Zombie Brigade
Appearance
Zombie Brigade | |
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Directed by | Carmelo Musca Barrie Pattison |
Written by | Carmelo Musca Barrie Pattison |
Produced by | Carmelo Musca Barrie Pattison |
Starring | John Moore and Gerry Farron |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 1988 |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | $855,000[1] |
Zombie Brigade is a 1988 Australian film shot in Toodyay, Western Australia.[1]
Plot
In a small country town, Mayor Ransom buys up land to develop a theme park. Council officials blast a Vietnam War memorial, unleashing monsters.
Production
The script was written originally by Barrie Pattison who brought it to Carmelo Musca, who liked the idea of doing a genre piece with some Social commentary. The state funding body Screen West refused to invest in the movie.[2]
Reception
According to the filmmakers, "the film made back money four or five times over for the investors".[2]
References
- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p164
- ^ a b Scott Holdsworth, "Zombie Brigade" at Murdoch University accessed 3 August 2013
External links
- Blog Review at The Worst of Perth
- Zombie Brigade at IMDB
- Zombie Brigade at Britannica Blog