A trio of bozos from the Burbank karate club meet some bikini-wearing kickboxers and take a boat to Warriors Island, unaware its home to machete-wielding zombies, mad monks and a slave trader with a Hitler moustache. When the boat is attacked by Village People-ish pirates (theres a construction worker, an Indian, plus a biker in a Nazi helmet) our heroes manage to save the day before reaching their destination. Once ashore, theyre attacked by Hitler who, despite being armed with a bazooka and surrounded by henchmen, simply panics and runs away. Appealing to the islands monks for help, our heroes are told that theyll only be granted assistance if they can demonstrate superior fighting skills against a zombie army. Making his directing debut, the brilliantly named Edward D Murphy doesnt exactly keep a firm hand on the tiller, randomly throwing in comedy, thriller and sexploitation elements, but its certainly not your typical kung-fu zombie movie.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
