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     • No. Not even in the slightest bit. However, it does manage to be one of the top Italian terror comedies ever filmed, even if not meant to be.
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   Is Nightmare City a zombie movie?

   • Nightmare City is indeed a zombie movie, although the creatures in it are described as contaminated humans who drink blood to regenerate their cells, making them more like vampires. However, it is still classified as a zombie film. Director Umberto Lenzi himself would take issue with those who called the creatures in his movie 'zombies'.

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   When was Nightmare City released?

   • Nightmare City was released in Italy in 1980 and in Germany on December 19, 1980. It was first released in the United States in 1983 under the title City of the Walking Dead. From retrospective reviews, Sight and Sound referred to the film as a "spirited, if preposterous, zombie saga" with a "deeply contrived ending".

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   Where was 'the nightmare becomes reality' filmed?

   • "The Nightmare Becomes Reality" indeed. The film was shot on location in Madrid, Spain and in Rome's De Paolis Studios. Director Umberto Lenzi felt the film was not to be labeled as a zombie film but a "radiation sickness movie" with hints of an anti-nuclear and anti-military message.

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   Is Nightmare City based on return of the Living Dead?

   • Nightmare City, released in 1980 and also known as City Of The Walking Dead, is often considered the real starting point of the 'fast zombie' subgenre, preceding Return Of The Living Dead. Umberto Lenzi directed this film, which opens with a reporter (Hugo Stiglitz) being sent to an airport to interview a scientist about a nuclear accident.

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   Is Nightmare City based on a true story?

   • Despite being often referred to as a 'zombie movie', Lenzi himself did not consider Nightmare City to be based on a true story. The film is said to have been an inspiration on Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror segment from Grindhouse, which also features fast-moving zombies who attack with guns and other weapons.

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   Who starred in Nightmare City by Umberto Lenzi?

   • Nightmare City: Directed by Umberto Lenzi. With Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal. An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.

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   Nightmare City (Italian: Incubo sulla città contaminata; released in the US as City of the Walking Dead) is a 1980 Italian-Spanish science-fiction horror film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It stars Hugo Stiglitz as a TV news reporter who witnesses the collapse of order in a city overrun by irradiated blood-drinking ghouls.

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   May 13, 2022 · Nightmare City is the first real fast zombie movie and came many years before the likes of 28 Days Later. George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead kicked off the modern-day zombie movie-, with the filmmaker himself taking inspiration from Richard Matheson's I Am Legend.

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   Nightmare City: Directed by Umberto Lenzi. With Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal. An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth!

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   • Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

   • Director: Umberto Lenzi
   • Release Date: 1983-11-18

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   Dec 7, 2020 · His Nightmare City was released in Italy exactly forty years ago today. It could be argued that this film was the first instance of fast zombies, certainly predating 28 Da Italian director Umberto Lenzi may not be a household name, but he certainly made an impact on cult cinema fans with his output.

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   No. Not even in the slightest bit. However, it does manage to be one of the top Italian terror comedies ever filmed, even if not meant to be. While watching, it is visibly apparent that the approach was supposed to be a serious one; but it's practically impossible to look at this sidesplitting work of art seriously. Nightmare City has some of ...

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   Apr 14, 2018 · The word that comes to mind after watching Nightmare City is derivative. The film rips off every prior zombie film from Night of the Living Dead forward. The circular ending is lifted from the tremendous British horror movie Dead of Night and countless other stories and films.

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    Oct 14, 2024 · However, long before 28 Days Later, Nightmare City, released in 1980 and directed by Umberto Lenzi, amped up the speed and savagery of the zombie film while also establishing a commentary on the...