State of Emergency is a 2011 American horror film written and directed by Turner Clay. It stars Jay Hayden, Tori White, Scott Lilly, and Kathryn Todd Norman as survivors of a neurotoxin quarantine who have to survive an assault by the infected.
After a chemical plant explodes, the military quarantines the surrounding area. Jim helplessly watches his girlfriend Emilie die of a wound sustained while trying to find safety, and he retreats to a farmhouse. Sporadic media reports indicate that the chemical plant may have stored biological weapons that are responsible for mutating people into rabid cannibals. He seeks help from the ubiquitous military helicopters that patrol the area, but it is to no avail. However, his efforts are noticed by survivors holed up nearby in a warehouse, and he joins them: Scott, Scott's wife Julie, and Ix, a quiet and unfriendly survivor that they had rescued.
Ix initially snaps at Jim for inadvertently taking her candy and rejects his offers of friendship, but she slowly warms to him. Ix reveals that her failure to find a job or any friends in a new city led her to return home to live with her parents. There, she and her parents clashed over her lifestyle, and she stopped talking to them. Before she could apologize for her behavior, her parents died during the quarantine. Jim and Ix bond over their loneliness and feelings of loss, though Ix continues to keep her diabetes a secret from everyone. After she falls into a diabetic coma, Jim leaves the warehouse to find insulin for her.
Jim evades zombies and recovers insulin in emergency supplies airdropped by the military. When he returns to the warehouse, Jim saves Scott from a zombie attack. During the night, zombies break in the warehouse, and the survivors retreat upstairs into the offices. While clearing the warehouse, Jim discovers a squad of Marines, and they tranquilize him. He wakes up in an observation room, shackled to a chair. Through a glass window, a scientist explains to Jim that the chemical plant released a neurotoxin into the air that caused people to go homicidal, but tests reveal that Jim, Scott, Julie, and Ix are clean. The scientist apologizes to Jim and tells him that they're all free to go. After the group reunites, Jim and Ix embrace.
Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News wrote that the film is highly reminiscent of 28 Days Later, but there are enough good scenes and performances by the actors to make up for it.[3] David Maine of Pop Matters rated it 5/10 stars and said that the technical aspects were impressive, but the acting was at times weak.[4] In a mixed review, Electric Sheep Magazine stated that the film is too straightforward to stand out in such a saturated subgenre.[5]
state, emergency, 2011, film, state, emergency, 2011, american, horror, film, written, directed, turner, clay, stars, hayden, tori, white, scott, lilly, kathryn, todd, norman, survivors, neurotoxin, quarantine, have, survive, assault, infected, state, emergenc. State of Emergency is a 2011 American horror film written and directed by Turner Clay It stars Jay Hayden Tori White Scott Lilly and Kathryn Todd Norman as survivors of a neurotoxin quarantine who have to survive an assault by the infected State of EmergencyFilm posterDirected byTurner ClayWritten byTurner ClayProduced byJohn Will Clay Turner ClayStarringJay Hayden Tori White Scott Lilly Kathryn Todd Norman McKenna JonesCinematographyTony OberstarEdited byTurner ClayMusic byTurner ClayProductioncompany citation needed Distributed byImage EntertainmentRelease dateOctober 5 2011 2011 10 05 Raindance Film Festival 1 Running time89 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget citation needed Box office citation needed Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editAfter a chemical plant explodes the military quarantines the surrounding area Jim helplessly watches his girlfriend Emilie die of a wound sustained while trying to find safety and he retreats to a farmhouse Sporadic media reports indicate that the chemical plant may have stored biological weapons that are responsible for mutating people into rabid cannibals He seeks help from the ubiquitous military helicopters that patrol the area but it is to no avail However his efforts are noticed by survivors holed up nearby in a warehouse and he joins them Scott Scott s wife Julie and Ix a quiet and unfriendly survivor that they had rescued Ix initially snaps at Jim for inadvertently taking her candy and rejects his offers of friendship but she slowly warms to him Ix reveals that her failure to find a job or any friends in a new city led her to return home to live with her parents There she and her parents clashed over her lifestyle and she stopped talking to them Before she could apologize for her behavior her parents died during the quarantine Jim and Ix bond over their loneliness and feelings of loss though Ix continues to keep her diabetes a secret from everyone After she falls into a diabetic coma Jim leaves the warehouse to find insulin for her Jim evades zombies and recovers insulin in emergency supplies airdropped by the military When he returns to the warehouse Jim saves Scott from a zombie attack During the night zombies break in the warehouse and the survivors retreat upstairs into the offices While clearing the warehouse Jim discovers a squad of Marines and they tranquilize him He wakes up in an observation room shackled to a chair Through a glass window a scientist explains to Jim that the chemical plant released a neurotoxin into the air that caused people to go homicidal but tests reveal that Jim Scott Julie and Ix are clean The scientist apologizes to Jim and tells him that they re all free to go After the group reunites Jim and Ix embrace Cast editJay Hayden as Jim Tori White as Ix Scott Lilly as Scott Kathryn Todd Norman as Julie McKenna Jones as EmilieRelease editState of Emergency premiere on October 5 2011 at Raindance Film Festival 1 Image Entertainment released it on home video on April 16 2013 2 Reception editMark L Miller of Ain t It Cool News wrote that the film is highly reminiscent of 28 Days Later but there are enough good scenes and performances by the actors to make up for it 3 David Maine of Pop Matters rated it 5 10 stars and said that the technical aspects were impressive but the acting was at times weak 4 In a mixed review Electric Sheep Magazine stated that the film is too straightforward to stand out in such a saturated subgenre 5 See also editList of films featuring diabetesReferences edit a b State of Emergency Raindance Film Festival Retrieved 2013 12 05 Miska Brad 2013 03 12 Image Has A State of Emergency This April Bloody Disgusting Retrieved 2013 12 05 Miller Mark L 2013 04 19 STATE OF EMERGENCY 2011 Aint It Cool News Retrieved 2013 12 05 Maine David 2013 04 16 State of Emergency Pop Matters Retrieved 2013 12 05 Raindance 2011 Hits and Misses Electric Sheep Magazine 2011 10 27 Retrieved 2013 12 05 External links editState of Emergency at IMDb nbsp An interview with Turner Clay Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title State of Emergency 2011 film amp oldid 1108011230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
