Zombi 2
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| Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
| Written by | Elisa Briganti |
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| Cinematography | Sergio Salvati |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Tomassi |
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Production company | Variety Film |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₤410 million |
| Box office | ₤3 billion $1,925,000 |
Zombi 2 is a 1979 English-language Italian zombie film directed by Lucio Fulci. It was adapted from an original screenplay by Dardano Sacchetti to serve as a sequel to George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978), which was released in Italy under the title Zombi. The film was released as Zombie in the United States and Zombie Flesh-Eaters in the United Kingdom. It stars Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, and Richard Johnson, and features a score by frequent Fulci collaborator Fabio Frizzi.
The film is set on a Caribbean island cursed by voodoo whose dead residents rise as zombies to attack the living. A scientist's daughter journeys to the island after her father's boat turns up abandoned in New York City. Intended by its writer as a return to "classic zombie tales", Zombi 2 was filmed in Italy, with further location shooting in New York and Santo Domingo.
Produced on a small budget of 410 million Italian lira, the film earned several times its production costs back in international gross. It attracted controversy upon its release in the United Kingdom, where it became listed as a "video nasty". However, in the subsequent years the film received a greater appreciation from critics, and has gained a cult following.