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Revision as of 17:27, 7 October 2007
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| Directed by | Michael Spierig Peter Spierig |
| Written by | Michael Spierig Peter Spierig |
| Produced by | Michael Spierig Peter Spierig |
| Starring | Felicity Mason Mungo McKay |
| Distributed by | Spierigfilm |
Release date | 2003 |
Running time | 104 min. (Australia) 100 min. (Canada) 97 min. (USA) |
| Language | English |
Undead is a 2003 Australian horror film, directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and starring Felicity Mason.
Plot
After losing her family farm to debt, local beauty pageant winner Rene (Felicity Mason), decides to leave the small town of Berkeley. Strange meteorites fall to earth nearby, turning the inhabitants into zombies. Rene and some other survivors hide in the home of local gun nut and alien abductee Marion (Mungo McKay), and attempt to survive the plague of undead. Marion has a collection of guns and there is a fallout shelter in his basement, which the group of survivors take refuge in. But Marion has not had a chance to stock the shelter with food or water yet.
The group tries to get to the food but encounter the zombies again. It is here that Marion shoots one in the head and discovers it stays down. They abandon the house, which eventually leads them to Marion's garage, which contains his van. They secure the van and flee, only to find a huge barrier surrounding the entire town. Rain continues to fall at regular intervals and at first seems to turn others into zombies, but it actually cures the zombie plague. Aliens are there to help cure the town of the zombie plague caused by meteorite shower, and keep it from spreading.
The townspeople are rushed to the hospital to treat the injuries inflicted upon them by the survivors while they were zombies. Unfortunately, one of the survivors is still infected and transforms into a zombie, killing Marion and spreading the plague once again.
The film ends at Rene's farm where the survivors are staying. The final shot is of the farm with a fenced-in area nearby, containing the zombified residents of Berkeley. Rene stands guard, waiting for the return of the aliens.
Trivia
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- Taglines: Crazy has definitely come to town for a visit./Prepare Yourself
- Marion's van in the movie was also used as one of the movie crew's vehicles to get back and forth to the shooting sites.
- During shooting, Marion's van broke down a total of seven times.
- The project took two and a half years to complete, and after the middle of day one the initial budget money was gone.
Cast
- Felicity Mason - Rene
- Mungo McKay -Marion
- Rob Jenkins - Wayne
- Lisa Cunningham - Sallyanne
- Dirk Hunter - Harrison
- Emma Randall- Molly
- Noel Sheridan - Chip
- Gaynor Wensley - Aggie
- Eleanor Stillman - Ruth
Critical Response
The response to Undead was mixed, with a mere 26% from Rotten Tomatoes and a 2/5 stars from BBC movies.