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Wasting Away

January 01, 1970

Wasting Away (also known as Aaah! Zombies!!) is a 2007 zombie comedy film directed by Matthew Kohnen and starring Matthew Davis, Julianna Robinson, and Michael Grant Terry.[1] The events of the plot take place from the zombies' point of view. The film uses color footage to show the action from the zombies' point of view in which they see themselves as normal humans and occasionally switches to black-and-white footage to show the zombies from the point of view of normal humans.

Wasting Away
Directed byMatthew Kohnen
Written by
  • Matthew Kohnen
  • Sean Kohnen
Produced bySean Kohnen
Starring
CinematographyAllan Fiterman
Edited by
  • Michael Schwartz
  • Emily Chiu
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Distributed byLevel 33 Entertainment
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

In a recording, a military experiment tests Serum XT1258 on a soldier, only to have him turn into a zombie and attack the surgeons. The remainder of the serum is transported away for disposal. However, the soldiers become lost and while they fight over the map, they accidentally run over somebody that had been following them. One of the serum barrels falls out, rolls away, and leaks behind a bowling arcade, contaminating ice cream. Tim, an employee, eats it with his friends: Mike, his crush Cindy, and Vanessa, Mike's ex-girlfriend. All pass out and reanimate into zombies; however they still see themselves as humans. Cindy gets a stomachache, and Vanessa and Tim are unable to call an ambulance because the phone operator speaks and hangs up too fast – everything in the normal world is sped up to zombies – but they simply dismiss it as faulty connections.

When they go outside to look for help, they bump into Nick, a military private who joins them to look for a working phone. When they stumble into a bar and are attacked by its patrons, they exhibit abnormal symptoms, such as increased strength and endurance. Nick then tells them about the serum, and he reveals he was also exposed to it. Nick suspects it has infected most of the population and the five of them are immune because all of them were infected while consuming dairy products, which might have neutralized the serum's toxins. Convinced the military will hunt them down to cover up the incident, Nick proposes they stay together to ensure their safety.

Nick unsuccessfully spies on Colonel South and Dr. Richter, the people responsible for the experiment, and later goes off to steal information about the serum. Cindy and Tim check on Cindy's family while Vanessa and Mike hurry for Vanessa's job interview. Tim accidentally kills Cindy's parents when they throw dynamite at him while he asks for their permission to see her, only for him to throw it back before it explodes. Vanessa presumably kills her would-be employer when she unintentionally scares him into his bedroom and catches him hiding under the bed. Meanwhile, Nick is captured and has his brain waves sped up to understand humans again. Colonel South then reveals the military is planning to eradicate the infected people. After he shows Nick his zombie self, Nick becomes enraged and escapes.

Tim, Cindy, Mike, and Vanessa reunite at the bowling arcade, only to be challenged to a bowling match by Tim's rival Danny and his team, who are all drunk; only drunken people see zombies as humans. Mike and Tim compete against them while Cindy and Vanessa keep them drunk to disorient them. All is well until they run out of beer and Danny's team sees they are truly zombies. A fight breaks out, and Mike is decapitated in the chaos, but his head remains alive. They kill Danny and his teammates when Nick shows up and assists them.

He then reveals the truth to them, and Mike comes up with a plan to defeat the military by infecting most of the soldiers at the headquarters. They gain extra allies by resurrecting the dead bowling teammates with the contaminated ice cream and pose as corpses in a disposal truck on its way to the headquarters. They are almost caught by Colonel South's containment unit, but Mike sacrifices himself to kill them by activating a grenade with his mouth. Once the zombies reach the headquarters, Nick offers himself to Colonel South as a diversion while the others infect the rest of the soldiers present. Furious, Colonel South has Nick taken in alive.

Tim, Cindy, Vanessa and the other zombies populate "Zombie Town", which is erected in memory of Mike and Nick. Colonel South and Dr. Richter plan to torture Nick for treason as a soldier, which he responds to by saying, "I'm not a soldier. I'm a zombie."

Cast edit

Release edit

Wasting Away premiered on October 16, 2007, at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival.[2] It was released on DVD on October 19, 2010.[3]

Reception edit

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that although zombie comedies have grown old, the film is "amusing and ingratiating".[4] Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote, "Matthew Kohnen's inventive, well-acted romp has cult potential written all over it."[5] J.C. De Leon of Brutal as Hell wrote that the film has "moments of amusing comedy", though it focuses too much on silly humor over horror.[6] Jodie Bass of Beyond Hollywood wrote, "This one really is destined to become a cult classic and rightly so."[7] Michael Rubino of DVD Verdict wrote that the film has a great gimmick but fails to live up to its promise, in part due to its budget.[8] Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2, academic Peter Dendle said, "Though decidedly risk-averse, Aaah! Zombies!! pursues a conceptually innovative angle with satisfying detail and persistence."[9]

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. ^ McWeeny, Drew (2007-10-11). "It's ScreamFest Time In LA! THE SIGNAL, DIARY OF THE DEAD, INSIDE And More!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. ^ Low, K. W. (2010-10-19). "DVD Releases – October 19th: It's a Rocky, Psycho Night of the Predators in Mirrors". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2008-06-19). "Review: 'Wasting Away'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  5. ^ Hunter, Allan (2009-01-05). "Wasting Away". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. ^ De Leon, J. C. (2011-04-23). "Play At Your Own Risk: A Netflix Advisory | J.C. Stumbles Upon 'Wasting Away' AKA 'Aaah Zombies!'". Brutal as Hell. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  7. ^ Bass, Jodie (2008-10-13). "Wasting Away (2007) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  8. ^ Rubino, Michael (2010-10-27). . DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  9. ^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010. McFarland & Company. pp. 17–20. ISBN 978-0-7864-6163-9.

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Wasting Away also known as Aaah Zombies is a 2007 zombie comedy film directed by Matthew Kohnen and starring Matthew Davis Julianna Robinson and Michael Grant Terry 1 The events of the plot take place from the zombies point of view The film uses color footage to show the action from the zombies point of view in which they see themselves as normal humans and occasionally switches to black and white footage to show the zombies from the point of view of normal humans Wasting AwayDirected byMatthew KohnenWritten byMatthew Kohnen Sean KohnenProduced bySean KohnenStarringMatthew Davis Julianna Robinson Michael Grant TerryCinematographyAllan FitermanEdited byMichael Schwartz Emily ChiuMusic byThe Newton BrothersDistributed byLevel 33 EntertainmentRelease dateOctober 16 2007 2007 10 16 Screamfest Running time90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editIn a recording a military experiment tests Serum XT1258 on a soldier only to have him turn into a zombie and attack the surgeons The remainder of the serum is transported away for disposal However the soldiers become lost and while they fight over the map they accidentally run over somebody that had been following them One of the serum barrels falls out rolls away and leaks behind a bowling arcade contaminating ice cream Tim an employee eats it with his friends Mike his crush Cindy and Vanessa Mike s ex girlfriend All pass out and reanimate into zombies however they still see themselves as humans Cindy gets a stomachache and Vanessa and Tim are unable to call an ambulance because the phone operator speaks and hangs up too fast everything in the normal world is sped up to zombies but they simply dismiss it as faulty connections When they go outside to look for help they bump into Nick a military private who joins them to look for a working phone When they stumble into a bar and are attacked by its patrons they exhibit abnormal symptoms such as increased strength and endurance Nick then tells them about the serum and he reveals he was also exposed to it Nick suspects it has infected most of the population and the five of them are immune because all of them were infected while consuming dairy products which might have neutralized the serum s toxins Convinced the military will hunt them down to cover up the incident Nick proposes they stay together to ensure their safety Nick unsuccessfully spies on Colonel South and Dr Richter the people responsible for the experiment and later goes off to steal information about the serum Cindy and Tim check on Cindy s family while Vanessa and Mike hurry for Vanessa s job interview Tim accidentally kills Cindy s parents when they throw dynamite at him while he asks for their permission to see her only for him to throw it back before it explodes Vanessa presumably kills her would be employer when she unintentionally scares him into his bedroom and catches him hiding under the bed Meanwhile Nick is captured and has his brain waves sped up to understand humans again Colonel South then reveals the military is planning to eradicate the infected people After he shows Nick his zombie self Nick becomes enraged and escapes Tim Cindy Mike and Vanessa reunite at the bowling arcade only to be challenged to a bowling match by Tim s rival Danny and his team who are all drunk only drunken people see zombies as humans Mike and Tim compete against them while Cindy and Vanessa keep them drunk to disorient them All is well until they run out of beer and Danny s team sees they are truly zombies A fight breaks out and Mike is decapitated in the chaos but his head remains alive They kill Danny and his teammates when Nick shows up and assists them He then reveals the truth to them and Mike comes up with a plan to defeat the military by infecting most of the soldiers at the headquarters They gain extra allies by resurrecting the dead bowling teammates with the contaminated ice cream and pose as corpses in a disposal truck on its way to the headquarters They are almost caught by Colonel South s containment unit but Mike sacrifices himself to kill them by activating a grenade with his mouth Once the zombies reach the headquarters Nick offers himself to Colonel South as a diversion while the others infect the rest of the soldiers present Furious Colonel South has Nick taken in alive Tim Cindy Vanessa and the other zombies populate Zombie Town which is erected in memory of Mike and Nick Colonel South and Dr Richter plan to torture Nick for treason as a soldier which he responds to by saying I m not a soldier I m a zombie Cast editMatthew Davis as Mike Julianna Robinson as Vanessa Michael Grant Terry as Tim Betsy Beutler as Cindy Colby French as Nick Steele Richard Riehle as Colonel South Jack Orend as Dr Richter Joel McCrary as Mark Kanan Tracey Walter as Mr Whicks Oren Skoog as Danny Will Stiles as Chad Michael Cornacchia as Ronald Rupert Eschelon III Larry Weissman as The DrunkRelease editWasting Away premiered on October 16 2007 at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2 It was released on DVD on October 19 2010 3 Reception editDennis Harvey of Variety wrote that although zombie comedies have grown old the film is amusing and ingratiating 4 Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote Matthew Kohnen s inventive well acted romp has cult potential written all over it 5 J C De Leon of Brutal as Hell wrote that the film has moments of amusing comedy though it focuses too much on silly humor over horror 6 Jodie Bass of Beyond Hollywood wrote This one really is destined to become a cult classic and rightly so 7 Michael Rubino of DVD Verdict wrote that the film has a great gimmick but fails to live up to its promise in part due to its budget 8 Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia Volume 2 academic Peter Dendle said Though decidedly risk averse Aaah Zombies pursues a conceptually innovative angle with satisfying detail and persistence 9 References edit Distributor s site with background information Archived from the original on 2012 03 08 Retrieved 2012 06 03 McWeeny Drew 2007 10 11 It s ScreamFest Time In LA THE SIGNAL DIARY OF THE DEAD INSIDE And More Ain t It Cool News Retrieved 2015 02 25 Low K W 2010 10 19 DVD Releases October 19th It s a Rocky Psycho Night of the Predators in Mirrors Dread Central Retrieved 2015 02 25 Harvey Dennis 2008 06 19 Review Wasting Away Variety Retrieved 2015 02 25 Hunter Allan 2009 01 05 Wasting Away Screen Daily Retrieved 2015 02 25 De Leon J C 2011 04 23 Play At Your Own Risk A Netflix Advisory J C Stumbles Upon Wasting Away AKA Aaah Zombies Brutal as Hell Retrieved 2015 02 25 Bass Jodie 2008 10 13 Wasting Away 2007 Movie Review Beyond Hollywood Retrieved 2015 02 25 Rubino Michael 2010 10 27 Aaah Zombies DVD Verdict Archived from the original on 2010 10 28 Retrieved 2015 02 25 Dendle Peter 2012 The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia Volume 2 2000 2010 McFarland amp Company pp 17 20 ISBN 978 0 7864 6163 9 External links 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