One for the experts 'round here. One of the users of my website asked me a question that - to my serious dismay - can't answer...
He remembers the following (not much, I admit, but maybe enough):
The setting is possibly an US-westcoast harbour city. Fishermen salvage a sunken trawler (or other boat), awakening the ships dead captain who then turns numerous people into zombies. The zombies supposedly grow big eyebrows.
Does that ring a bell?
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Markus
This sounds like "Hysterical!" Grey Wizard even has a review on his site:
http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev320.html
Little details off, but this is probably the movie your fellow is looking for.
Dammit, that could very well be it!!
(And the worst thing - I've seen that thing long ago but somehow didn't connect it with the whole zombie angle, possibly 'cause I considered the film to be crap)
Thanks, Andrew - you rule! I'll relate that info!
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Markus