| Zombie Nightmare | |
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| Directed by | Jack Bravman |
| Screenplay by | John Fasano |
| Produced by | Jack Bravman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roger Racine |
| Edited by | David Wellington |
| Music by | Jon Mikl Thor |
Production company | Gold Gems |
| Distributed by | Shapiro Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $180,000[2] |
Zombie Nightmare is a 1987 Canadian zombie film produced and directed by Jack Bravman, written by John Fasano, and starring Adam West, Tia Carrere, Jon Mikl Thor, and Shawn Levy. The film centres around a baseball player who is killed by a group of teenagers and is resurrected as a zombie by a Haitian voodoo priestess.[3] The zombie goes on to kill the teens, whose deaths are investigated by the police. The film was shot in the suburbs of Montreal, Canada. It was originally written to star mostly black actors but, at the request of investors, the characters' names were changed to more typically white names. While Bravman was credited as director, Fasano directed the majority of the film. Problems occurred between Fasano and the production crew, who believed him to be assistant director and ignored his directions.
Originally planned for theatrical release, Zombie Nightmare was released direct-to-video by New World Video. It grossed C$1.5 million against a budget of $180,000. While it received negative reviews from critics, finding the plot to be predictable and derivative, it was praised for its heavy metal soundtrack featuring Motörhead, Girlschool, and Jon Mikl Thor's band Thor. Zombie Nightmare was shown in a 1994 episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.