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56-411: Zombie Nightmare is a 1987 Canadian zombie film produced and directed by Jack Bravman, written by John Fasano , and starring Adam West , Tia Carrere , Jon Mikl Thor , and Shawn Levy . The film centres around a baseball player who is killed by a group of teenagers and is resurrected as a zombie by a Haitian voodoo priestess . The zombie goes on to kill the teens, whose deaths are investigated by

112-402: A cemetery. Molly and Churchman soon arrive, with both telling Sorrell that the priestess resurrected Tony to not only avenge himself, but also to avenge Molly, as Churchman and Fred were the teenagers who attacked her years ago and Churchman killed Tony's father. Churchman shoots Tony, having learned that a revived zombie's power fades once it has achieved its goal. Molly tries to cast a spell, but

168-578: A thousand times its budget. Characteristics of zombies vary from film to film. Each filmmaker gives their zombies a unique set of qualities for the universe of that film. While zombies are often portrayed as slow-moving, such as in Night of the Living Dead , other films such as World War Z (2013) depict fast-moving zombies that can run. The zombie outbreak can also be caused by a variety of sources. Many films have zombies that are people infected with

224-494: A zombie virus, while other films give different causes for the zombie outbreak. It's unknown what causes the dead to attack the living in Night of the Living Dead , though hypotheses are provided such as an irradiated space probe. In Train to Busan (2016), the zombie outbreak is caused by a chemical leak. In The Girl with All the Gifts (2016), the zombie disease is caused by a fungus. The transformation from human to zombie

280-850: Is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead , in Nassau County , on the North Shore of Long Island , in New York . The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 16,753 at the time of the 2020 census. Much of the Port Washington area was settled by colonists in 1644, after they purchased land from

336-529: Is also different from film to film. The transformation process can take only seconds, such as in World War Z , or it can take several hours, such as in Night of the Living Dead . In Friend of the World (2020), zombies can morph their bodies to merge with people. Zombies also have different weaknesses in different films. In most films, zombies can only be killed by destroying the brain, often by gunshot to

392-409: Is fatally stabbed defending a young black girl from two white teenage boys. Years later, William's son Tony also becomes a baseball player. After Tony disrupts a robbery at a grocery store, he is struck and killed by a car full of teenagers: Bob, Amy, Jim, Peter, and Susie. The teens flee the scene and Tony's body is carried to his home, where his mother Louise mourns over him. She contacts Molly Mekembe,

448-609: Is in a park district named the Manhasset Bay Park District. This special district , which is operated by the Town of North Hempstead, covers the hamlet's Manhasset Bay Estates subdivision, as well as a portion of the Plandome Country Club in the adjacent incorporated village, Plandome Manor. The Manhasset Bay Park District is responsible for operating and maintaining Merriman Park, located on

504-571: Is in the Port Washington Library District. One state road passes through and directly serves Port Washington: Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101) . Other major roads within the hamlet include Harbor Road, Mackey Avenue, Main Street, Murray Avenue, North Plandome Road , Radcliff Avenue, Sandy Hollow Road, South Bayles Avenue, West Shore Road/Beacon Hill Road , and Willowdale Avenue. Port Washington, in its entirety,

560-432: Is represented by Delia DiRiggi-Whitton (D– Glen Cove ). Port Washington is in New York's 7th State Senate district , which as of May 2024 is represented by Jack M. Martins (R– Old Westbury ). Port Washington is in New York's 16th State Assembly district , which as of May 2024 is represented by Gina L. Sillitti (D– Manorhaven ). Port Washington is in New York's 3rd congressional district , which as of May 2024

616-599: Is represented in the United States Congress by Thomas R. Suozzi (D–Glen Cove). Like the rest of New York, Port Washington is represented in the United States Senate by Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D). In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Port Washington voters voted for Kamala D. Harris (D). There are several public parks in Port Washington. These include: A small portion of Port Washington

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672-449: Is shot and killed by Churchman, who then turns to kill Sorrell as the only surviving witness. However, a second zombie rises out of a nearby grave and drags Churchman into the ground while Churchman pleads for Sorrell to kill him but he ignores him and walks away. Director Jack Bravman wanted to transition from adult films to horror , and contacted John Fasano after hearing about his work on Blood Sisters . Bravman asked Fasano to write

728-611: Is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District , which operates the sanitary sewer system serving the hamlet. The Port Washington Water District provides water for the heavy majority of the hamlet, with the exception being the small portion of the hamlet located within the Roslyn Union Free School District's boundaries, which is instead served by

784-727: Is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Roslyn Fire District. The Port Washington Police District provides police protection for the heavy majority of the hamlet, with the exception being the portion of the hamlet located within the Roslyn Union Free School District's boundaries, which is served by the Sixth Precinct of the Nassau County Police Department . The Thomas Dodge Homestead , Main Street School , and

840-588: Is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Town of North Hempstead's Port Washington Parking District – a special district. Several of the district's parking facilities are in the hamlet. Port Washington is the terminus of the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road , which opened for passengers in 1898. The n23 bus, which is operated by Nassau Inter-County Express and runs from Manorhaven to

896-672: Is within the boundaries of the Roslyn Union Free School District . However, there are no homes in that area of the hamlet, and as such, all students in the hamlet who attend public schools go to Port Washington's schools. In 2022, the Port Washington UFSD's high school, Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School , was ranked #733 nationally out of 17,843 schools and #77 in New York High Schools out of 1,212 schools. Port Washington

952-788: The Mineola Intermodal Center in Mineola , serves Port Washington, running along Main Street and Port Washington Boulevard. Additionally, NICE's Port Washington Shuttle provides local service in the hamlet and throughout the Greater Port Washington area, with limited service to the Village of Roslyn , which is slightly southeast of Port Washington. National Grid USA provides natural gas to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in Port Washington. PSEG Long Island provides power to all homes and businesses within Port Washington. Port Washington

1008-615: The Roslyn Water District . There are no hospitals in Port Washington. The nearest hospital is St. Francis Hospital in the Village of Flower Hill. The heavy majority of Port Washington is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Port Washington Fire District, with the exception being the portion of the hamlet located within the Roslyn Union Free School District's boundaries, which

1064-608: The poverty line , including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Port Washington, an unincorporated area within the Town of North Hempstead, is directly governed by said Town. It is in North Hempstead Town Council 's 6th district, which as of May 2024 is represented by Mariann Dalimonte ( D –Port Washington). Port Washington is in the Nassau County Legislature 's 11th legislative district, which as of May 2024

1120-554: The 18th and 19th centuries, was featured in a wave of jiangshi films, popularised by Mr. Vampire (1985). Hong Kong jiangshi films became popular in the Far East during the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Another American zombie film, The Serpent and the Rainbow , was released in 1988. A zombie revival later began in the Far East during the late 1990s, inspired by the 1996 Japanese zombie video games Resident Evil and The House of

1176-555: The British film 28 Days Later (2002) and its sequel 28 Weeks Later (2007), House of the Dead (2003), a 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake and the British parody movie Shaun of the Dead (2004). The success of these films led to the zombie genre reaching a new peak of commercial success not seen since the 1970s. Zombie films created in the 2000s have featured zombies that are more agile, vicious, intelligent, and stronger than

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1232-459: The CDP has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km ), of which 4.2 square miles (11 km ) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km ), or 25.22%, is water. The hamlet is bordered on two sides with bodies of water: Manhasset Bay on its western side and Hempstead Harbor on its eastern side. Port Washington is on the Cow Neck Peninsula . Two enclaves exist above the northern portions of

1288-449: The CDP. The population density was 3,613.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,395.3/km ). There were 5,662 housing units at an average density of 1,344.8 per square mile (519.2/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.97% White , 2.81% African American , 0.11% Native American , 6.07% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 3.15% from other races , and 1.86% from two or more races. There were 5,521 households, out of which 36.3% had children under

1344-549: The Dead , which led to a wave of low-budget Asian zombie films, such as the Hong Kong zombie comedy film Bio Zombie (1998) and Japanese zombie-action film Versus (2000). The zombie film revival later went global, as the worldwide success of zombie games such as Resident Evil and The House of the Dead inspired a new wave of Western zombie films in the early 2000s, including the Resident Evil film series ,

1400-501: The age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, and 24.5% were non-families. Of all households, 20.4% were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

1456-751: The case. Police Captain Tom Churchman tells the press that the killings were a drug-induced murder-suicide . The next night, Tony finds Jim sexually assaulting a waitress and impales Jim with his bat, killing him. Churchman tells Sorrell that they found a suspect responsible for the murders and closes the case. Believing that the case has not truly been solved, Sorrell investigates photos that place Molly at both incidents. He suggests bringing her in for questioning but Churchman dismisses it. After sending Sorrell home to rest, Churchman calls Jim's father Fred and informs him of Molly's involvement in Jim's death. Fred goes to

1512-452: The credits for many of the films. Zombie Nightmare ' s editor, David Wellington , received the writing credit for the film so that it would qualify for a Canadian tax credit program. Thor wrote much of the incidental music . This includes heavy metal riffs by his band and synthesizer music played by the band Thorkestra. Several other heavy metal bands contribute to the soundtrack. The Motörhead single " Ace of Spades " plays during

1568-411: The crew, including cinematographer Roger Racine. Tony Bua and Andy Clement, college friends of Fasano, made the zombie masks and provided the makeup for the film. It took five hours to apply Jon Mikal Thor's makeup, using glue and latex. American cast and crew members were housed in an airport hotel with pornography being played on every television channel, and they noticed that Bravman's name appeared in

1624-521: The east side of Port Washington next to Hempstead Harbor, off West Shore Road . Entertainment One , NPD Group , Pall , and Systemax , as well as a Hilton Garden Inn are located in that industrial complex. The entire hamlet is within the Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District's boundaries. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,846. The racial makeup of the population

1680-519: The former site of the Port Washington Union Free School District 's Merriman School; the park is open exclusively to residents of the Manhasset Bay Park District. The former Knickerbocker Yacht Club was also in the hamlet. Port Washington is within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Port Washington Union Free School District . Additionally, a small portion of the hamlet's southeastern corner

1736-430: The girl William saved, to repay the favour of her rescue. Now revealed to be a Haitian voodoo priestess , Molly resurrects Tony as a zombie and uses her powers to guide him to the teenagers, aiding him in his revenge. The next night, Tony tracks Peter and Susie to an academy gymnasium and fatally breaks Peter's neck, then kills Susie by crushing her skull with a baseball bat. Police detective Frank Sorrell investigates

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1792-639: The hamlet of Port Washington: Additionally, the Greater Port Washington area also includes part of the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill (which is split between the Greater Manhasset, Greater Port Washington, and Greater Roslyn areas), as well as a small part of the Village of Plandome Manor (which is split between the Greater Manhasset and Port Washington areas). There are numerous small stores in Port Washington with 6 shopping centers, 4 strip malls and an industrial complex on

1848-473: The head. However, in Night of the Living Dead , the zombies are also repelled by fire. A few films also portray zombies as sentient beings. Warm Bodies (2013) is a zombie romantic comedy about zombies who are still conscious in their bodies and wish they could be alive again. In The Girl with All the Gifts , there are human-zombie hybrid children that act like normal children, except when they're hungry. Port Washington, New York Port Washington

1904-404: The late 1930s and 1940s, including I Walked with a Zombie (1943). Inspired by the zombie of Haitian folklore, the modern zombie emerged in popular culture during the latter half of the twentieth century, with George A. Romero 's seminal film Night of the Living Dead (1968). The film received a sequel, Dawn of the Dead (1978), which was the most commercially successful zombie film at

1960-630: The late 1930s, prior to the opening of the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport , Port Washington was Pan-American World Airways' New York base for their Yankee Clipper Boeing B-314 flying boats ; the waters of Manhasset Bay were ideal for flying boat operations. Common destinations served included London, Southampton (UK) , the Azores , and Bermuda . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

2016-569: The main, contiguous part of the hamlet. Port Washington has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ), bordering on a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ). Average monthly temperatures in the central CDP range from 31.8 °F in January to 75.3 °F in July. The hardiness zone is 7b, except on the north-to-south ridge where it is 7a. The Greater Port Washington area is home to four incorporated villages in their entirety, in addition to

2072-429: The movie as "painful" and said that the members of the show "thoroughly, intensely, and unequivocally hated this movie". In 2009, Shout! Factory released the episode as part of the "Volume XV" box set, and in 2017, the episode was added to Netflix . Zombie film Victor Halperin 's White Zombie was released in 1932 and is often cited as the first zombie film. A number of zombie films were produced in

2128-545: The name changes, they received a budget of $ 180,000 from investors. Unions in New York did not give the production a permit to film in the state, so filming was moved to Montreal , Quebec. Zombie Nightmare was produced by Montreal-based company Gold-Gems Productions and was the film debut of American actress Tia Carrere . Adam West played the crooked policeman Tom Churchman. West was on the set for two days and glanced at his script during his scenes; fellow cop Frank Sorrell

2184-646: The opening credits. Other bands heard on the soundtrack include Virgin Steele , Girlschool , Fist , and Death Mask , and a track by Thor's then-wife and backup singer Rusty Hamilton. The film was originally planned for a theatrical release by Filmworld Distributors but it was instead released direct-to-video by New World Pictures . It was released in the United States on VHS in October ;1987. The film grossed C$ 1.5 million worldwide. The film

2240-737: The people of the Matinecock Nation . In the 1870s, Port Washington became an important sand-mining town; it had the largest sandbank east of the Mississippi and easy barge access to Manhattan . Some 140 million cubic yards of local sand were used for concrete for skyscrapers in New York City (including the Empire State and Chrysler buildings), in addition to the New York City Subway . In 1998,

2296-416: The police station to meet Churchman, but is killed by Tony en route. Believing that they will be targeted next, Bob and Amy decide to leave town. They steal money from Jim's uncle's garage but Tony finds them there and kills them. Sorrell is attacked by Tony but survives. While monitoring Tony's actions, Churchman abducts Molly and forces her at gunpoint to show him where Tony is going. Sorrell follows Tony to

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2352-496: The police. The film was shot in the suburbs of Montreal , Canada. It was originally written to star mostly black actors but, at the request of investors, the characters' names were changed to more typically white names. While Bravman was credited as director, Fasano directed the majority of the film. Problems occurred between Fasano and the production crew, who believed him to be assistant director and ignored his directions. Originally planned for theatrical release, Zombie Nightmare

2408-530: The reviewer considered the film boring, criticizing the lack of special effects and the predictable plot. Ian Jane of DVD Talk wrote that the film was horrible but so "deliciously goofy" one couldn't help but have fun with it. Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia , academic Peter Dendle called it "painful and toilsome". Bloody Disgusting listed the film among the "cheesiest" of heavy metal horror films. Kerrang! considered

2464-565: The sand mines were redeveloped as Harbor Links – a golf course for North Hempstead residents. In 1930, Port Washington tried to incorporate itself as a city, which would have had the same boundaries as the Port Washington Union Free School District – excluding Sands Point , which had already incorporated itself as a village several years prior. This plan ultimately failed when the bill was killed after Baxter Estates , Flower Hill , and Manorhaven incorporated themselves as villages in order to retain home rule over their respective areas. In

2520-488: The script and take an uncredited co-directing role. Fasano accepted and wrote the original script to have the teens be black with black-sounding names, setting the film in his hometown of Port Washington, New York , and offering local actors roles for the film. Associate Professor of the University of Lethbridge Sean Brayton described the original concept as "a retribution narrative" of a black character getting revenge on

2576-494: The soundtrack to be better than the film itself. Jim Craddock, author of VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever , summarized the film as "cheap and stupid". Zombie Nightmare was featured in a season six episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 ( MST3K ), a cult science fiction comedy television series in which the character Mike Nelson and his two robot friends Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo are forced to watch bad films as part of an ongoing scientific experiment. The episode

2632-496: The time. It received another sequel, Day of the Dead (1985), and inspired numerous works such as Zombi 2 (1979) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985). However, zombie films that followed in the 1980s and 1990s were not as commercially successful as Dawn of the Dead in the late 1970s. In the 1980s Hong Kong cinema , the Chinese jiangshi , a zombie-like creature dating back to Qing dynasty era jiangshi fiction of

2688-502: The traditional zombie. These new fast running zombies have origins in video games, including Resident Evil ' s running zombie dogs and particularly The House of the Dead ' s running human zombies. In the late 2010s, zombie films began declining in the Western world. In Japan, on the other hand, the low-budget Japanese zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead (2017) became a sleeper hit, making box office history by earning over

2744-403: The white perpetrators of his death. The script was later changed to give the teens more white-sounding names because investors were worried that a black-centric cast would not sell in the foreign market. Having written the script on an IBM Selectric II , Fasano typed the white-sounding names onto a page, cut them out with a knife, and glued them to their appropriate places in the script. After

2800-404: Was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 105,837 and the median income for a family was $ 122,646. Males had a median income of $ 91,024 versus $ 59,299 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 53,815. About 3.1% of families and 4.7% of the population were below

2856-434: Was 82.2% White , 2.4% African American , 0.2% Native American , 8% Asian , 4.8% from other races , and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 13.4% of the population. The median income for households in Port Washington, New York is $ 127,813, while the mean household income is $ 189,892. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,215 people, 5,521 households, and 4,168 families residing in

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2912-410: Was first showcased during Comedy Central 's "Fresh Cheese" fall 1994 tour around college campuses in the United States. It made its television debut on Comedy Central on 24 November 1994. The episode premiered during the channel's annual Turkey Day marathon of MST3K episodes, which West hosted. In The Amazing Colossal Episode Guide , a series guide written by MST3K members, Mary Jo Pehl described

2968-565: Was originally cast to play Tony's father. On the day he arrived in Montreal, no one came to pick him up at the airport and Graham left after waiting ten hours. Fasano took up the role. Scenes with West and Carrere were directed by Bravman while Fasano shot the majority of the film. Problems occurred between Fasano and the Canadian crew, who believed him to be assistant director and not co-director. This resulted in his directions being ignored by

3024-455: Was played by Frank Dietz, a childhood friend of Fasano. Manuska Rigaud, who played voodoo priestess Molly Mokembe, was a professional Tina Turner impersonator. The role of Tony was originally given to bodybuilder Peewee Piemonte. Days into production, Piemonte was fired for eating all the craft services and the meals of crew members. Piemonte was replaced by Jon Mikl Thor, singer for the Canadian rock band Thor . Wrestler Superstar Billy Graham

3080-482: Was released direct-to-video by New World Video . It grossed C$ 1.5 million against a budget of $ 180,000. While it received negative reviews from critics, finding the plot to be predictable and derivative, it was praised for its heavy metal soundtrack featuring Motörhead , Girlschool , and Jon Mikl Thor's band Thor . Zombie Nightmare was shown in a 1994 episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Baseball player William Washington

3136-418: Was released on special edition DVD by Scorpion Releasing in 2010. Steve Bissette for Deep Red Magazine criticized the story for being predictable and derivative. Bissette thought the makeup and production values to be competent and noted Rigaud's "absurd over-the-top performance". Fangoria had praise for the performances of the teen leads and recommended the movie for its heavy metal soundtrack. However,

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