lover  Award-Winning Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about one of his favorite films

BONUS CD  ZOMBIE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Fabio Frizzi

BONUS Collectable Booklet with new essay by author Stephen Thrower





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MrSleep Jul 16, 2018 YES!!!!!

JMDiaz718 Jul 16, 2018 Wow! This is awesome news. Remember seeing this in a grindhouse theater on 42nd St!!

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Top contributor 4000dvds2many Jul 16, 2018 I already own two releases of this. I don't have 4K, so that's not a lure for me. But that cd soundtrack is tempting. Dammit.

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Top contributor Zoland2020 Jul 16, 2018 I failed to get my hands on the previous release so I'm definitely looking forward to this one.

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Top contributor LordCrumb Jul 16, 2018 @4000dvds2many



It's not a 4K release, it's a 4K scan on Blu-Ray, so you'll be fine.

oilers73 Jul 16, 2018 Fulci had serious issues with women, didn't he? Top contributor

Top contributor ThatDeviantGuy Jul 16, 2018 I was hoping to see the Arrow restoration hit the US, but given BU's recent track record this is just as good! I think they've learned their lesson on encoding, and we'll get both the original mono and a surround track. Can't wait!

snipemonkey Jul 16, 2018 Nice! This and MANIAC will make a nice remastered double-feature for later this year!

BobbyPeru Jul 16, 2018 Hopefully it's not DNR'd like the first release.

mlock Jul 17, 2018 Looks like I'll be keeping my copy of the Arrow release for its exclusive features, but am tempted to check out the new scan for sure

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Top contributor Jompa Jul 17, 2018 I must buy it.

FarewelltotheFlesh Jul 17, 2018 Blue Underground have been knocking their reissues out of the park! Can't wait to get this! Likewise, the Maniac 4K restoration should be a revelation!

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Top contributor 4000dvds2many Jul 17, 2018 Okay, so how much of an improvement is a 4K scan over the previous 2K? And was the DNR on that release really detrimental? I'm not a videophile so I really don't know or notice these things. Basically, would you say what's on offer here is really worth a double dip? French Manu Jul 17, 2018 New 4K transfer is great but I ll have prefered a UHD 4k bluray edition instead!

NeoMaximuz Jul 17, 2018 Man, I already own the 2 disc release on Blu-Ray, and I recently bought the soundtrack, imported all the way from Italy. If not I'd be all over this!

maidenbrain Jul 17, 2018 Would prefer a 4K disc but might upgrade for the soundtrack, the only Frizzi OST of a Fulci film I dont yet own. Will never forget the excitement of coming across (the Dagored) The Beyond OST at a Virgin record store back in the aughtsmy first Frizzi OST.

davewhit Jul 17, 2018 Got both 2 disc blue underground and arrow steel book versions so this will be added to as long as its region free

Black Sun Jul 17, 2018 Wow! Earlier this week I was VERY close to finally biting on the 2 disc Blue Underground release. Glad I hesitated. billyearle Jul 17, 2018 Have been waiting for this! The first one was DNRd and the Arrow looks overly bright and the colors seem too pale IMO. I preferred the Arrow, but that's moot now. Has BU learned their lesson and gotten non-DNRd transfers recently? Will get regardless. And is Arrow prepping a new restoration of their own too? Looks like quadruple dip.

pEgLeG Jul 18, 2018 MINE!!!

maathoru Jul 18, 2018 Like Billyearle said - the Arrow version is somewhat undersaturated and a little bright - maybe the BU can provide an interesting alternative look. With a little more punch to the image. ronnie21 Jul 18, 2018 always hated this garbage.. never got the love for this.. billyearle Jul 20, 2018 It's funny, even going back to screenshot comparisons of old DVD releases, the UK release would have notably lower color saturation compared to the US. I wonder if there are different sources being used.

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