Zombie Brigade is an Australian zombie film. It was written, directed and produced by Carmelo Musca and Barrie Pattison. It screened at Cannes Film Festival in May 1988 but did not get a cinema release.[2] It got a video release in Australia in August 1990.[3]
In a small country town, Mayor Ransom buys up land to develop a theme park. Council officials blast a Vietnam War memorial, unleashing monsters.
Productionedit
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 film.[4] It was shot in Toodyay, Western Australia.[1]
According to the filmmakers, "the film made back money four or five times over for the investors".[4]
Peter West of Horror Talk gave it 2 1/2 stars and called it an "amusing movie at times."[5] HorrorNews.net's Nigel Honeybone says "It’s definitely a zombie movie, but there’s a twist: these are good zombies with moral values, ethics, mercy and valor." and notes that "The two protagonists, for example, is an Aboriginal male and a Japanese female, which immediately challenges the viewer’s expectations."[6]
Referencesedit
^ abEd. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p164
^Shelley, Peter (2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010. McFarland. pp. 110–114. ISBN978-0786461677.
^Visontay, Michael (2 August 1990), "At last an Aussie zombie movie with a conscience", The Sydney Morning Herald
^ abScott Holdsworth, "Zombie Brigade" at Murdoch University accessed 3 August 2013
^West, Peter (1 February 2009), , Horror Talk, archived from the original on 15 January 2016
zombie, brigade, australian, zombie, film, written, directed, produced, carmelo, musca, barrie, pattison, screened, cannes, film, festival, 1988, cinema, release, video, release, australia, august, 1990, directed, bycarmelo, muscabarrie, pattisonwritten, bycar. Zombie Brigade is an Australian zombie film It was written directed and produced by Carmelo Musca and Barrie Pattison It screened at Cannes Film Festival in May 1988 but did not get a cinema release 2 It got a video release in Australia in August 1990 3 Zombie BrigadeDirected byCarmelo MuscaBarrie PattisonWritten byCarmelo MuscaBarrie PattisonProduced byCarmelo MuscaBarrie PattisonStarringJohn MooreKhym LamCinematographyAlex McPheeEdited byTang Thien TaiMusic byJohn CharlesTodd HunterRelease date1988 1988 Running time91 minCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudget 855 000 1 Contents 1 Premise 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPremise editIn a small country town Mayor Ransom buys up land to develop a theme park Council officials blast a Vietnam War memorial unleashing monsters Production editThe 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 film 4 It was shot in Toodyay Western Australia 1 Cast editJohn Moore as Harry Dare Khym Lam as Kevin Geoff Gibbs as Mayor Ransom Ron Lee as Kinoshita as Adam A Wong Leslie Wright as Constable Bill Jackson Robert Faggetter as WildReception editAccording to the filmmakers the film made back money four or five times over for the investors 4 Peter West of Horror Talk gave it 2 1 2 stars and called it an amusing movie at times 5 HorrorNews net s Nigel Honeybone says It s definitely a zombie movie but there s a twist these are good zombies with moral values ethics mercy and valor and notes that The two protagonists for example is an Aboriginal male and a Japanese female which immediately challenges the viewer s expectations 6 References edit a b Ed Scott Murray Australia on the Small Screen 1970 1995 Oxford Uni Press 1996 p164 Shelley Peter 2012 Australian Horror Films 1973 2010 McFarland pp 110 114 ISBN 978 0786461677 Visontay Michael 2 August 1990 At last an Aussie zombie movie with a conscience The Sydney Morning Herald a b Scott Holdsworth Zombie Brigade at Murdoch University accessed 3 August 2013 West Peter 1 February 2009 Zombie Brigade DVD Review Horror Talk archived from the original on 15 January 2016 Honeybone Nigel 9 May 2014 Film review Zombie Brigade 1986 HorrorNews netExternal links editBlog Review at The Worst of Perth Zombie Brigade at IMDb nbsp Zombie Brigade at Britannica Blog Zombie Brigade at Oz Movies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zombie Brigade amp oldid 1222700098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
