The Beyond (1981) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Beyond (1981) |
| Director | Lucio Fulci |
| Screenplay Writer | Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Lucio Fulci |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck |
| Cast | Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Antoine Saint-John |
| Genre | Horror, Supernatural |
| Release Date | April 29, 1981 (Italy) |
| Duration | 1h 27m (87 minutes) |
| Budget | Not widely reported |
| Language | Italian, English |
| Country | Italy |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Cult success / limited theatrical earnings |
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A woman inherits a Louisiana hotel that just so happens to be built on one of the seven gates of hell! It doesn’t take very long for the fecal matter to strike the rotary oscillator as zombies welcome themselves to our world thanks to a bumbling plumber, don’t worry he gets his just reward.
Broken necks, a killer crucifixion, acid facial erosions, carnivorous face eating tarantulas, an unbelievable beating with a chain, a zombie German Shepherd, a few classic cases of Fulci’s ocular mutilations of course, and a surprise cameo from Pippi Longstocking (wonder what’s on her mind?)
Again, I don’t know what it is, but Fulci’s films just make me feel dirty. His zombies are the most horrific in the biz, and they usually crawl out of some worm infested dirt, or some of the nastiest, brownest, most stagnent water ever! Gross! There’s also some of Fulci’s most bloodiferous wounds inflicted. I love how much pressure the veins and arteries are under in these poor victims. Blood just flies EVERYWHERE!
Some say this is Fulci’s best work, but I’ll vehemently disagree. I would say that this is his most ambiguous story to date. It just leaves too much open and when it ends you’re sort of left scratching your head trying to decide what happened, or at least why it happened on your own. It also isn’t as dark to me as Zombie and City of the Living Dead were. Both of those movies gave me the heebie jeebies, but this one didn’t disturb me in the least bit. A good movie nonetheless, and a mandatory addition to any zombiephiles collection. Highly recommended!
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