Hard Rock Zombies (1985)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Krishna Shah

Writers:

David Allen Ball (writer)
Krishna Shah (writer)

Release Date:

September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Music

Tagline:

You can't keep a good band down!

Plot:

A hard rock band travels to the tiny and remote town of Grand Guignol to perform. Peopled by hicks, rubes...

Plot Keywords:

Band | Hitler | Rock Band | Desolation | Disembodied Hand

Cast

E.J. Curse	...	Jessie (as E.J. Curcio)
Geno Andrews
Sam Mann	...	Bobby
Mick Manz
Lisa Toothman	...	Elsa
Jennifer Coe	...	Cassie
Ted Wells	...	Ron
Jack Bliesener	...	Hitler
Richard Vidan	...	Sheriff
Phil Fondacaro	...	Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
Crystal Shaw	...	Mrs. Buff
Vincent De Stefano	...	Olaf
Gary Friedkin	...	Buckey
Christopher Perkins	...	Christian
Michael David Simms	...	Don Matson

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned)

Trivia:

Originally, this was only meant to be about 20 minutes long and solely used as the feature movie in American Drive-In (1985). At some point during production, the decision was made to invest a little bit more money and come out with two full length feature films instead of just one.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: After the Band get electrocuted while performing, the blonde woman says "we must get it fixed before someone gets hurt" a mic is visible on top of the screen.

Quotes:

Jessie: You're weird ya know?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in WildCat (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Morte Ascendere

Horrifically terrible

Anyone going into this movie looking for a blood curdling shocker is barking up the wrong tree here. The title of the movie should tell you that. On the other hand, if you want to feel the tears run down your cheeks from incredulous laughter and your throat get sore with the groaning at the awful sight that's facing you, then maybe you will be able to suffer it.

Rock star wannabes who maybe should have found out what music is first, a dwarf Nazi zombie, a re-incarnated Adolf Hitler, a few dim bimbos, terrible audio and visual and you have everything you could possibly want!

Great lines, including a girl picking up her boyfriend's head and asking if he's OK are priceless. I take my hat off to the scriptwriter for having the front to write this stuff down.

Anyway people, it's one you have to take as you find and enjoy for the rubbish that it is. It is bad horror at it's finest.