How much is known about the original script for this movie?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Hell of the Living Dead
Dr Wily — 11 years ago(May 29, 2014 06:09 PM)
How much is known about the original script for this movie?
Apparently like Day Of The Dead, the original script was far too ambitious for its budget. So, its scope had to be scaled back drastically.
About all I know of the original script is that it was apparently supposed to end with a battle between two armies of zombies, one amassed by the industrialized nations and one made up of the Third World victims.
I just can't imagine this movie ending without its filmed finale. One of the things I really liked about it was its rather creative explanation for the zombies. It seems that this ending might not have originally been in the script. -
Dr Wily — 11 years ago(June 16, 2014 08:31 PM)
I read an interview with Claudio Fragrasso about this movie in the book Eaten Alive. It provided some insight into the original ideas for the movie.
He also said he directed all the gore scenes in the movie. He said that Bruno Mattei hated to direct gore scenes.
Lastly, he said the original cut of the film was apparently far more gory and violent than what ended up on screen. He said there was a lot of footage left on the cutting room floor. This might explain why the movie was under running and needed padding with the documentary footage. That a lot of filmed footage was taken out from the final product. While the film does have some violent scenes in it, it is actually a little low on the gore front for an Italian zombie movie.