When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Practical Effects
300 liters of fake blood in one scene alone.
Direction
Jackson's camera gymnastics before Lord of the Rings.
Director
Peter Jackson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jackson's crew invented new fake blood formulas that wouldn't congeal under hot lights.
New Zealand's most expensive film at the time; Jackson later called it 'the most illegal thing I've done.'
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