American Zombie (2007)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Grace Lee

Writers:

Grace Lee (writer)
Rebecca Sonnenshine (writer)

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Plot:

Pic documents the daily lives of a small community of the living deceased who make their home in Los Angeles. |

Cast

Austin Basis	...	Ivan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Ainslie	...	Jim Miller
Andrew Amondson	...	Himself
Alice Amter	...	Esperanza McNunn
Kasi Brown	...	Maude
Katarina Dorsey	...	Attacking Zombie
John Durbin	...	Howl
Monique Edwards	...	Cheryl Park
Finneus Egan	...	Stag
Yuri Elvin	...	Zombie Guard Yuri
John Jarvis	...	Lead
Gerry Katzman	...	Mr. Right
James M. Logan	...	Bible Study Guy
Ossie Mair	...	Dr. Stan Boyd
Raymond Ma	...	Factory Owner
Andi Matheny	...	Beverly Fitzpatton
Paulah May	...	Zombie Instigator / festival dancer
Suzy Nakamura	...	Judy
Philip Newby	...	Rodrigo Weiss
Vanessa Peters	...	Monique
Micki Schloss	...	Frank Velasco
John Solomon	...	Himself
Jose Solomon	...	Glen
Tracy Thorpe	...	Neighbor
María Antonieta Vázquez	...	Church Zombie
Al Vicente	...	Joel
Kevin Michael Walsh	...	Kennedy
Jane Edith Wilson	...	Lisa
Chad Moffitt	...	Zombie DJ (uncredited)
Marcus Wynnycky	...	Zombie (uncredited)

Directed by
Grace Lee

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Grace Lee		writer
Rebecca Sonnenshine		writer

Produced by
Lu Cien Hioe	....	line producer
Hoon-tak Jung	....	producer
In-Ah Lee	....	producer
Pablo Miralles	....	field associate producer
Ralf Weinfurtner	....	line producer

Original Music by
Woody Pak

Cinematography by
Matthias Grunsky

Film Editing by
Tamara Maloney

Casting by
John Jackson

Production Design by
Nathan Amondson

Art Direction by
Zach Bangma

Set Decoration by
Melanie Rein

Costume Design by
Annie Yun

Makeup Department
Akiko Matsumoto	....	key makeup artist
Yoko Nobushi	....	special makeup effects artist
Keiko Wedding	....	assistant makeup artist (as Keiko Sakamoto)

Production Management
Ralf Weinfurtner	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kent Abbott	....	second second assistant director
Sierra Donley	....	second assistant director
Christian Lohf	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Isaac Amondson	....	constructor
Amanda Archibald	....	art department intern
Austin Basis	....	illustrator: 'Zine
Liza Chenault	....	set dresser
Jennifer Emil	....	assistant art director
Scott Enge	....	carpenter
Cary Greenberg	....	property master
Jina Kim	....	art department coordinator
H. Conrad Knapp	....	lead man
David Lubinsky	....	art department intern
Eric Weitz	....	graphic artist
Adam C. Woods	....	constructor

Sound Department
Pete Horner	....	sound designer
Pete Horner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Walter Spencer	....	dialog editor
Marlon Torres	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
James Beatty	....	grip
Tristan Clark	....	grip
Michael Phelan	....	electrician
Melvina M. Rapoza	....	first assistant camera
Mathew Rudenberg	....	gaffer
Troy Wagner	....	assistant camera
Erin Weller	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Randy McKenney	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Cresswell	....	costume supervisor
Christine Kim	....	key costumer
Kiersten Ronning	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Fergus Hally	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Paul Feddersen	....	transportation coordinator
Colleen Rea	....	transportation

Other crew
Luis Ambris	....	craft service
Alvie Baker	....	production assistant
Jaimie Ballance	....	location assistant
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Jade DeCosta	....	production accountant
Patrick Duchesne	....	caterer
Elisabeth Hofmann	....	intern
Conall Jones	....	production assistant
Eun-Young Lee	....	medic
Gillian Luera	....	assistant location manager (as Gillian Evans)
Chris Lum	....	set medic
David Magdael	....	publicist
Janice Paik	....	extras coordinator
Bill Palmer	....	key set production assistant
Steven Schwedt	....	office production assistant
Alfred Seccombe	....	production assistant
Gentry Stubblefield	....	production assistant
Lynn M. van Kuilenburg	....	location manager
Anne Stulz	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
Nic Cha Kim	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Lee Lee Films
• iHQ

Distributors

• Cinema Libre Studio (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• iHQ (2007) (Korea) (all media)

Other Companies

• Circus Road Films  producer's representative
• IndieClear  script clearance

Runtime:

Germany:90 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA | South Korea

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:15

Company:

Lee Lee Films

Movie Connections:

Features Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Not bad. Not bad at all

This movie seems to have multiple personalities. It starts out very, very dry, a little too much so. Then it warms up and is hilarious in the middle, but suddenly turns serious at the end, making it seem like a different movie entirely. A good mockumentary should build to a large climax that leaves me smiling, not depressed.

However, I do recommend seeing it. The good parts are enough to make the movie worthwhile. The private investigator is especially funny, and John Solomon's antics perfectly balance Grace's personality.

I'd be excited to see what these filmmakers do next. Though a better ending would have moved this film from six stars into eight or nine, there's certainly quite a bit of talent at work here, and a few more films under their belt might make all the difference.