Shock Waves
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Shock Waves, is a 1977 horror movie written and directed by Ken Wiederhorn
. Despite its limited release, the film has become a cult classic
.
, the Nazi High Command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers - un-living, unfeeling, unstoppable monstrosities that killed with their bare hands. They were known as The Death Corps. No member of this horrific SS unit was ever captured by Allied Forces - and, somewhere off the coast of Florida they have survived...
, a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini
during a hurricane in 1926.
by Joseph Brenner Associates in 1977.
The film was released on VHS
by Prism Entertainment and, later, Starmaker in the 1980s.
The film was released on special edition
DVD
by Blue Underground
in 2003.
Ken Wiederhorn
Ken Wiederhorn is a film and television director, known mainly for the horror films Shock Waves and Return of the Living Dead Part II. Other features include Eyes of A Stranger, Meatballs II, and A House In The Hills. He also directed multiple episodes of 21 Jump Street, Dark Justice, and...
. Despite its limited release, the film has become a cult classic
Cult Classic
Cult Classic is a Blue Öyster Cult studio recording released in 1994, containing remakes of many of the band's previous hits.-Track listing:# " The Reaper" - 5:05# "E.T.I...
.
Plot
In the dark days of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the Nazi High Command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers - un-living, unfeeling, unstoppable monstrosities that killed with their bare hands. They were known as The Death Corps. No member of this horrific SS unit was ever captured by Allied Forces - and, somewhere off the coast of Florida they have survived...
Production
The backdrop ship is the SS SaponaSS Sapona
SS Sapona was a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini during a hurricane in 1926. The wreck of the ship is easily visible above the water, and is both a navigational landmark for boaters and a popular dive site....
, a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini
Bimini
Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas composed of a chain of islands located about 53 miles due east of Miami, Florida. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately 137 miles west-northwest of Nassau...
during a hurricane in 1926.
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Joseph Brenner Associates in 1977.
The film was released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
by Prism Entertainment and, later, Starmaker in the 1980s.
The film was released on special edition
Special edition
The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including...
DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
by Blue Underground
Blue Underground
Blue Underground is an American company specializing in releasing authoritative editions of cult and exploitation movies on Blu-ray Disc and DVD....
in 2003.
See also
Other Nazi zombie films:- Oasis of the ZombiesOasis of the ZombiesOasis of the Zombies is a 1981 film by cult film director Jesús Franco for French producer Marius Lesoeur....
(1981) - Zombie LakeZombie LakeZombie Lake, known in the original French as Le Lac des Morts Vivants , is a 1981 zombie horror film directed by Jean Rollin . The film is considered Rollin's worst film ever. Apparently, Rollin felt so embarrassed by the film he had not admitted for years he directed it under his alternative...
(1981) - Horrors of War aka Zombies of War (2006)
- OutpostOutpost (film)-Plot:In a seedy bar in a town ravaged by war, scientist and businessman Hunt hires mercenary and former Royal Marine D.C. to assemble a crack team of ex-soldiers to protect him on a dangerous journey into no-man's land...
(2008) - Dead SnowDead SnowDead Snow is a 2009 Norwegian horror film directed by Tommy Wirkola, starring Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Bjørn Sundquist, Ane Dahl Torp and Jenny Skavlan.- Plot :A woman, Sara, is being chased through the snows of Norway...
(2009)
External links
- Shock Waves review at Internal Bleeding