Undead (2003)
Directed by Michael Spierig / Peter Spierig
Genres - Horror |
Sub-Genres - Horror Comedy, Sci-Fi Horror, Alien Film |
Release Date - Jul 1, 2005 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - Australia |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jeremy Wheeler
When deadly meteorites start striking the calm, peaceful community of Berkeley, Australia, a ragtag group of strangers fight for their lives against a hoard of red-blooded zombies that have mysteriously infected the residents. Headed by the town's ex-beauty queen Rene (Felicity Mason) and the village kook, Marion (Mungo McKay), the clan of survivors battle their way through farmhouses, bomb shelters, and back roads until they are faced with a much bigger problem than just the gut-munchers on their trail. The debut feature of writer/directors Michael and Peter Spierig, the film was two and a half years in the making, echoing other no-budget splatter epics like Peter Jackson's Bad Taste and other similarly themed sci-fi horror romps. It went on to garner accolades from the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain, among others.
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bomb-shelter, alien [not human], beauty-queen, infection, meteor, small-town, survivor, undead, unexplained-phenomena, zombie