Contamination

Details

A mysterious, seemingly uninhabited, cargo ship drifts into New York harbour and naturally attracts the attention of the authorities. A team of investigators boards the ship to discover the grossly mutilated bodies of the crew and a strange cargo of coffee crates containing what appear to be large green eggs. When a team member picks up one of the eggs to examine it, it explodes in his face, showering him and several of his colleagues with a corrosive slime. Seconds later, those affected by the slime begin to writhe in agony before their chests explode in a shower of gore.

Teaming up with the military, in the form of ice-maiden Colonel Stella Holmes (Louise Marleau), the sole survivor of the incident, New York cop Lieutenant Tony Aris (Martin Mase) heads up an investigation which leads to an alcoholic former astronaut (Ian McCulloch), a failed mission to Mars and a planned alien invasion.

A notorious Italian splatter flick, co-written and directed by Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash), Contamination stars Ian McCulloch (Zombie Hollocaust; Zombie Flesheaters) alongside Marino Mase (Tenebrae; The Godfather Part 3), Lisa Hahn (They Call Me Trinity) and Louise Marleau (Satan's Sabbath) and features a tremendous pounding score by Goblin (Tenebrae; Dawn of the Dead; Suspiria).

Contamination is released on DVD by Anchor Bay UK on 26th July 2004.