Ebola Zombies

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Ebola Zombies
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Directed by Samuel Leong
Written bySamuel Leong
StarringSamuel Leong
Cash Lee
Jack Chan
Distributed by Wild Eye Releasing
Release date
  • 2015 (2015)
Country Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin

Ebola Zombies (also known as SARS Zombies and Zombie Raid) is a 2015 Hong Kong zombie film written and directed and starring Samuel Leong. [1]

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Plot

Thieves attempting to pull off a heist break into an industrial facility where illegal experiments are being performed on corpses that transform them into fleshing eating zombies.

Title controversy

The film's title was changed by the United States distributor, Wild Eye Releasing, to Ebola Zombies while being sold at the 2014 American Film Market. The last minute title change (two weeks earlier the film was titled SARS Zombies) was meant to capitalize on the recent Ebola outbreak in the news at the time. [2] [3] It was reported that some attending the 2014 American Film Market found the new Ebola title amusing while others did not. [2]

Critical reception

CinemaBlend , "I think we can all agree that this movie looks like low-budget madness, but there’s a story here that makes it sound even more fantastic." [1]

Horror Society, "Overall, Ebola Zombies is an action packed horror film which is something the horror community has been lacking recently. If you grew up on the Cannon action films of the 80s then you will enjoy this one!" [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Venable. Nick (November 16, 2014). "The Fear Monger: Ebola Zombies Delivers All Your Martial Arts Plague Horror Needs". CinemaBlend .
  2. 1 2 Yamato, Jen (November 14, 2014). "'Ebola Zombies' Rise At AFM; Sarah Palin, Hitler On The Same Ticket – Too Soon?". Deadline Hollywood .
  3. Sharkey, Erik (August 27, 2017). "The Wild World of Wild Eye Releasing". HuffPost .
  4. Blacktooth (June 15, 2015). "Ebola Zombies". Horror Society.