Great Moments in Stock Footage: Hell of the Living Dead

Bruno Mattei is an easy director to mock. His works were almost never good and his best work was arguably directed 1/3 of Zombi 3 (all of the Hazmat suit parts). If you ever needed any proof of it, check out his own zombie film...

Hell of the Living Dead

The film is deserving of a full review (and will get one soon), but I will give you the reason why it is in this segment.

The movie establishes its jungle setting with lots and lots of aerial footage of a jungle. Unlike most of the film, it is actually shot pretty well. Something must be up here, folks! Well, as we have found out via the internet, there is a reason...

All of the jungle footage is from a Japanese nature film made in the same area. Bruno simply bought it. Why not? When you consider the rest of the movie, this is not a surprise.

Up next, a sequel shoots itself in the foot by showing its own footage. Curious? Stay tuned...