Wut?!
That was my general feeling when waking up the other day with a text message from my pal Jocke informing me Tom Savini is directing a remake of my favorite movie, Nightmare City! Original director Umberto Lenzi is attached as a associate producer, so that’s a nice thing and makes me a bit calmer. So what will we expect from a reboot of this amazing Radioactive Mutated People-movie (NOT zombies!)? Here’s the information from their IndieGoGo page:
After the outbreak of an unknown virus in the Caribbean the Miami Port Authority receives an SOS from an international aid ship returning from Haiti. TV reporter Dean Miller and his cameraman Charlie are sent to the port where rescue teams are awaiting the arriving ship. At first the ship appears to be deserted, but suddenly the rescue teams are attacked by dozens of deformed people. Infected by a new hybrid of two of the most deadly viruses of our time - Ebola and leprosy; their faces and bodies are covered with welts and sores and they are hungry for blood.
Dean and his colleague witness a brutal massacre and return to the TV station to inform the public about the horrifying events, but the government and military prohibit the broadcasting of the news in order to avoid a panic. With the public in the dark, the virus and the number of infected people start to spread over the city, while Dean, his wife Anna and a small group are trying to escape from the 'City Of The Walking Dead'…
Sounds fun. Just like the original film! But am I the only one who wishes at least a cameo by Hugo Stiglitz?!
I was a bit skeptical at first. Not because the remake-thingie - I like remakes actually, the ultimate form of exploitation. It was more that it felt too good to be true. But then I kept returning to the fact that Savini did a helluva good job with the remake of Night of the Living Dead, one of the best reboots ever made. So hopefully the script is good and Savini is in the mood to create a new awesome version of a timeless classic! I decided to support them, and so can you! Just follow this link to their IndieGoGo page and choose a perk you’d like to have and lets hope for the friggin’ best!
I’m not ashamed to say I’m THE fan of Nightmare city, and I've collected my writings on this subject over the years for you to enjoy!
Skamlös hyllning: Nightmare City (Review in Swedish, 2008)
Okey, here we go again: Nightmare City is the best movie ever made! (2009)
A Poem: For the love of Nightmare City (originally written in 2002, but published again in 2009)
A Poem: For the love of Nightmare City (with some spelling and grammar corrected, 2010)
The Mutants of Nightmare City (ten parts, 2010)
Extremely short and effective review at Letterboxd (2012)
Ten things you (probably) didn't notice in Nightmare City (2013)
A coffee break on the edge of the apocalypse: the politics of Nightmare City (2013)
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