''Nudist Colony of the Dead'' is a 1991

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film written and directed by

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(who has also worked under the names Marky Dolittle and Marky Elfman). The film was shot on

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film and produced on a budget of $35,000. In the film, a group of

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is forced off their land by religious zealots, and then commits

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. Five years later, the nudists rise from the grave and seek revenge against the religious

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Storyline

"Sunny Buttocks

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" is shut down by Judge Rhinehole and his band of religious

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for offending the local community. The

decide to protest by entering into a

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pact, vowing to return one day to terrorize the people who took over their land. Five years later, a bunch of kids are sent to the ex-nudist colony, which has now been transformed into a religious retreat. True to their promise, the nudist corpses rise from the grave, seek revenge on the zealots who condemned them, and sing big production numbers as the campers begin to experience an attrition problem.

Cast

* Deborah Stern as Shelly Mammarosa * Tony Cicchetti as Art Shoe * Rachel Latt as Mrs. Druple *

Braddon Mendelson Braddon (/ˈbræd-ənˈ/) Mendelson is an American playwright, director, and producer. He is the author of five full-length plays, including ''Rembrandt Perfected'' -- winner of the 2022 Long Beach Playhouse New Works Festival; ''Gallows Falls'' ...

as Peter Trickle * Jim Bruce as Billy McRighteous * Barbara Dow as Mrs. Mammarosa * Heather McPherson as Fanny Wype * Peter Napoles as Juan Tu * Steve Wilcox as Lou Jobee * Juan Tanamera as Gus Unteide *

Forrest J. Ackerman Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a pr ...

as Judge Rhinehole * Dave Robinson as Reverend Ritz

Production

''Nudist Colony of the Dead'' was shot in Sacramento, California.

Reception

Writing in ''The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia'', academic

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said, " is amateur summer-camp slasher spoof isn't as wacky as it thinks it is".

References

External links

* * 1991 films 1991 comedy horror films 1991 musical films 1990s supernatural horror films American comedy horror films American zombie films Zombie comedy films American films about revenge American exploitation films American supernatural horror films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films Films about suicide Musical horror films {{comedy-horror-film-stub