Ninja Zombie is the hero we need right now. Shot on Super 8 film in Chicago by director Mark Bessenger, this action-horror hybrid tells the story of Jack—a young martial arts expert who is slain by evil cult leader Spithrachne, only to be resurrected as the vengeance-fueled Ninja Zombie. An explosion of high-kicking, guts-spilling splendor, Ninja Zombie lands at the intersection of 1980s Marvel Comics and The Toxic Avenger, a true Venn diagram of joy and ambition in underground filmmaking.
Directed by Mark Bessenger
87 mins / 1992 / Color
Special features:
– Preserved from the original Beta-SP master
– Video introduction by director Mark Bessenger
– Commentary with Bessenger
– Partial commentary: Gates of Cimino podcast interview with Bessenger
– Interview with star John Beaton Hill, conducted by Michael Varrati
– Interview with star Michael Weaver
– Behind the scenes footage
– Behind the scenes photo gallery
– Video essay by The Cobwebs Channel
– Short: It Could Happen to Anyone (1984, 9 mins)
– English SDH subtitles
