Doctor Butcher M.D.
A grisly Italian exploitation shocker that collides cannibal horror with zombie mayhem on an isolated island.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- lurid
- grotesque
- frantic
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally regard it as a derivative and incoherent Italian gore film whose strongest feature is its practical bloodshed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot moves from cannibalistic attacks in city hospitals to zombie and cannibal assaults on a remote island.
Critical commentary specifically highlights the film's gore effects, while the plot centers on violent attacks and grisly experimentation.
The medical team travels to an isolated island where a scientist conducts experiments and cannibals and zombies attack.
Dr. Obrero conducts his own research on the island, linking the story's medical setting to its undead horrors.
Films like Doctor Butcher M.D., and why
Zombie
Italian zombie horror, graphic gore, undead attacks, and exploitation filmmaking
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal horror, remote-island setting, graphic violence, and transgressive exploitation tone
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Italian cannibal horror with jungle isolation, savage attacks, and extreme gore
Movie Details
- Director
- Marino Girolami
- Release Date
- 1980-03-28
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (178)
Cast
- Ian McCulloch
- Alexandra Delli Colli
- Sherry Buchanan
- Peter O'Neal
- Donald O'Brien
- Dakar
- Walter Patriarca
- Linda Fumis
- Roberto Resta
- Franco Ukmar
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Eternal Family, Cultpix, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Doctor Butcher M.D. about?
- A grisly Italian exploitation shocker that collides cannibal horror with zombie mayhem on an isolated island.
- What is Doctor Butcher M.D. like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Doctor Butcher M.D. as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Doctor Butcher M.D. violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Doctor Butcher M.D. as graphic.
- What did critics think of Doctor Butcher M.D.?
- Critics generally regard it as a derivative and incoherent Italian gore film whose strongest feature is its practical bloodshed.
- Which films are like Doctor Butcher M.D.?
- Films with a similar feel include Zombie, Cannibal Holocaust, and Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals.
- How long is Doctor Butcher M.D.?
- Doctor Butcher M.D. runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Doctor Butcher M.D.?
- In United States, Doctor Butcher M.D. streams on Night Flight Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Eternal Family, Cultpix, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, ARROW.
