Holy fuck, Primal Rage was the inspiration for 28 Days Later. How did they not see that comparison?
The whole monkey infecting the guy is the exact same scene. Same cage setup where it runs out and jumped on his face.
Maybe they were just caught up with all the pop-culture references to 80s nostalgia? Maybe it's because they've been drinking?
But so have I while I've been watching the episode, so that's no excuse.
I guess it's more screwed up because 28 Days later was a groundbreaking zombie film at the time. It was pretty cutting edge and now I know it comes from a shity movie out of the 80s. If I was that old Italian filmmaker, I'd be firing up a lawsuit.
Still a fun episode...