Hard Rock Zombies (1985)

Director:

Krishna Shah

Writers:

Krishna Shah
David Allen Ball

Release Date:

September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Music

Tagline:

Their farewell concert is to die for!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Band | Rock Band | Hitler | Desolation | Concert

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
Nadia	...	Eva
Susan Prevatte	...	Wolf Lady
Emmanuel Shipov	...	Grandfather
Stacy Stockman	...	Lu-Ann
David O'Hara	...	Ed
Jonathan King	...	Red
Donald Moran	...	Ted
David Schroeder	...	Cassie's Father
John Drake	...	Old Man / Ancient Man
Maria Porter	...	Maria
John Fleck	...	Arnold
Jack Albee	...	Old Villager
Dana Morgan	...	Sarah
Drew Wilson	...	Minister
Jon Wilder	...	Young Man
Walter Smith	...	Intellectual
Jo Griffin	...	Old Woman
Barbara King	...	Mother
January King	...	Little Girl
Mark Hawkins	...	Dennis
Ryan Andrews	...	Bill
Sally Craig	...	Groupie
Annabelle Larsen	...	Groupie
Susette Andres	...	Groupie
Susan Y. Wilson	...	Groupie
Hisako Mura	...	Groupie
Tegan Patino	...	Groupie
Rhonda Jones	...	Groupie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Donna Boise	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Krishna Shah

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Allen Ball		(as David Ball)
Krishna Shah

Produced by
Steve Golin	....	associate producer
Shashi Patel	....	executive producer
Krishna Shah	....	producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Paul Sabu

Cinematography by
Tom Richmond

Film Editing by
Amit Bose

Casting by
Allison Jones
Crystal Shaw

Art Direction by
Cynthia Sowder		(as Cynthia A. Sowder)

Costume Design by
Patti Callicott

Makeup Department
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist
Everett Burrell	....	special makeup effects artist
Ragna Fossberg	....	makeup artist
Elizabet Gudmundsodottir	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Carl Buechler	....	second unit director
George Eskander	....	assistant director intern
Nedra Rosemond-Watt	....	second assistant director
Reuben L. Watt	....	first assistant director (as Reuben Watt)

Art Department
Anne Kuljian	....	set dresser
Parker Poole	....	assistant art director
Ian Scheibel	....	propmaster
Hilary Wright	....	assistant set dresser

Sound Department
Peter Austin	....	sound editor
Gary Davis	....	sound effects designer
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer
Laurie Seligman	....	boom operator
Tom Starks	....	sound effects assistant
Joel Weinman	....	sound effects assistant

Special Effects by
John Carl Buechler	....	special effects director: second unit
John Carl Buechler	....	special effects makeup
Hank Schmel	....	special pyrotechnic effects
Jeffrey Lynn Ward	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
John Stewart	....	stunt coordinator
Bob Bragg	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Austin	....	gaffer: second unit
Albert Chacon	....	still photographer
Billy Desmond	....	grip
Beth Jana Friedberg	....	grip
Gummi Kristjansson	....	electrician
Toyomichi Kurita	....	director of photography: second unit
Shaun Madigan	....	gaffer
Philip S. Miller	....	second assistant camera (as Philip Miller)
Irene Schonwit	....	first assistant camera
Claes Thulin	....	camera assistant: second unit
David W. Warfield	....	key grip
Mohammed Yaqoob	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hildur Back	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
John Duvall	....	assistant editor
Barry Rubinow	....	associate editor

Other crew
Joe Augustyn	....	production coordinator (as Joseph W. Augustyn)
Ingo Back	....	production assistant
Lynne Condellone	....	production assistant
James W. Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Shah
Robert Defulgentiis	....	location manager
Brad Glass	....	production assistant
Barry Goldsmith	....	craft service
Ed Hartwell	....	craft service
John Matkowsky	....	production assistant
Praful Satish	....	titles
Marije Slijkerman	....	script supervisor
Wanda Soileau	....	choreographer
Jeff Ward	....	production assistant

Distributors

• Cannon Film Distributors (USA) (theatrical)
• Blue Laser Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Vestron Video
• Vintage Home Entertainment (2005) (worldwide) (DVD)

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 neat.
Cassie:No, I'm not.
Jessie:Yeah, ya are.
Cassie:...shakes head...
Jessie:Yeah, ya are.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nekromantik (1987)

Soundtrack:

Na Na Na

This movie is a travesty to both 80's hard rock and zombie movies.

I was given this film on DVD as a present by a friend. Giving this movie a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 is not fair. Negative numbers should be possible.

Granted, its so terrible that its slightly funny (like when and old woman turns out to be Hitler in disguise), for the most part this movie was simply terrible.

You have to suffer through an entire sequence of these Bon Jovi looking idiots dancing around to music that is more like really bad disco/elevator music. I like 80's cheese metal. There was none in this movie.

It is the single least convincing zombie movie ever made. The production values and special effects of this movie amounted to effects that you can make yourself (even if you are mentally retarded and can only use your feet). The zombies simply look like people with flour dashed on them and lots of mascara.

Most real bad movies at least have something that passes for a plot. Not this one. It was just several scenes put together with more "zombies" (people with flour sprinkled on them) at the end than that at the beginning.

I dunno. Maybe I should have been high when I watched this. I just felt like an hour of my life was wasted on something that was so terrible you could not even laugh at it. It was like watching a car accident, but a car accident at least has really good special effects.

The CIA ought to use this movie to interrogate terrorists.