Necroville (2007)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Directors:

Billy Garberina (co-director)
Richard Griffin (co-director)

Writers:

Adam Jarmon Brown (co-writer)
Billy Garberina (co-writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves and one horrible girlfriend

Plot:

In Necroville, a city overrun by zombies, vampires, werewolves, and other monsters, Jack and his best friend Alex find work at Zom-B-Gone...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Slacker | Cult Comedy | Werewolf | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Billy Garberina	...	Jack
Adam Jarmon Brown	...	Alex
Mark Chavez	...	Clark
Brandy Bluejacket	...	Penny
Gene Grant	...	Keith
Scott Phillips	...	Thortenberry
Kurly Tlapoyawa	...	Musashi
Jeremy Owen	...	Paul
Thomas Severinghaus	...	Shotgun Rob
Aaron Work	...	Euronymous
Kevin Santry	...	Louie
Ellie Phillips	...	Old Lady Johnson
Gary Chantler	...	Dark Star
Frida Moreno	...	Gimp Wrangler
Wes Gray Wolf	...	Gimp
Peter Fishburn	...	Panicked Old Man
Jermey Casias	...	Hanging Guy
Garrison Cooper Gillam	...	Brain Baby
Tanith Fiedler	...	Schoolgirl Vampire
Ochressandro Rettinger	...	Armless / Toothless
Rey Garcia	...	Video store customer
Sara Lehmann	...	Werewolf Victim
Shenoah Allen	...	Blacky Mackland
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miles Blackman	...	Zombie
Steven Blacksmith	...	Zombie
Jeremy Casias	...	Hanging Guy
Flaco Clemente	...	Video Store Owner
Jhonen Dark	...	Baby - Uneaten
Garrison Cooper Gilliam	...	Brain Baby
Laina Loucks	...	Zombie
Arch Stanton	...	Corpse
Julian Wolf	...	S&M Zombie / Vampire / Goth Kid / Zombie

Directed by
Billy Garberina		(co-director)
Richard Griffin		(co-director)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Adam Jarmon Brown		co-writer
Billy Garberina		co-writer

Produced by
Billy Garberina	....	producer
Scott Phillips	....	associate producer
Ochressandro Rettinger	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Richard Griffin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Robert Mariani
Harry James Picardi
Cyndi Trissel

Casting by
Billy Garberina

Costume Design by
Jen the Ruiner

Makeup Department
Andie Rigler	....	makeup artist
Jen the Ruiner	....	makeup department head
Julian Wolf	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Fishburn	....	assistant director
Jeremy Owen	....	assistant director
Andie Rigler	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Neil Garcia	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Scott Phillips	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Neil Garcia	....	visual effects
Deric Ruhl	....	visual effects

Stunts
Billy Garberina	....	stunt coordinator
Kurly Tlapoyawa	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeremy Owen	....	behind the scenes camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Andie Rigler	....	casting
Julian Wolf	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julian Wolf	....	costume assistant: specialty costumes

Editorial Department
Craig A. Butler	....	color corrector
Ryan Denmark	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Don Adams	....	music supervisor
Don Adams	....	soundtrack/score layering

Other crew
Sara Lehmann	....	production assistant
Amber Weir	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• C.R. Productions

Distributors

• Cinema Guild, The (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Shock-O-Rama Cinema (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Couture Law  legal representation

Runtime:

USA:99 min (original version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

C.R. Productions

Trivia:

During "Z-Day" (the day with over 100 zombie extras) there were zombies and crew on the medium outside the location. One held a sign with an original phrase by "zombie wrangler" Julian Wolf reading "Will Eat You for Food." This attracted several walk in extras.

Movie Connections:

References Collecting Rooftops (2002)

I've never seen a vampire killed that way before...

In this low budget horror buddy comedy, two friends get jobs with Zom-B-Gone, a pest removal service that deals with the undead and the supernatural. (Mainly vampires, zombies, and werewolves.) At the same time, a master vampire has moved into Necroville... can Jack and Alex deal with this new threat at a time when Jack's relationship with his deadbeat girlfriend demands more and more of his attention?

I enjoyed this film much more than I thought I would. It was obviously shot on video with a shoestring budget and few experienced actors, however the main characters were engaging and the story (especially the world the film imagines) fairly interesting. And I laughed more than once.

Makeup effects weren't too bad, but it would have been nice if more of the movie had taken place at night instead of in broad daylight. Perhaps the lighting budget made more night scenes impossible. I wasn't a fan of the cgi effects, but thankfully they were used rather sparingly except for one scene.

I've seen a lot of low-budget, shot-on-video movies and this is the first such film in a long while that has stuck with me after viewing, let alone that I made it to the end of.

And there should be a law against fat goth chicks being in these types of movies. And yes, I know it's rare to find any other kind these days...