Zombie Night | |
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Screenplay by |
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Story by | Richard Schenkman |
Directed by | John Gulager |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Alan Howarth |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | David Michael Latt |
Cinematography | Damian Horan |
Editor | Bobby K. Richardson |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Production company | Indy Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Syfy |
Release | December 10, 2013 |
Zombie Night is a 2013 American zombie horror film directed by John Gulager, [1] written by Keith Allan and Delondra Williams from a story by Richard Schenkman, and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Taylor, Alan Ruck, and Shirley Jones.
In a small California town, [1] two families must survive a zombie attack until sunrise. [2]
Director John Gulager used amputees to portray zombies. He cited special effects as one of the highlights of a zombie film. [3]
Zombie Night premiered on Syfy on October 26, 2013, and it was released on DVD on December 10, 2013. [4]
Michael Storey of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette called it a sub-par zombie film that lacks humor or camp. [5] Brian Lowry of Variety called it "a brain-dead exploitation pic" that is "an almost comically amateurish effort". [6] Andrew Dowler of Now wrote, "Zombie Night brings enough energy, skill and gore to its basic Night Of The Living Dead story to provide light entertainment on a chilly night." [7]
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