Hell of the Living Dead (1980)

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Man over intercom:
Contact vector control room

1476.

Duty technicians report
to sector 9 at once.

Repeat:
Duty technicians report

to sector 9 at once.

Chief Engineer Hargrove,
you are kindly requested

to report to the operations room
immediately.

All duty personnel
are requested to report

to the control module
for a trial run.

To all duty personnel,

attention, please.

Start of countdown
for trial run.

10, 9, 8,7, 6,

5, 4 ,3,

2,1,0.

- ( machine whirring )
-( people chattering )

(bell rings)

Man:
Sector 4, all duties running normally.

Woman: Sector 2,
temperatures exceeding capacity.

Automatic refrigeration circuits
activated.

Situation under control.

(man speaking indistinctly)

Request immediate action
and emergency control.

Induction flow normal.

(woman speaking indistinctly)

Run a check on control module 5.

All readings normal, professor.
Everything checks out.

How about section 6?

Normal reading on line access.
Zero overflow.

- Temperature?
- Temperature normal, Professor Barrett.

- Outflow?
- Normal.

How's the linear momentum?

No change in the reading, sir.

Woman:
Excuse me, Professor Barrett.

In a few minutes, we'll have a printout
on the radioactivity for Antares.

Splendid.

Check the complement ratio
for the module.

They're all running smoothly, professor.

Kappa ray seepage levels
are all normal here, Lawson,

but we'd better check for leaks
from both end terminals.

Okay-

( people chattering over intercom )

She may not know much
about chemistry,

but in bed,
her reactions are terrific.

I'm not surprised,
with that cute little a*s.

- I'm a tit man myself.
- ( chuckles )

The readings are all
normal here too.

Sometimes I think these spot checks
are just a waste of time.

Look here. Wait a minute.
What's that?

The meter's going crazy.
It's impossible.

There must be a source of leakage
along the terminal.

Sure looks like it.

My God, the needle's running
right off the scale!

Switch on the anti-contamination
circuits.

Damn it, there's no reaction.
It doesn't work.

Try the emergency valve.

Keep back.
We may get some fireworks.

Good Lord!
Look at this, Lawson!

What?

A dead rat, in the most sterile
sector of the module.

Incredible.

How could it get in?

Don't know.

- ( Screeching )
- Look out!

( Screaming )

No!

Vince! Oh, my God!

Man over intercom:
Emergency! Emergency!

Accident on module Antares!

Repeat: Accident on module Antares!
Emergency!

Hurry!

Check the coordinates.

Emergency! Emergency!

- There's no answer, sir.
- Try again, Falo, for God's sake.

It's no use, sir.
The circuits have gone wild.

Nobody answers.

We'd better stop that leak,
or we'll be dead.

( Alarm sounding,
phone ringing )

Operation Sweet Death.
Professor Barrett here.

All emergency personnel report
immediately to module Antares.

Red priority. See that all entities
are kept under observation.

They must be isolated, understand?
Cut off completely.

- ( Alarm sounding )
- Emergency! Emergency!

Accident on module Antares!
Emergency!

Your gas mask, professor!

( Raspy breathing )

( screaming )

Emergency!

Accident on module Antares!

Repeat:
Emergency!

Accident on module Antares!

( Snarling )

Experimental project
Operation Sweet Death

must be considered
a complete failure.

Some kind of degenerative
process has begun

which may be catastrophic
for everybody.

May God forgive us

for what we have produced here

and pardon us for this evil

we have created.

Emergency!
Emergency!

Accident on module Antares!
Emergency!

(chatter over police radio)

(siren wailing)

Yeah, they've been shut up in there
for almost an hour now,

but they're keeping themselves
well hidden.

They demand to speak to the major

and the highest-ranking magistrate
in the city.

Man on police radio:
Cars 5, 6 and 7,

set up roadblocks on all access roads
to residential zones.

Cars 5, 6 and 7,

set up roadblocks
to residential zones.

Man #2:
Attention, all units: Civilian residents

are to be evacuated from areas
adjacent to U.S. consulate.

Repeat: All civilian residents
are to be evacuated

from areas adjacent
to U.S. consulate.

(siren wailing)

( tires screech )

(woman sobbing)

Shh!

( Car doors open, shut )

Where are they holding the hostages?
On the second floor or the first?

- Keep your head down, mister.
- Those guys sh**t at anything.

- Keep undercover.
- What do you think they are:

Palestinians, Iranians,
or a new kind of t*rror1st?

All we know is,
they're damn good shots.

That's a start.

Okay-

First of all,
we'll split into two groups.

You and Osborne
will attack from below.

Vincent and I will make
a surprise entrance from the roof.

Ah, nuts! Bunch of crazy
g*dd*mn t*rrorists.

But at least somebody could tell us
who we're k*lling, for a change.

Osborne:
It's like you said:

just another g*ng
of crazy t*rrorists.

And we eliminate the whole lot?

Sure, of course.

Just be careful
you don't get your ba*ls wasted.

Vincent: When did you start worrying
about our ba*ls, Daddy?

I got news for you.
We're going on a vacation

in a tropical paradise.

Where, exactly?

On the beautiful isle of New Guinea.

- Ha, ha!
- What are the broads like there?

Naked and wild.

- ( Ringing )
- Listen to me, you b*stards.

I've decided to k*ll everybody,
but I'll give you one more chance.

Within 10 minutes,
I want an announcement on television

with an explicit promise
to shut down the Hope Centers

and a confirming statement
from the United Nations.

And you'd better shake your a*s.
There's just 10 minutes to go!

(siren wailing)

( knocking )

The guys on the roof--
who are they?

- A special squad.
- Get those guys.

Those sons of b*tches
are gonna get the lesson they deserve.

Stay with them.

The group of t*rrorists
who captured eight hostages

in the American consulate
at midday

have presented an ultimatum
to the civil authorities.

Its contents have not
been revealed,

and all those concerned
are maintaining strict silence.

- Al, are you ready?
- Lt. London's going in, sir.

- Back him up with g*ns and tear gas.
- Yes, sir.

Hold it right there!
Drop your g*n.

(groaning)

Man on TV: There is still no information
on the t*rrorists' ultimatum.

However, it may be
of an ecological nature,

though the group has not yet
identified itself.

While we're waiting for further
information,

we'll review how the attack started.

Yes. Good.

We're now able to show you the scene
directly from our outside camera unit.

At the American consulate,
as you will see, the police

and armed forces special groups
have formed

an impregnable barrier
around the building.

Skilled marksmen have been stationed
at strategic points

and provided with the most
sophisticated modern weapons.

Now the t*rrorists know they cannot
escape the forces of law and order

and that their only hope
is to give up their brutal threat

Of a LISGIGSS m*ssacre.

(people coughing)

Man:
Over there! Over there! Lie down!

( Clamoring )

Hurry up! All of you!

Lie down on the floor!

You're never gonna leave here alive,
understand?

I swear, you're all gonna die.
Quick! The windows!

Damn it, I'm gonna k*ll you all.

We're all doomed,
so it doesn't matter anyhow!

They're all murderers.

They're selfish and self-centered.
( coughing )

And you don't know about it
because you don't want to think.

You're all doomed
to a horrible death.

Doomed to be eaten up.

First they'll k*ll you,
then afterwards

you'll be eaten...

be eaten, devoured,

by men like you,
your brothers.

London: Eagle calling base.
Eagle calling base.

We've landed in a large
native graveyard

20 miles east of Daroka.

Awaiting further orders.
Over.

Man ( laughing):
Hey, Zantoro, look at that one.

He looks like you
trying to sh*t a brick.

Boy, with all them teeth,
I'd sure like to have

the dental concession here.
( laughing )

London:
Eagle calling base.

It's hot as a horse's a*s in fly time
here, and I don't like the heat.

We're awaiting further instructions.

We want to get out
of this g*dd*mn valley! Over.

Man: "Patience is the chief virtue
of those who have faith."

Mahatma Gandhi,
New Delhi, 1946.

Man: "Up your a*s."
Lt. Mike London.

sh*t Creek.
The year is now.

Man:
Without a paddle.

Hey, Vincent, what happened to

all those cute little wild, naked
native girls you promised us?

There's one right in front of you.
Look.

She may not seem like much to you,
but in bed she's out of this world.

No, thanks.

I kind of prefer my girls
more meaty.

You take her.

Eagle calling base.

If you don't give us our bearings,
we'll proceed by dead reckoning.

(humming)

You can always count
on the government

for a perfect example
of brilliant organization.

Airport and village
both deserted.

Nobody to guide us, and for transport
we had to steal this heap ofjunk.

Not "steal."
That would make us criminals.

We merely borrowed it.

For Christ sake, answer.

I'm getting fed up in this valley!
Over.

Man: I wonder how long
these jerks have been dead.

London:
Centuries, maybe.

It's the dry climate in the valley
that preserves them.

Like smoked herring
and jerky.

This is my final call.
Do you read me? Over.

Yes, sir. All ready
and rarin' to go.

There's nothing we can do.
No one answers at the base.

- Come on. Let's get going.
- Okay.

There we are.

Woman:
Careful. It's still hurting him.

Damn it, damn it!

That poor kid.
The wound is still suppurating.

The infection is spreading
by the minute.

And we didn't bring
any medicine with us.

Perhaps in there,
we might find some water.

( Mock chuckle )
These bright ideas you get.

Bringing a seven-year-old child
through this filth.

Only you could've thought of it.

There was no way anybody could've
guessed the trouble we'd run into.

Dumb broad!
The living image of a modern mother!

You couldn't be so mean
as to leave your kid

in a nice, safe school
for a couple of weeks-- not her.

Oh, no. Not to bring our boy
along with us would be cruel.

Doesn't matter if he's eaten up
by mosquitoes.

Or wounded
by a native lunatic.

You're not gonna begin that again?

Oh, no. I'm sorry.

Naturally, the great Lia Rousseau
can't be bothered

listening to the complaints of a man
who's upset about his boy.

No. She's on a special mission.

The idol of the TV audience who never
gets enough violence and bloodshed!

You make things very easy.

I'm going to go get some water.

(child groaning)

- Hey, Lia.
- ( gasps )

Say "cheese."

What for?
( laughs )

I want to immortalize you.

Your public won't be happy
without a few close-ups.

(making silly sounds)

If you don't mind,
I must get a little air.

Yes, of course.
Go ahead.

Give me the boy.
I'll hold him.

There, there. I won't be long.

Mama! Mama!

(child groaning)

(groaning continues)

(clattering )

Father. Father.

Father.

Father,
what's wrong with you?

( Screaming )

Ah, water at last.

- I feel like diving right in.
- Why don't you?

I prefer to concentrate
on the delightful water nymph

who is about to quench
my innate primordial thirst.

Do you want it with the bottle
or without?

It makes no difference. In this type
of recording, you're the tops.

They'll take whatever you give them.

( Screaming )

( groans )

( screaming )

Lia: Who are they?
Look at the way they walk.

I can't see
how many of them there are.

Just look at those faces.
They look like monsters.

Man:
They could be drunk.

Or drugged.
Or maybe it's a leper colony.

They probably don't intend
to harm anyone.

I don't know.
I wouldn't be too sure.

London:
It looks perfectly normal, except...

Those white patches--
what are they?

Could be buildings.

And that thing near them
is a vehicle of some kind.

Buildings have people in them.

I think we'll go and investigate.

Man: Maybe there's some chicks
in grass skirts.

London:
Maybe there's some without grass skirts.

What are we gonna do?

They don't have any weapons.

We could probably
just make a run for it.

- Okay!
- Come on, let's go!

Run, Lia!

( Raspy breathing )

What kind of place
you think it is?

Looks like an abandoned mission.

Hey, who the hell are these two?

Lia:
Help! Help!

- What's going on?
- We're being chased!

These weird creatures-- they're monsters
or something just behind the building.

They came out of the forest!

- You two guys, go take a look.
- Okay.

Guess I'd better take
an extra g*n, huh?

Stop futzing around
and shift your a*s!

Okay, okay. What's your hurry?
There ain't a w*r on, is there?

( Gasping )

( retching )

In the truck. Look.

(gagging)

-( Lia screaming )
-( boy snarling )

Hold it! Shh!

Let's

What the hell is it?

No, hold it!

That's not polite.
I get the first shot!

Whoo!

These mothers have got
more lives than a cat!

Josie?

Josie?

Josie, are you here?

( g*nshots )

Josie!

(gasps)

Josie!

Leave it to me.

All you have to do is
sh**t it right through the head.

Let's go.
Where's the girl?

Josie!

Josie!

( Screaming )

( screams )

The head!

( Sobbing )

It's all over now. Yes.

Don't worry.
It's all over.

Man on TV: So far there have been no
reliable reports from this remote area.

Certain sources have indicated
an increase of incidents

involving cannibalism,

but the government
has denied this categorically.

Mr. Furay,
Anthony is waiting for you.

- He says it's important.
- ...to make a thorough investigation

and to present a full report.

It is hoped that this will satisfy
the public demand for information.

Apparently, the whole country's
going crazy,

but her report doesn't make any
reference to the Hope Center project.

(people wailing)

You understand what happened
in the American consulate

tends to confirm
our worst suspicions.

( People chanting
in foreign language )

And everything
going on down there--

the frightened natives,
the mass hysteria--

is further proof.

In their last ultimatum,
the t*rrorists demanded

the dismantling
of the Hope Centers,

and that request was suppressed.

We've gone far beyond
idle speculation now.

The Hope Centers are working toward
something that verges on genocide.

If Lia can just reach
the center first,

we'll be able to scoop the whole world
on a major catastrophe.

Furay:
Yes, a catastrophe so great,

there may be no one
to report it to.

( Squawking )

The best way to the river from here

will take us through
one of the native villages,

approximately 10 miles away.

Incidentally,

what are we going to do
with those two reporters?

We'll have to ditch them someplace,
like that village you mentioned.

They'll be okay.
Don't worry.

If I'm not mistaken,
I think she's a very important girl.

She's a reporter on television.

London: All the more reason
to get rid of them as soon as we can.

Reporters often make trouble,

and on this mission,
we can't have any interfering,

nosy partners endangering
our chance of success.

(drums beating)

That road there must be the one
that leads on down to the village.

What's the matter?
Why don't we get moving?

London: I don't like
the sound of those drumbeats.

I wouldn't want finish up on a spit
like chickens at a backyard barbecue.

Yeah. It sounds as if
they're excited over something.

Are you going to sh*t your pants
over a few savages?

Even if you had a tank,
you'd be risking your life

driving it through
this type ofjungle.

You don't know the people here
as well as I do.

They're fast and silent.

They were born in the jungle
and spent their lives in it.

They know how to use it
to destroy their enemies.

You seem to be quite an expert
on these things, lady.

She is. Lia knows everything
about the natives here.

She spent a whole year
living with a tribe in the interior.

I'm impressed.

Very interesting.
What do you think we should do?

I'll have to go ahead and meet them,
and go alone.

( Chanting )

Now I'll go ahead alone.
You can join me in an hour,

and don't use your g*ns.

(chanting continues)

(mournful chanting)

( chanting )

(conversing in foreign language)

(foreign language)

- ( drums beating )
- ( chanting )

What's he up to?

I don't know, but the hour is up
and the drumbeats have changed.

Let's go into the village.

The whole village is contaminated,
and there have been many deaths.

Now they're celebrating the funerals.

They think that we've come here
to help them out.

IIHeNpll?
What can we do?

We can't do nothin',
but we'd better not let them know that.

- ( Drums beating )
- ( chanting )

(woman wailing)

(mournful chanting)

Hi, there.

(bird calling)

- ( drums beating )
- ( chanting )

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Oh!
- Don't you feel well?

Never felt better,
only I'm afraid I'm a little pie-eyed.

- Would you do me a favor if I asked?
- I suppose so.

Couldn't you stop acting
in that formal manner of yours?

Do you have to be so military?

Man: When a soldier is out
on an important mission,

he has no time for sentiment.

I wish to God I knew
what's happening here.

Why should nature suddenly start
breaking its own laws?

Why should the dead
come back to life

and walk around?

Why should they start
eating other humans?

The sky, the water--
everything seems contaminated.

Then you arrived
from nowhere, right?

And I can't help
wondering for what.

You're a journalist
looking for news.

Our mission is confidential,
for security reasons.

Top secret. Is that it?

The apocalypse is bearing down on us.

The tombs are opening their doors.

Dead men devour the living.

And you're afraid to reveal
your military secret.

And yet perhaps
the whole disaster is the result

of one of those military secrets

for national security.

Perhaps it's related
to those centers called

Hope, right?

( Squawking )

( screaming )

( chanting )

(groaning)

Get in the car, quick!

(humming)

Get off!

(humming)

(women screaming )

Back to the jeep!
Come on, let's go!

(all clamoring)

We'll have to sh**t our way through!

(g*nf*re)

It's terrible.

Those poor people can't possibly
understand what's going on.

They'll all be k*lled,

victims of the dead
they refuse to bury.

If you want my opinion,

I know what they ought to do
with those g*dd*mn corpses.

( Exclaims )
Have a nice, big bonfire.

They'd rather be eaten alive
than burn those bodies.

Well, so much the worse for them.

Why the long face?
Something eating you?

The girl was questioning me.

I think she suspects
why we're here.

We'll have to get rid of her
as soon as we can.

( Shouts ) g*dd*mn friggin'
son of a b*tch!

g*dd*mn it!
How the hell did this happen?

This lousy, stinking motor
is burned out!

All right, unload our equipment.
We'll go in the Land Rover.

Okay, boys, let's get going.

- Give me that bag.
- It's all yours.

It weighs a ton.

Start unloading yourjunk.
We can only take what's indispensable.

Hey, give me a hand, somebody!
This stuff's heavy!

Hold on, wait a minute. We've got all
our film and records in there.

I'm not gonna throw
any of that away.

If we don't get rid
of some of your baggage,

there isn't gonna be enough room
in there for everybody.

Come on. Get a move-on.

Whether you like it or not,
our stuff's gonna stay, understand?

It's too important for us to leave
lying around here in the jungle.

You're beginning to bug me, kiddo.
Just don't break my ba*ls.

Son of a b*tch!
I'll show you!

You got the message now,
or do you want to keep on talking? Huh?

Leave him alone or I swear
I'll blow your brains out.

You guys stay there
and don't move.

And in case you've got the idea that
a woman would be afraid to sh**t you,

just forget it, 'cause you wouldn't be
the first one I've had to sh**t either.

I took care of one jerk who thought
he was tough enough to r*pe me.

- Let's be reasonable.
- Hold it. Don't move.

Don't try anything, you crummy
son of a b*tch. And you neither!

If you guys want to pull a fast one,
say goodbye to him.

And you'd better not do anything
to make me nervous

or my finger might slip
on the trigger.

Keep your shirt on and listen to me.
We're in this situation where--

You listen, you g*ng
of bloodthirsty b*stards!

Here we are,
ready to let you ride in our truck

instead of deserting you
in the jungle,

and you want us to throw away
everything we've worked for.

The only thing that gives this trip
any meaning. Don't you remember

The eyes of that kid when he was
eating his father's flesh?

As long as I live,
I'll never forget that look.

Unless perhaps
you're just being cunning,

and this story
about space in the truck

is a cover
for what you really want to do:

get rid of us so we're
no longer in your way,

like throwing ballast overboard
when the going gets heavy.

Is that your plan, Lieutenant?

Well, I'm afraid it's very different
ballast that's getting thrown out.

All of you, drop your g*ns.
I mean right now.

Do what she says.

- ( Exclaims )
- Here, chief!

Better take them with us to the first
inhabited place and dump them there.

Heart of gold.

- Come on, on your feet.
- Let go. I can get up.

I don't need help.

- Don't forget their g*ns, Osborne.
- Don't worry.

Hey, madame?

(gasps)

( Click)

It's not loaded!
( laughing ) Boom!

(gasps)

- Don't shout. I won't hurt you.
- Thanks for nothing.

You're cigarette's too visible
in the dark.

I'm afraid you'll have to put it out.

Okay, boss.
I'll do whatever you say.

- Here, try some.
- What is it?

Chewing tobacco. It's very good,
once you get into the habit of chewing.

Nlm!

I was waiting for a chance
to talk to you,

to say I wish you wouldn't hold
all this against us.

I don't hold anything against you.

Seriously. But I guess

it's no use telling you that you're
seeing our behavior

in a very poor light,

and that it's the situation which forces
us to behave the way we do.

Suppose we'd met
at a c*ck party in Washington

and we liked each other.

- We'd be in the sack by now.
- That's your opinion.

I only meant
you could've known the real me.

That's all I wanted to say.
It's simple.

Because people like you and me could
get along in normal circumstances.

Yeah. I'd just be another name
to add to your collection.

I shouldn't have said anything.
You won't take it seriously.

Apparently, all you want is for me
to seduce you with a champagne supper.

Well, name your brand, lady.
( chuckling )

And some nice caviar
to go with it.

Damn fool! You're supposed
to be on guard duty!

I'm gonna have to start
getting tough with you.

(trumpeting )

(animals screeching)

Zantoro,

get the g*ns and canteens
and come with me.

We're gonna go on down
the trail a ways and look for water.

If you see anything strange,
honk the horn.

♪ The chief went out
to have a beer ♪

♪ And left the soldiers
waiting here ♪

(humming)

- Hey, London, listen.
- What?

There are bloodstains
all along the trail.

Have you noticed?

And pieces of flesh.

Yeah, I know.
I saw it too.

Keep your eyes peeled.

It's all quiet enough
around here.

There's no sign
of those damn things.

Holy cr--
Look at that!

God, that's disgusting!

Hey, what is that thing?
Is that one of them?

Shh!

Come on, Zantoro.
Let's get out of here quick!

Quick! Start the car!
We're clearing out!

The jungle is full of those things!
Let's clear out, fast!

- What do you mean? What is it?
- They're coming this way.

There's a whole crowd of them.

Oh, no!
That's all we needed!

I finally got a chance
to get some good shots of them.

- Where do you think you're going?
- Let go of me!

This is the chance of a lifetime,
and I have no intention of wasting it.

Max! Max!

Come back! Max!

Max!

Max! Come back here!

He's out of his mind!
They'll k*ll him if he gets any closer!

We've got to do something!

That's it, boys.
Hold still for a nice close-up.

- Go start the engine.
- I'm not gonna leave him.

- We can't leave him there.
- I told you to start the car.

Max!

- Max!
- Don't worry.

We've got to get away
before they attack us!

.' !

Damn it!

Okay, Vincent,
let's get the ones in front.

(clicking )

g*dd*mn g*n's no good.

I don't know who looks stupider-- those
guys with sh*t all over their faces

or the boys sh**ting at them.

- I think you're afraid of them.
- Who is? Me?

Yeah, yeah, you.
I think you're pissing your pants.

So I'm afraid?

Okay. Listen,

you just keep the engine going
in our getaway car.

Just take a sec.

Cut it out! Stop wasting
your damn b*ll*ts, you jerks!

You need to hit their heads!
I told you! See? Like this!

Get away! Beat it!
Clear out!

Come on, quick.
We've got to get away.

- Hurry!
- Just a minute!

- Come on, I said!
- Oh, yeah?

Huh? What are you
waiting for?

Come on, let's go!
I'm ready for you.

What's the matter?
You scared?

Come on, try it again!
Huh?

You want to play games?

Okay. I'll start at one for you.
Let's see where it gets you.

( Muttering )

Come on, you stupid,
putrid b*stards!

Come on, Zantoro! What the hell
are you doing? Come here, I said!

Yeah, yeah.

sh*t-faced b*stards!
You lousy bunch of turds!

Brainless monkeys!

( Chuckles )
You can't catch me.

Get back to your graves.

Beat it! Screw off!

Come on. This way.
I'm waiting for you.

Damn it, use your friggin' head!
Come on!

Hey, you.
What are you staring at?

Are you hungry? Ah, I get it.
You want a bite out of me.

He must be nuts.
He's speaking to those gooks.

Sure, why not?
What meat do you like?

Drumstick or wing?

Oh! Oh, yeah!
Oh, that's great.

A wing, eh?
Well, suck this!

In a few days, this trail
is gonna be a tank track.

God knows how many divisions
they'll need to clean out this country.

( Scoffs )
Tanks, hell. Bombs.

Like maybe a big neutron b*mb.

One big boom,
and we're back to square one.

London: I'd rather listen to the radio
than hear your crap.

Man on radio: This gas cloud
penetrated the stratosphere.

There is very little hope left.

Woman:
...the situation's more serious.

The recent breakdown
in communications has prevented

an accurate appraisal
of this strange phenomenon,

but several well-known
European scientists

have officially stated that
there is nothing to worry about.

American and Russian spokesmen
have launched--

- ( woman continues, indistinct )
-( people arguing )

And in the meantime, the security
council of the United Nations

has met in a special session
at the request

of the U.N. secretary-general,

but the meeting failed to produce
any specific recommendations

on guidelines--

(arguing continues)

The bodies have to be burned.
I say cremate them.

Ladies and gentlemen, please.

There's another serious problem
we have to discuss.

Crowds of our fellow countrymen
are in flight throughout the land,

terrified by what is happening.

Something must be done for them.

You... have destroyed
my people.

You have m*rder*d my people.

You have treated them
like a crowd of human larvae,

like creatures without souls,
insects,

savage beasts,
prehistoric animals.

The only way to k*ll them
is a b*llet right through the head.

That's the only way to stop them.
Let's hear from the chief of police.

Man: Well, as far as those
roving tribes are concerned,

we've worked out a plan to block off
the area north of Port Moresby,

with the help of the army.

I insist that
the most serious situation

we have to deal with
is cremating the bodies.

All the dead have to be burned
within two hours,

before they turn into
these dreadful monsters.

To do this, we have to
organize the police forces--

local and national--
into well-armed teams

equipped with flamethrowers

and ready to take the corpses
from relatives who tried to hide them.

You... have brought on
the apocalypse.

You have launched
the beginning of the end,

and now nothing and no one
can prevent the ultimate disaster.

I can understand
why you're upset,

but I assure you that
reliable sources say

the situation in the country
is under control

and things are gradually
returning to normal.

Of course, it will take time
to return the tribes to their villages

once they've all been
disinfected.

Why don't you stop telling lies?

You all know. Why have they
been running from their homes?

What brought them
to this state of terror?

They're running from their children,
their parents, their brothers.

Transformed into vile creatures
that feast on human flesh.

And the monsters--
k*lling without pity at all!

Brother eats brother,
mothers devour their offspring,

in a chain of foul slaughter
until nothing will remain

but the bare earth,
soaked in putrefying black!

Well, we'll continue tomorrow,
Your Excellency.

Good night.

( People chanting )

- Whee!
- Oh, my God.

- ( All laughing)
- Damn it! I don't think that's funny!

Okay, let's go check the house.

- Here, you take this.
- Okay, thanks.

( Sniffs )
Hey.

You notice that sort of smell?

( Sniffs )
Huh?

- Osborne--
- Huh?

- Go take a look in the cellar.
- Yeah, okay.

We'll split up so we can
check the place out faster.

I'll go upstairs.

Vincent, Zantoro,

you cover the rest.

Huh.

Get a load of this.
Sure looks like it was a big shot

who used to live
in this house, yeah.

( Chuckles )

Ah.

(humming)

(gasps)

What's your rush?
I go first, right? Right.

(vocalizing "Swanee River" )

(screeching )

(screeching )

Yeah, if only there was
something to eat

in this shithouse.

(vocalizing continues)

( raspy breathing )

( gasping )

(laughing)

( raspy breathing )

( screaming )

That came from the cellar.

Wait here, Lia.

Oh, no!

My God!

The b*stards!

Filthy jackals!

Look at them.
Look at that!

They're eating him like pigs!

g*dd*mn rotten ghouls!

( Gasping )

( raspy breathing )

( screaming )

Lia! Lia!

Damn b*stards!

Get out of here,
you filthy brutes!

Get out!

Let go of her!

Back!

Back, damn you!

Scumbags!

Die, die!

Die!

Die!

Get away! Let go!

Close your eyes, Lia.

There's too many of them!

We're going to run out
of ammunition!

Keep sh**ting!
Keep sh**ting!

They're coming out of the woodwork,
for Christ sake'.!

Let's get out of here, quick!

Hold that door, Max!

Jeez, there's a whole family
of them here.

Here they come!

( Screaming )

He)/a YOU guys, do something!

I can't hold them back forever!

Where's Osborne?

- Here, catch.
- Max: For God's sake, do something!

( Screams )

Just keep calm, kiddies.

'Cause I'm one baby they're not biting.
I know how to deal with them.

I can't hold them!
I can't hold them!

Help! Help!

Get back! No! No!

Get out of here! Get out!

- Quick!
- Yee-haw!

Come on, you dumb vegetables!
Come and get cooked!

( Whoops )
You hungry? All right.

All right, come and get it!

You rotten, wormy, putrid creeps!
Come on. Come and get it.

(whooping, exclaiming)

Get back, you b*stards.

I've had enough of you,
you friggin' ball-breakers!

Get back! Do as you're told!
f*ck off!

Looks like maybe
you lost your appetite.

Maybe you're not going to get
supper tonight, huh? Huh?

(exclaiming)

Roast your friggin' fingers.
( exclaiming )

Get in the car, everybody.
Quick!

Huh? Who wants
to get toasted?

Huh? Huh?

(whooping )

What's wrong?
You're disappointed?

Sorry, boys. I'm not on the menu
after all. ( laughs)

Don't let it worry you.
I figure we'll all meet again...

in hell!

Zantoro can't handle them
all alone.

He did all right the last time.

(laughing)

What's he doing?

Vincent, go and get his g*ns.

Quick!

Zantoro, come away!

Leave me alone!

Yahoo!

(laughing)

(indistinct)

Okay, boys, take off!

(gasps, screams)

(engine stops, not starting )

- Hurry up! Get going! Here they come!
- What's wrong with this--

(engine not starting)

( Lia screaming )

Look out!

g*dd*mn them!
Help me!

- Hurry, London, hurry!
- Keep them out!

(engine not starting)

- What are you doing, London?
- They'll break the windows!

What if they turn us over?

What kind of commando are you?
Get it started!

(engine cranking)

(engine starts)

- There's the river.
- Yeah, that's it.

Means we're near the end
of this damn trip.

But we've got to follow it
all the way down to the mouth.

Once we reach it,
we'll take the boat.

We'll have a fairly good chance
of completing our mission.

What about the reporters?

We have to take them with us.

Unfortunately.
We can't leave them behind.

That would be m*rder.
They'd never survive.

Look at those bushes.
They're full of those friggin' monsters.

London:
Come on. Let's get moving.

(screeching )

Okay, get the motor to the dinghy.

Don't bring anything that isn't
absolutely indispensable.

From now on, it's every man for himself.
Hope for the best.

Do I know how to navigate? I was
practically born on a fishing boat.

Cut the cackle.
Let's get this thing launched.

Heave! Heave!

Hey, we've got visitors.

Come on, you mothers!
Do you walk on water?

( Boat motor roaring )

Hey, London.

What's the plan now?

I don't know what
we've got to do yet.

But first we have to make sure
that the coast is clear.

One thing is certain: We'd better
stick together if we're going inside.

Well?

Yeah.

That way.

Somewhere there should be
a freight elevator to the upper levels.

Okay, I'll go take a look.

Come on.

This is where it all began,
the whole thing, huh?

Shh, shh! Quiet!

Okay. Let's go.

Here it is.
Go call the others.

That way.
Come on, Lia.

(clattering )

- Who's over there?
- What happened?

I heard some funny noises
in the back there.

Stay near the elevator.
Look out!

( Screaming )

- ( machine g*n firing )
- b*stards!

b*stards!
Die, damn you! Die!

I'll k*ll you!

I'll k*ll you!
Die, you friggin' son of a b*tch!

Die!

You friggin' monsters!
I'll k*ll you all!

Blow you to pieces!

I'll send you back to hell,
where you came from!

No. No.

No!

Get back!
Get back!

' ( Gasps )
- ( screaming )

You won't get me.
You can't have me!

No!
(“reaming )

No!

Come on, hurry.
We have to find another way out!

(Lia gasping)

Come here! Come on!
Let's get away from here!

Keep your eyes open.

- Help!
- ( screaming )

Vincent!

b*stard!

Die, damn you!
Die!

( Lia screaming )

(choking gasps)

We have to go on.

( Gasps )
Give me a hand.

Let go of me!
Wait for me here.

Man's voice: Experimental project
Operation Sweet Death

must be considered
a complete failure.

Some kind of degenerative
process has begun

which may be catastrophic
for everybody.

May God forgive us for what
we have produced here

and pardon us for this evil
we have created.

The vapor
is spreading everywhere.

Everywhere.
( choking, gasping )

( crashing )

What is it?

( Crashing )

All these high-powered
installations,

like a factory
from a future world,

safely hidden

on an island,
isolated and remote.

It all begins to make sense.

Now I can piece together
the whole puzzle.

What are you talking about?

They were called Hope.
They were centers of chemical research

for the good of mankind,

to help countries that are
still underdeveloped.

That was the cover,

the official story, while the reality
was terrible, unbelievable.

They were working on
a solution to the problem

that most torments
the industrialized countries:

the overpopulation
of the world.

(zombies growling)

Dispose of the weak elements,

the most defenseless,
the most numerous,

in the simplest possible way:

just cause them all
to eat each other.

( Lia gasps)

Man on TV: Professor,
there's been a lot of talk lately

about curious things happening
all over the world.

Would you care to comment
on this for our audience?

There's not much I can tell you
at the moment.

Our inquiry into the subject
has just started.

Yesterday, for instance, in
the research center of the university,

I was examining
a cadaver which had

a quadruple amputation--
no arms or legs.

While we were working,

to our complete surprise,
it opened its eyes.

It was dead, but it opened its eyes
and began to move.

Interviewer:
Then it wasn't really dead.

- Professor: From the pathological--
- Eh, science fiction.

What a load of crap.
Let's go.

You hear that?
The dead coming to life.

No, he's serious. Watch.

Ah, nuts. It's bull.

Let's go.

Man:
Ah, come on. You promised.

Woman:
Sure, but what's your hurry?

Man:
That's what you do to me.

Oh, I think we'd better
go home now.

My home or your home?

- Well?
- Don't go on like that.

- We'll each 90 to our own home.
- Trust you to ruin everything.

If I let you do it now,
you won't marry me.

- How about giving me a light?
- No.

Okay, I'll go ask
that guy over there.

He's probably drunk.
Leave him alone.

Why? I bet he's nicer
than you are.

Anyhow, he's asleep.
I think.

I'll give you a light.
Don't bother him. Come on.

Too late.
You should've decided sooner.

Excuse me, sir.
Do you have a--

( screaming )