Toxic Zombies
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Toxic Zombies, also known as Bloodeaters and Forest of Fear, is a 1980 horror film
. The film was directed by Charles McCrann, who also acted in the film. It was classified as a Video Nasty
in the UK during the 1980s
.
This was the only film directed by McCrann, who became a businessman, and who died in his office in the World Trade Center
, New York City, in the September 11 attacks.
growers of the crop are turned into flesh eating zombie
like creatures.
theatrically in the United States
by Parker National Distributing.
The film was released on VHS
by smaller labels Monterey Video and Raedon Video in the 1980s. In 2007, the film was released on DVD
by Televista.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
. The film was directed by Charles McCrann, who also acted in the film. It was classified as a Video Nasty
Video nasty
"Video nasty" was a colloquial term coined in the United Kingdom by 1982 which originally applied to a number of films distributed on video cassette that were criticized for their violent content by the press, commentators such as Mary Whitehouse and various religious organizations.While violence...
in the UK during the 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
.
This was the only film directed by McCrann, who became a businessman, and who died in his office in the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
, New York City, in the September 11 attacks.
Plot
Illegal drug plantations are sprayed with the chemical Dromax by passing aeroplanes in an anti-drug innitiative organised by corrupt government officials. Instead of killing the plants, the hippieHippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
growers of the crop are turned into flesh eating zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
like creatures.
Release
The film was given a limited releaseLimited release
Limited release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country ....
theatrically in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Parker National Distributing.
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 smaller labels Monterey Video and Raedon Video in the 1980s. In 2007, the film was released on 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 Televista.