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R0 America - (Anchor Bay Entertainment)

Audio Commentary with actor Ian McCulloch and the editor of Diabolik magazine Jason J. Slater

Theatrical Trailer
Radio Spots
TV Spots

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Disc title name is Zombie.
Comes with a collectible booklet with linear notes.
Currently OOP.

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R0 America - (Blue Underground)

US Theatrical Trailer
International Trailer
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Poster & Still galleries
Director Lucio Fulci biography

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

Name: "Zombie".
Remastered from it’s original camera negative.
5.1 mix(es) comes from the original music and effects track.
Currently OOP.

From the "Main Menu", go to the "Extras" menu and there highlight the "Posters & Stills". Now press the "Right" arrow key on your remote, and a "zombie skull" will appear. Now press the "Enter" key and you will get: "Lucio Fulci’s Career In Trailers": 30-minutes of trailers of movies by the director.

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R0 UE America - (Blue Underground)

DISC ONE: The Film
Audio Commentary with actor Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine editor Jason J. Slater
Introduction by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
Theatrical Trailers
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Poster & Still Gallery

DISC TWO: Bonus Features
"Zombie Wasteland" interviews with stars Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson and 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 and 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" featurette

English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai

Picture Format:

English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Italian DTS-ES 6.1
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

2-Disc Keep Case

New 2K High Definition transfer from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative supervised by cinematographer Sergio Salvati.
Comes with slipcase.

Yes. On Disc Two, highlight the "All In The Family" featurette and then press Left, you'll then see a 5 minute featurette about the filming of the shark scene.

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R0 Germany - (Dragon Entertainment)

Theatrical Trailers
Bonus trailer for "Zombie Holocaust"
Interview with Antonella Fulci
Interview with Vincenzo Luzzi
Cast and Crew filmographies

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

Disc title name is Woodoo.

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R0 Holland - (Italian Shock DVD Entertainment)

Theatrical Trailer
Isolated Music Score
Slideshow (Publicity and production photos, lobby cards and video artwork)
Linear Notes
Lucio Fulci filmography

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

Disc title name is Zombie 2.

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R0 United Kingdom - (Stonevision Entertainment - Extreme Version)

Film Flash
Cast and Crew filmographies
Theatrical Trailer

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

UK title: "Zombie Flesh Eaters".
Previously distributed by Vipco.

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R1 SE America - (Media Blasters/Shriek Show - 25th Anniversary Special Edition)

DISC ONE: The Film
Audio Commentary with actor Ian McCulloch, and the editor of Diabolik magazine Jason J. Slater
"Food for the Worms" interview with actor Captain Haggerty ("Fat Zombie") (12:27)
"Zombi Gallery": Production stills, posters and lobby cards slideshow (11:00)
US Trailer (2:24)

DISC TWO: Special Features
"Building a Better Zombie" documentary (97:30)
"An Evening with Dakar" featurette: Music with actor Dakkar ("Lucas") (4 mins)
"Raising the Dead" interview with costume designer Walter Patriarca (6 mins)
"Zombie Trailer Reel"
-"Biozombie"
-"Erotic Nights of the Living Dead"
-"Zombie 3"
-"Burial Ground"
-"Flesh-Eater"
-"Zombie 4: After Death"
-"Flesh For The Beast"
-"Zombie Holocaust"
-"Zombie 5"

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

2-Disc Keep Case

Name: "Zombi 2".
Remastered from it’s original camera negative.
5.1 mix(es) comes from the original music and effects track.
Comes with cardboard slipcover, chapter insert, and fold-out mini-reproduction of the original "Zombi 2" poster.
! General note about the "English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo" -soundtrack (track 3): There are several audio drop outs on this track (all in "chapter 15"):
1) 68:42 - 68:59 min
2) 69:04 - 69:30 min
3) 69:34 - 69:42 min
4) 69:46 - 70:08 min
5) 70:25 - 70:29 min
6) 70:33 - 71:12 min

On Disc 1 - from the “Main Menu”, select “Features”. Press 6 on your remote. You should see a skull appear in the upper right corner next to the menu header. Then you will get to see an “Alternate title Sequence” featuring the original “Zombi 2” title and Italian credits. When this is done, you will see the English credits ending that wasn’t used.
(Thanks to tromabilia for this egg. There might also be other ways to access this).

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R2 Japan - (JVD)

Theatrical Trailer

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

Disc title name is Zombie.

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R2 Scandinavia - (Another World Entertainment)

"The Special Effects of Rosario Prestopino" documentary (in Italian with English subtitles) (33:47)
"Ti Ricordi di Lucio Fulci" documentary (in Italian with English subtitles) (41:30)
Filmographies:
-Lucio Fulci
-Ian McCulloch
Slideshows:
-Jerry Gross press release
-Posters
-Stills
-US press sheets
Bonus Trailers:
-"City of the Living Dead"
-"The New York Ripper"
-"The Beyond"
US Theatrical Trailer
German Theatrical Trailer
Original Theatrical Trailer

Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish

Picture Format:

English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono

Case incorrectly states the disc is region 2.
DTS track is half bitrate.
When the disc loads up, you will have the option of selecting between Dannish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish for languages. This is only for the opening warning page. After that, the menus are in English.

Special thanks to Rewind user tromabilia for providing these specifications.

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R2 United Kingdom - (Anchor Bay - BOX OF THE BANNED)

Theatrical Trailers
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Poster and Stills galleries
Lucio Fulci biography

English (optional)

Picture Format:

English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
Italian DTS 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Sual mono

DTS track is half bitrate.
Transfer seems to be sourced from the R0 BU-release.
Name: "Zombie Flesh Eaters".
Part of the "Box of the Banned" set which also includes "I Spit On Your Grave", "The Driller Killer", "The Evil Dead", "The Last House On The Left", "Nightmares In a Damaged Brain", and "Ban The Sadist Videos" (documentary).
The "Box Of The Banned" box set has also been released in two smaller volumes.

Select "Zombie Head" in the "Extras" menu: "Lucio Fulci" bonus trailers.

Special thanks to Rewind user adamd164 for providing these specifications.

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R2 United Kingdom - (Arrow Video)

DISC ONE:
Introduction by actor Ian McColloch (1:24)
Audio Commentary by writer Elisa Briganti
Audio Commentary by Stephen Thrower and Alan Jones
U.S. Trailer (1:18)
Vipco Video Trailer (2:27)
TV Trailer 1 (0:28)
TV Trailer 2 (0:28)
5 Radio Spots (2:30)
Alternate Italian Title Sequence (1:46)

DISC TWO:
"Aliens, Cannibals, and Zombies" (44:00)
"Zombie Flesh Eaters - From Script to Screen" (3:10)
"From Romero to Rome" (57:12)
"Music for a Flesh-Feast" (28:12)
"The Meat Munching Movies of Gino De Rossi" (25:29)
40-page booklet featuring the essays "The Joys of Repulsion, or Anthropophagy in the UK: An Appreciation of Zombie Flesh Eaters" by Stephen Thrower, "An Eye for an Eye: An Interview with Olga Karlatos" by Calum Waddell, "Zombie Flesh Eaters and the BBFC" by Craig Lapper, "Pages from the Original 'Nightmare Island' Screenplay" by Jay Slater, Posters, Lucio Fulci CV, and Notes on the Restoration.
Reversible cover

English HoH and English (for Italian audio)

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono

Onscreen title is ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (credits appear to be newly created and follow the Italian sequence).
Mastered in 1080P from a 2K scan of the original 2-perf negative (revealing slightly more picture information than previous transfers from 4K intermediary materials, as well as a different color and contrast levels).
First pressing will come with a poster reproduction (ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS on one side, and US poster for ZOMBIE on the reverse).

On the main menu, ARROW RIGHT to "Scene Selections" and then ARROW UP to access a menu with options for:
- Deleted Scene from ZOMBI HOLOCAUST and German trailer for ZOMBI HOLOCAUST (with English subtitles) (8:01)
- Gino De Rossi's Wall of Fame (2:06)
- Critics of the Living Dead (1:00)

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R4 Australia - (Umbrella Entertainment)

Audio Commentary with actor Ian McCulloch and the editor of Diabolik magazine Jason J. Slater

Theatrical Trailer
Radio Spots
TV Spots
Bonus Trailers for: "Dawn of the dead", "Zombie Holocaust", "Burial Ground (The Night of Terror)", and "Hammer of Horror"

Picture Format:

English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Region 2/4 encoded.
Cover wrongly states that the sound track is 5.1

Special thanks to Rewind user chucky for providing these specifications.

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OVERALL: Draw

*The R2 edition from Arrow Video is mastered from a new 2K scan of the 2-perf Techniscope negative and has exclusive extras.
*The R0 US UE from Blue Underground features a new transfer, 6.1 DTS-ES track in both English and Italian, and the best set of extras.
*2-disc SE R1 from Media Blasters/Shriek Show also has a great selection of extras.
*R0 Holland has an isolated music track.
*R2 Scandinavia from Another World Entertainment also has DTS and a couple of substantial documentaries.
*R2 UK from Anchor Bay also has DTS tracks in both English and Italian with the "Box Of The Banned" boxset having a couple of substantial documentaries. The set does have some cut films though.

This film is also known as:
-Island Of The Flesh Eaters
-Island Of The Living Dead
-Zombie 2: The Dead Are Among Us
-Zombie 2
-Zombies 2
CUTS:
- R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No censor cuts, but it´s missing a some seconds: Opening frames/music, the scene with the professor holding up his gun, the phone booth sequence with Al Cliver, the shark attack sequence is missing footage.
- R0 America- Blue Underground - No Cuts. Fully uncut. Is restoring a few seconds of footage (e.g., the first shot of the movie, and McCulloch's scene at the payphone) compared to the older Anchor Bay US disc.
- R0 UE America- Blue Underground - No Cuts. Fully uncut. Is restoring a few seconds of footage (e.g., the first shot of the movie, and McCulloch's scene at the payphone) compared to the older Anchor Bay US disc (92 mins - NTSC).
- R0 Germany- Dragon Entertainment - No Cuts.
- R0 Holland- Italian Shock DVD Entertainment - No Cuts.
- R0 United Kingdom- Stonevision Entertainment - Extreme Version - Yes. Cut by 0:23 by the BBFC, although 1:23 of previous cuts have been restored (87:31 PAL).
  The following has been cut:
  At ~44min, shots of a splinter pushed through an eye.
  At ~59mins, shots of zombies feasting on human flesh.
  Special thanks to Rewind users Peter_Leigh and Tim_Rogerson for providing this information.
- R1 SE America- Media Blasters/Shriek Show - 25th Anniversary Special Edition - No Cuts. Fully uncut. Is restoring a few seconds of footage (e.g., the first shot of the movie, and McCulloch's scene at the payphone) compared to the older Anchor Bay US disc (91:15 NTSC).
- R2 Japan- JVD - No Cuts.
- R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment - No Cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay - BOX OF THE BANNED - No Cuts (all previous cuts waived). Is restoring a few seconds of footage (e.g., the first shot of the movie, and McCulloch's scene at the payphone) compared to the older Anchor Bay US disc.
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Video - No cuts (87:30 - PAL)
- R4 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No Known Cuts (91:07 - PAL).
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Comparison added by Craig on 11/07/01
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 25/11/12

UPDATE LOG:

25 Oct 2011: Added additional note and audio option for R0 US UE.
25 Oct 2011: Addition of the R0 US UE and clean-up.
25/11/2012 : Added Arrow Video release.
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