| FleshEater | |
|---|---|
 He lived, he died, he's back, and he's hungry! | |
| Credits | |
| Title | FleshEater |
| Directed by | Bill Hinzman |
| Written by | Bill Hinzman Bill Randolph |
| Produced by | David Gordon Bill Hinzman Simon Manses |
| Music by | Erica Portnoy |
| Cinematography | Simon Manses Paul McCollough |
| Edited by | Bill Hinzman Paul McCollough |
| Distributed by | H&G Films, Ltd. Hinzman |
| General Information | |
| Release date(s) | August 17th, 1988 |
| Film Rating | R |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60,000 |
| Gross revenue | N/A |
| Preceded by | — |
| Followed by | — |
FleshEater is an American indepdendent horror film of the zombie apocalypse sub-genre. Produced strictly for the direct-to-video market, it was released on home video on August 17th, 1988. Developed in the same vein as other popular zombie franchises such as Night of the Living Dead and Return of the Living Dead, FleshEater was directed, produced and starred Bill Hinzman, the same man who earned himself a small place in horror film history playing the role of Cemetery zombie in George Romero's original 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead. The plot of the movie is typical of most zombie fare in where a zombie, or flesheater, rises from the grave and begins creating more zombies, which in turn terrorize a group of youths attending a hayride on Halloween night.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Hinzman | Flesheater |
| John Mowod | Bob |
| Leslie Ann Wick | Sally |
| Kevin Kindlin | Ralph |
| Charis Kirkpatrik Acuff | Lisa |
| James J. Rutan | Eddie |
| Lisa Smith | Kim |
| Denise Morrone | Carrie |
| Mark Strycula | Bill |
| Kathleen Marie Rupnik | Julie |
| Matthew C. Danilko | Tony |
| David A. Sodergren | Farmer Dave |
| David Ashby | Harv |
| Tom "Where R.U." Madden | Tractor driver |
| Theresa Marie | Dispatcher |
| Susan Marie Spier | Susan |
| Heidi Hinzman | Heidi |
| Bonnie Mastandrea | Mother |
| Chris Bross | Chris, the little hobo |
| Allan T. Bross | Father |
| Rik Billock | Farmer Ned |
| Jackie Sodergren | Farmer Ned's wife |
| Karen L. Gergely | Newswoman |
| Dave Kelly | Newsman |
| Barry Kessler | Stage manager |
| Lutz Bacher | Copy man |
| Eileen E. Carper | Makeup woman |
| Bill Ingalls | News director |
| Dan Perko | News crew |
| Michael Gornick | Mad Mike (voice) |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Alternatively known as Revenge of the Living Dead and Zombie Nosh.
- Filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Corapolis, Edgeworth and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
- Was first released to DVD by Shriek Show on December 16th, 2003. It was released in the UK under the title Zombie Nosh on March 1st, 2004 and re-released in the US by Stax Entertainment on April 11th, 2005.
- Loosely based on the zombie character that Bill Hinzman played in the original Night of the Living Ded. However, they are not the same character as Hinzman's original zombie was burned on a pyre at the end of Night of the Living Dead.
- During the cardiectomy scene, Bill Hinzman bites into an actual pig's heart. Originally, a plastic prop was to be used, but when something went wrong with the prop, the crew replaced with a pig's heart. No one informed Hinzman of the change. [1]
- Composer Paul McCollough also wrote and performed the song "Come to Me" used in the film.