Zombieland (2009)

Director:

Ruben Fleischer

Writers (WGA):

Rhett Reese (written by) &
Paul Wernick (written by)

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

This place is so dead

Plot:

The horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies...

Plot Keywords:

Twinkie | Zombie | Deception | Los Angeles California | Person On Fire

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Woody Harrelson	...	Tallahassee
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Columbus
Emma Stone	...	Wichita
Abigail Breslin	...	Little Rock
Amber Heard	...	406
Bill Murray	...	Himself
Derek Graf	...	Clown Zombie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Margaret Swindall	...	Featured Hero Zombie

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45397) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | Chile:Y7 | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Japan:R15+ | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:18A | Peru:14 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

490 West Paces Ferry Rd, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

William Goldman did uncredited rewrites.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the opening scene outside The White House the camera moves around an upturned car and in the background there are British roundabout road signs visible.

Quotes:

Little Rock: Have you heard about Pacific Playland? There are no zombies there.
Columbus: The amusement park?
Little Rock: Yep!
Tallahassee: That place totally blows!
[Little Rock and Wichita shoot Tallahassee angry looks]
Tallahassee: ... my mind. Just fun for the whole family.

Movie Connections:

References Titanic (1997)

Soundtrack:

Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354

Actually quite fun

I just was exiting the theater after seeing '9', which is also worth a look, when my friend and I were offered tickets to a preview screening of Zombieland, which began almost immediately. I had seen previews for this picture, but I'd say this exceeded my expectations, which isn't to say masterpiece, but it was certainly entertaining, and at about 90 minutes, didn't really overstay it's welcome.

As you might expect for this genre, it's quite gory, so don't go expecting a light 'R' rating. But if you can handle some bloodshed, no, make that a substantial amount of bloodshed - but perhaps I should add in a comic environment - there's some pretty funny stuff here. Woody Harreleson and Jesse Eisenberg make an amusing odd couple and Emma Stone was fine for this material, although she and Abigale Breslin had slightly less to do.

I'm certainly no expert on the horror genre or the zombie sub-genre, but I can say that this wasn't as scary as Shaun of the Dead, in fact not very scary at all, I may have jumped back just a tiny bit a few times; however I may have laughed more. However I'm sure it does make a difference that I saw 'Shaun' alone on DVD, while 'Zombieland' I watched in a theater full of people laughing, clapping and cheering.

Let's face it, you know what's going to happen in this flick, but I'm happy to say, plot conventions and all, this delivers enough laughs so if you know what you're getting into I doubt you'll regret laying down the price of admission for this sucker. Should you see it, see it opening night - if I haven't made it clear enough already, this is the kind of movie where the more enthusiastic people in the theater, the more fun it will be. And to end on a very positive note, 'Zombieland' does feature what just might go down in history as the best celebrity cameo of all time.