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     • 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 escalation of the nuclear arms race.
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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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   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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   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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   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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   Does Nightmare City influenced the zombie genre?

   • Nightmare City (1980) has influenced the zombie genre, as the monsters in the film are semi-intelligent mutated bloodthirsty ghouls. In the passage, it's mentioned that both Nightmare City and Danny Boyle’s post 9/11 thriller have influenced the zombie genre, despite Nightmare City dipping into cheesiness.

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   Is Nightmare City a good film to watch?

   • Despite having some questionable plot points and the filmmaker's tendency to include unnecessary nudity, Nightmare City is a fun and kinetic watch. While the plot has more than a few groan-worthy and head-scratching points, and Lenzi is shameless in his predilection for making sure female victims are disrobed for his leering camera, it remains an entertaining experience.

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   Nightmare City was released in Italy in 1980 and in Germany on December 19, 1980. [6] [7] It was first released in the United States in 1983 under the title City of the Walking Dead. [8] [9]

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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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   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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   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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   Apr 4, 2024 · According to IMDb, Nightmare City is first released in Italy on December 11, 1980. Two days later, it is released in Japan and on December 19, 1980 it is in the theaters of West Germany. It is distributed in the United States almost two years later, on November 18, 1983 while it reaches the U.K. only in 1985.

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    Nightmare City (1980) A radioactive leak causing mass contamination disrupts the normality of daily human living. While at the airport, TV news reporter Dean Miller (Hugo Stiglitz, Cemetery of Terror) witnesses first hand the dismay of things to come. An unmarked, unidentified airplane lands without authorization.