Zombie Honeymoon (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

David Gebroe

Writer:

David Gebroe (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

In sickness and in health.

Plot:

Zombie Honeymoon is a gore-soaked exploration of how far the boundaries of true love can be pushed without reaching a breaking point.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Honeymoon | Zombie | Beach | Blood

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tracy Coogan	...	Denise
Graham Sibley	...	Danny
Tonya Cornelisse	...	Nikki
David M. Wallace	...	Buddy
Neal Jones	...	Officer Carp
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria Bermudez	...	Nurse
Phil Catalano	...	Jack Birch
Gary Cerborino	...	Ice Cream victim
Chris Chan	...	Bartender
Joe Cicalese	...	Old Man
Sue Cicalese	...	Old Woman
Barry Colicelli	...	Policeman #2
Kevin Connell	...	Policeman #1
Louis Fattell	...	Nikki's Client
Mitch Goldberg	...	Zombie #1
Maria Iadonisi	...	Mrs. Catalano
John Kirby	...	The Priest
Nate Meyer	...	Irate Video Store Customer
Rachel Nord	...	Waitress
Dustin Smither	...	Video Store Owner
John Sobestanovich	...	Doctor (as Soby)
Steve Szymanski	...	Fat Jogger

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA (2006) | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Company:

Hooligan Pictures

Trivia:

The movie that the video store customer didn't want to pay a late fee on because it wasn't good and broke half-way through was The Homeboy (2001), also directed by Dave Gebroe.

Movie Connections:

References The Homeboy (2001)

Soundtrack:

Astronomic

Every Bite As Good As It Sounds!

One part romantic story with charming characters and pathos, one part flesh chewing action. The two genres shouldn't work together particularly well, but they do a very good job of it here. The romance is sweet without being saccharine, the zombie 'snacking' is gory but not repulsive. This genre clashing is balanced by a deft dark comic touch, leading to one of the more interesting zombie efforts of recent years.

Zombie Honeymoon is held together by its balanced tone, and production values on a budget. The acting is of a high standard, particularly Tracy Coogans wife 'Denise', giving the film an emotional resonance lacking some zombie films. The film has an excellent garage / surfer rock soundtrack (one of the credited roles was for 'Psychobilly Adviser'), and excellent sound design - it sounds like their having a lot of fun in the production of this element.

Its main flaw, an unfortunately unavoidable one, is that it doesn't strictly adhere to the zombie rule book (handed down to us by the one they call Romero), making comprimises between the zombie and romance genres (a few more zombies wouldn't have gone amiss), and there are a few unanswered questions lingering on later viewing. Thankfully, the film is enjoyable enough whereby it's not too much of a challenge to overlook these points. This film is destined to be a cult favourite; it isn't for everyone, but its good to know that these two conflicting genres can work together. An accompany piece to Shaun Of The Dead or Bubba Hotep is not unfair to say. Zombie Honeymoon is a genuinely sweet, fun, unique, and interesting film, treading between binary opposite genres skillfully.