This 1988 buddy cop horror comedy starring Treat Williams (Once upon a time in America) and Joe Piscopo, marked a brief directing career for seasoned editor Mark Goldblatt, ticking all the cliche boxes but with a uniquely gruesome twist.
Plot: Mismatched odd couple crime fighters, Mortis (how clever) and Bigelow (not in fact a gigolo) have the usual problems that 1980's cops must contend with; armed robberies, angry black captains complaining about the D.A. And of course, Zombie criminals (say whaaat?!). Shortly after stumbling upon Vincent price's (The Abominable Dr Phibes) experiments to extend life beyond death, Mortis is killed and resurrected with the power of 80's computers, which, from what films have taught me, can do ANYTHING!! Mortis now has 12 hours before cell degeneration, to exact revenge and get shot more times than fiddy cent (that's 50 Cent to those of you that don't speak 'street').
Compulsive viewing for those with a penchant for Zombie pigs, Zombie Chickens and sweet 'n' sour Hoisin Zombie ducks.
Line of the film: "Sorry to interrupt your erection".
Budget: $5,000,000
Gross: $3,588,626
Fun Fact: Before she abruptly dissolves on a bathroom floor, the film also stars Lindsay Frost, part of the Twin Peaks family combo of Warren, Mark and Scott Frost.
review by Callum Stockdale.
Plot: Mismatched odd couple crime fighters, Mortis (how clever) and Bigelow (not in fact a gigolo) have the usual problems that 1980's cops must contend with; armed robberies, angry black captains complaining about the D.A. And of course, Zombie criminals (say whaaat?!). Shortly after stumbling upon Vincent price's (The Abominable Dr Phibes) experiments to extend life beyond death, Mortis is killed and resurrected with the power of 80's computers, which, from what films have taught me, can do ANYTHING!! Mortis now has 12 hours before cell degeneration, to exact revenge and get shot more times than fiddy cent (that's 50 Cent to those of you that don't speak 'street').
Compulsive viewing for those with a penchant for Zombie pigs, Zombie Chickens and sweet 'n' sour Hoisin Zombie ducks.
Line of the film: "Sorry to interrupt your erection".
Budget: $5,000,000
Gross: $3,588,626
Fun Fact: Before she abruptly dissolves on a bathroom floor, the film also stars Lindsay Frost, part of the Twin Peaks family combo of Warren, Mark and Scott Frost.
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