Toxic Zombies (8/10)

[HannibalGuy]

This little known horror film is worth the search if you can find it. It starts slow but moves very fast and is very intresting. The plot is about a group of Mary Jane growers who gets sprayed buy a goverment chemical that is trying to kill the crops. It hits them and makes them flesh craving zombies! The gore factor is VERY high and all of the scenes count! There is even a tit shot in the beginning. The music is very cool and creepy. 8/10

Little Known facts:

The film is also known as: Bloodeaters, Forrest of Fear, and BLood Butchers. It was released in theaters as Toxic Zombies.

It was and still is banned in the U.K. It's one of the video nasties.

It aired on USA network twice.

The directer, Charles McCrann died in the World Trade Center on September 11th.

[countchocula]

Interesting factoids. When was this made and exactly how low-budget is it? I dig splatter, but I usually don't go for zero-budget fare.

[HannibalGuy]

It was made in 1979 and relesed in 1980. I think the bugit was $25,000.

[skantchweasel]

Yeah i got this on the strength of it being one of the notorious video nasties.. gotta say i was quite disappointed tbh - but then thats always the way when ya go in with high expectations...
Film does star John Amplas of Martin and Day of the Dead Fame, as i believe a very young looking FBI agent...
It does on paper sound a very attractive proposition - Hippies turned into zombies by radioactive weed, but i thought it kinda sagged in a major way. As for the Gore... man could ya refresh my memory? Ive got an Aussie uncut import and as far as my Jaded eyes could tell it was pretty bone dry...

Whoah.. man thats my first post in f*ckin ages.. think i must ve lost touch a bit....

[AlienClown]

I've never seen this movie and don't know much of anything about it, but I just found something about it I thought was kind of interesting and surprising. The director, Charles (Chuck) McCrann of the movie, who was also the editor, producer, writer, and actor in the film, died at the age of 56. He was killed in the 9/11 attacks in NYC.

[Deathnote]

Is this the one with the white powder??