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Undead (2003) -- A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn it's residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out.

Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   6,085 votes
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Writers:
Michael Spierig (writer)
Peter Spierig (writer)
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Release Date:
4 September 2003 (Australia) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Prepare Yourself more
Plot:
A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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(27 articles)
Daybreakers - Trailer
 (From LateFilmFull. 29 June 2009, 2:01 AM, PDT)

The "Daybreakers" Trailer Hits
 (From OhMyGore. 28 June 2009, 1:15 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A must-see splatter comedy! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Felicity Mason ... Rene

Mungo McKay ... Marion

Rob Jenkins ... Wayne
Lisa Cunningham ... Sallyanne
Dirk Hunter ... Harrison

Emma Randall ... Molly
Steve Grieg ... Agent
Noel Sheridan ... Chip
Gaynor Wensley ... Aggie
Eleanor Stillman ... Ruth

Robyn Moore ... Officer in Locker Room
Robert Jozinovic ... Man in Office
Peter Mensforth ... Cricket Batsman
Jacob Andriolo ... Yougn Cricketer
Michele Steel ... Screamer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for language.
Runtime:
Australia:104 min | Canada:100 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:97 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | USA:R | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Queensland, Australia more
Company:
Spierigfilm more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During the beginning of the film, the man that Rene speaks to has a name-tag that reads Marvin "Chip" Chipperson. When he is a zombie later in the film his name tag reads Marvin "Chip" Marvinson. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the party enters the General Store, Marion walks in completely naked. In the next shot, inside the store, we can clearly see him wearing striped boxers. more
Quotes:
Marion: They can smell us. They want to feed off us. more
Movie Connections:
References Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) more
Soundtrack:
Little Green Men more

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Where did the infection come from?
Why didn't the aliens return once the infection started again?
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25 out of 33 people found the following comment useful:-
A must-see splatter comedy!, 10 August 2003
Author: James J. Dominguez (DexX) from Melbourne, Australia

I caught Undead's second and final Festival screening last night, and it is just fantastic. I cannot understand how a film so cheap (cost about two million Australian, as I recall) could look so incredibly good. Most of the visual effects were done on a laptop, and they are just stunning. According to one of the Spierig brothers (the identical twins who wrote, directed, and produced the film, as well as managing the effects) the film contains 305 special effects, and maybe ten of those effects shots don't quite work.

Technicalities aside, it is also damned funny, extremely gory, and a whole lot of fun. The humour is not just slapstick gore, either - there are some priceless moments of character humour and a handful of absolutely classic lines, arguably the best of which can be heard at the end of the trailer. Surprisingly, the plot is quite strong, too, with a ripper of an ending that left me deeply impressed.

It isn't without its flaws - a few gags fall flat, the dialogue can be a bit hard to hear at times, the pacing is a tad shaky, and the final reel or two could do with a little bit of fat trimmed, plus the hero of the piece is just a bit annoying, with a whole lot of dialogue that is meant to be cheesy, but gets a bit TOO cheesy more than once - but for a first film made on a shoestring, it is just incredible. We are talking about the Bad Taste of the digital age.

I know it is getting a small mainstream cinema release here in Oz in early September, and I have heard it is getting a little release in the US and UK as well. Fans of early Peter Jackson, Sam Raimi, and George Romero owe it to themselves to go along and laugh themselves sick.

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