Movie |
Blaxploitation Cinema | Zombie
Disclaimer: All content and media belong to original content streaming platforms/owners like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Videos, JioCinema, SonyLIV etc. 91mobiles entertainment does not claim any rights to the content and only aggregate the content along with the service providers links.
The zombies in this film more closely resemble the creatures of voodoo legend - i.e., the walking dead who do the bidding of a human master - than the flesh-eating "living dead" ghouls popularized by George A. Romero. According to the film, the zombies are the preserved bodies of slaves brought to the United States from Guinea.
The "Voodoo Museum and Research History" building is in fact, the Heights Branch of the Houston Public Library - the building was constructed in 1925. In real life, the building is a registered historical landmark in the State of Texas.
This was the film that brought to an end Robert Quarry's 4 year reign as a horror star at American International Pictures, which began with Count Yorga, Vampire (1970). Both he and Vincent Price left the studio the same year.
American International Pictures had previously combined the horror and blaxploitation genres with Blacula (1972) and its sequel, Scream Blacula Scream (1973).
The film was released theatrically in the United States by American International Pictures in February 1974. It was cut to 83 minutes for television and retitled The Zombies of Sugar Hill. The film was released on VHS by Orion Home Video in 1996, and on DVD in October 2011 as part of MGM's Limited Edition series.
"Diana 'Sugar' Hill: [after feeding a villain to a pen of starving pigs] I hope they're into white trash."
"Celeste: Don't you get uppity with me! Diana 'Sugar' Hill: Uppity? With you? My dear, talkin' to you means I look nowhere but down. Celeste: You dirty nigger!"
