Zombie Strippers! (2008)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Jay Lee

Writer:

Jay Lee (written by)

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Live Dead Nudes

Plot:

In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre...

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Virus | Strip Club | Future | Zombie

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jenna Jameson	...	Kat
Robert Englund	...	Ian
Roxy Saint	...	Lillith
Penny Drake	...	Sox
Whitney Anderson	...	Gaia
Jennifer Holland	...	Jessy
Shamron Moore	...	Jeannie
Jeannette Sousa	...	Berenge
Carmit Levité	...	Blavatski (as Carmit Levite)
John Hawkes	...	Davis (as Johnny D. Hawkes)
Brad Milne	...	Chushfeld
Zak Kilberg	...	Byrdflough
Jen Alex Gonzalez	...	Ryker
Jessica Custodio	...	Kwan
Laura Bach	...	Sassy Sue
Catero Colbert	...	Camus
Billy Beck	...	Rincon
Travis Wood	...	Oxnard
Calvin Green	...	Cole
Joey Medina	...	Paco
Adam Lamas	...	Victim
Adam Smith	...	Jimmy
David E. Webb	...	Guy #2 (as David Webb)
Brian Graves	...	Guy #3
Jim Roof	...	Sleazy Sammy
Gary Kraus	...	Burt
Asante Jones	...	Terrence
John T. Woods	...	Jock #1
Chris Carrier	...	Jock #2 (as Christopher Carrier)
Tito Ortiz	...	Bouncer
Shannon Malone	...	Dr. Genet
Davis Choh	...	Lab Techie
David O'Kelley	...	Petey
Jim Lampley	...	Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bear	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Gregory Blair	...	Club Patron / Zombie (uncredited)
Sergio Candido	...	Zombie-Sly (uncredited)
Kateland Carr	...	Cocktail waitress (uncredited)
Rico Devereaux	...	Victim / Zombie (uncredited)
Terry Erioski	...	Z-Squad Leader (uncredited)
Jennie Floyd	...	Terrified Nurse (uncredited)
J.J. Gales	...	Cheneyco #2 (uncredited)
Andy Garza	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Thomas Hennessy	...	Fresh Kill Zombie (uncredited)
Danny Herb	...	Bar Patron / Zombie (uncredited)
Marion Kerr	...	Lab Techie (uncredited)
Sharon Diane King	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Clayton Landey	...	Cheneyco #1 (uncredited)
Krystal Landrum	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Raven Lexy	...	Zombie (uncredited)
James Lui	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Thomas Lynch	...	S-3 Zombie (uncredited)
Yaniv Madmon	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Angel Manuel	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Tim Martin	...	Fat Zombie (uncredited)
Basil McCurry	...	Scientist / Zombie (uncredited)
Adam Meir	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Rome Moore	...	S-1 Zombie (uncredited)
Robert Oppel	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Woody Petrie	...	Club Patron / Zombie (uncredited)
Marcus Proctor	...	Ray (uncredited)
Brian Renner	...	Jawless Zombie (uncredited)
Brian Robinson	...	S-3 Zombie (uncredited)
Dirk Rogers	...	Lab zombie (uncredited)
Murray SawChuck	...	Scientist (uncredited)
Jeremiah Sayys	...	Grey Shirt Zombie (uncredited)
Michael Anthony Spady	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Mike Vaughn	...	Club Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Jay Lee

Writing credits
Jay Lee		(written by)

Produced by
Laura Bach	....	associate producer
Andrew Golov	....	producer
Calvin Green	....	co-producer
Bobby C. King	....	associate producer
Angela Lee	....	producer
Larry Schapiro	....	producer
Michael J. Zampino	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Billy White Acre

Cinematography by
Jay Lee

Film Editing by
Jay Lee

Casting by
John K. Roberts		(as J.K. Roberts)

Production Design by
Sara Kugelmass

Art Direction by
Tim E. Smith		(as Timmy Smith)

Set Decoration by
Peggy Wang

Costume Design by
Brendan Cannon		(as Cannon)

Makeup Department
Kristin Arrigo	....	key hair stylist
Eun Jin Choi	....	makeup artist
Saul Gallegos	....	special effects makeup
Francesca Gonzalez	....	makeup artist
Jaime Gruber	....	makeup artist
Kizuku Kitano	....	special makeup effects artist
Patrick Magee	....	special makeup effects supervisor/puppeteer
Tim Martin	....	special makeup effects artist
Mike Najera	....	special makeup effects artist
Lufeng Qu	....	makeup department head
Nikki Smith	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Michael J. Zampino	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee D. Andrews	....	second second assistant director
Issac Ben-Kirschenbaum	....	first assistant director
Chris Dawson	....	second unit director
Mimi Mui	....	first assistant director
Eduardo Ricketts Jr.	....	second assistant director
Mary Jane White	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tony Alexander	....	property master
Sangeetha Balakrishnan	....	art production assistant
Elena Bassi	....	set dresser
Ryan Berg	....	assistant property master
Richard Calderon	....	charge scenic
Lisa G. French	....	set dresser
Cassandra Fuote	....	on-set dresser
Jose Garcia Jr.	....	set dresser
Chris 'Sparky' Gordon	....	art department assistant (credit only)
Bernadette Hehea	....	assistant art director
Cedric Laheurte	....	construction foreman
Chris Miller	....	leadman
Julie O'Leary	....	art production assistant
Julie O'Leary	....	props
Beth Prine	....	set dresser
Tomonori Shikatani	....	set dresser
Lynn Sparber	....	construction
Mark Wolcott	....	set constructor

Sound Department
Amber Conroy	....	boom operator
Brian Hawlk	....	sound mixer
Andrew Knox	....	sound designer: foley
Glen Alger Schricker	....	dialogue editor
Glen Alger Schricker	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Jonathan Kombrinck	....	special effects coordinator
Mike Najera	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Chris Dawson	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Nassauer	....	computer graphics supervisor
Karen Ruggero	....	junior compositor

Stunts
Simone Bargetze	....	stunts
Tyler Bennett	....	stunts
Geovanny Corvera	....	stunts (as Geo Corvera)
Katie Eischen	....	stunts
Jody Hart	....	stunts
Nikki Hester	....	stunts
Bobby C. King	....	stunt coordinator (as Bobby King)
Morten Kublick	....	stunts
Rick Marcus	....	stunts
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunts
Lindsay Orton	....	stunts
Meggin Penkal	....	stunts
Jean Paul Ruggiero	....	stunts
Vishnu Seesahai	....	martial arts choreographer
Yaya Tabata	....	stunts
Sabine Varnes	....	stunt double
Victoria Vives	....	martial arts trainer

Camera and Electrical Department
Britton Camppbell	....	camera intern
David F. Clark	....	first assistant camera
Foster V. Corder	....	gaffer
Gino Domenico	....	still photographer
Francisco Garcia Espinosa	....	additional camera operator
Francisco Garcia Espinosa	....	first assistant camera
Luie Garcia	....	key grip
Jason Goodell	....	lighting technician
Roy Lang	....	camera intern
Dan Masciarelli	....	assistant camera
Ryan Stumpe	....	electrician

Casting Department
Steven Price	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Teresa Griffin	....	tailor
Lindsay Rochford	....	wardrobe supervisor
Alicia Joy Rydings	....	head tailor
Tracy J. Takahashi	....	set costumer
Shannon Turgeon	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Matthew Blackshear	....	on-line editor
George Chavez	....	color timer
Francisco Garcia Espinosa	....	assistant editor
Janice Hampton	....	additional editor
Jeffrey McMahon	....	assistant editor
Ian Vertovec	....	digital intermediate colorist

Other crew
Brian Boesl	....	production secretary
Trevor Daniel	....	production assistant
Adam Desilets	....	assistant to producers
Noa Dori	....	stand-in
Greg Edwards	....	production assistant
Cameron Graham	....	stand-in
Rachel Howard	....	script supervisor
Dana Keating	....	production coordinator
Mike Moody	....	production assistant
Nick Phillips	....	production executive
Mel Sanftner	....	key production assistant
Tameka Stevenson	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Stage 6 Films
• Larande Productions
• Production Headquarters (as Scream HQ)
• Scream HQ

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Stage 6 Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Triumph Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• SPO (2008) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Magee FX (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | Germany:18 (cut) | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (uncut) | Japan:R-18 | Ireland:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Italy:VM18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Stage 6 Films

Trivia:

The story is allegedly inspired by Eugène Ionesco's allegorical play "Rhinoceros", in which citizens of a small French village inexplicably turn into the titular animals one by one. As a nod to this literary source, Robert Englund's character is named "Ian Essko".

Goofs:

Continuity: When a stripper zombie is shooting balls, it hits a sign with 'Live Strippers Tonight'. the 'Live' is broken, but in the next scene, its still working, then broken again, then working again.

Quotes:

Announcer: George W Bush has won his fourth consecutive term as president, taking Florida, which due to a glitch in the Jeb B voting terminals, tallied one single vote for President Bush and Vice President Schwarzenegger. Bush's presidency was unanimously declared legally binding by the Supreme Court as well as "totally cool" by Supreme Justice Jenna Bush who subsequently set in motion another Supreme Kegger...

Movie Connections:

Spoofs UHF (1989)

Soundtrack:

Don't Kill The Star

Funny and more funny

OK the title says it all, but don't be fooled this movie has a lot going for it. The writing is crisp (the Mexican American jokes in particular) and the actors clearly get the idea that it's supposed to be funny and schlocky. I think most viewers and reviewers will miss the commentary on strip clubs and the objectification of women here. Yes Zombie Strippers has a message!

The FX and makeup are outstanding and of course over the top.

This is not a rip off or a copy (any more than any other zombie movie is)and I found it funnier than Shawn of The Dead and at least as funny (if not more) as Return of The Living Dead.

Kudos to Jenna for poking fun at herself and her profession.

BTW the audience at the screening LOVED IT.