Erotic Nights of the Living Dead

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead
Film poster
Directed by	Joe D'Amato
Written by	Joe D'Amato
Starring	Laura Gemser George Eastman
Music by	Marcello Giombini
Cinematography	Joe D'Amato
Edited by	Ornella Micheli
Release dates	1980 (1980) (Italy)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (Italian: Le notti erotiche dei morti viventicode: it is deprecated ) is a 1980 Italian erotic-horror film written and directed by Joe D'Amato. The film was shot at the same time as Porno Holocaust, with the same cast and crew, and it involves a similar plot, with a group of businessmen who arrive on an island, have sex and are killed off one by one. The film has received negative reviews.

Synopsis

A tropical island cursed by voodoo is purchased by a land developer (Mark Shannon) who plans to open a luxury hotel. He hires a sea Captain (George Eastman) to take him and a socialite (Dirce Funari) to the nearby island. Arriving at their location, the group is greeted by a shaman and his granddaughter Luna (Laura Gemser). They are warned to leave as the island is the reported home to zombies of dead natives. But Luna, who just might be a ghost, takes a liking to the greedy land owner.

Cast

• Laura Gemser as Luna
• George Eastman as Larry O'Hara
• Dirce Funari as Fiona
• Mark Shannon as John Wilson
• Lucía Ramírez as Liz

Production

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead was filmed at the same time as Porno Holocaust in Santo Domingo with the same cast. Both films involves a group of business people who find an island, have sex, and then are killed off one by one.

Release

Erotic Nights of the Living Dead was released in 1980 and was not a large success.

Reception

Assistant professor Danny Shipka of Louisiana State University gave both Porno Holocaust and Erotic Night of the Living Dead a negative review, criticizing the acting, gore effects and sex scenes, and stated that the merging of "hard-core sex and extreme violence is disturbing" The book Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide described the film as "one of the worst if not the worst Italian zombie movie ever made".

References

Notes

• Kay, Glenn. Zombie Movies:The Ultimate Guide. Chicago Review Press, 2008. ISBN 1556527705.
• Shipka, Danny. Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980. McFarland, 2011. ISBN 0786448881.

External links

• Erotic Nights of the Living Dead at IMDb