Night of the Living Dorks (2004)
"Die Nacht der lebenden Loser" (original title)

Three not-so-cool school friends decide to try a old voodoo ritual. Later, they die in a car accident, but live on as zombies. But being a zombie has advantages, too...

Director:

Mathias Dinter

Writer:

Mathias Dinter

Stars:

Tino Mewes, Manuel Cortez, Thomas Schmieder

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tino Mewes	...	Philip
Manuel Cortez	...	Wurst
Thomas Schmieder	...	Konrad
Collien Fernandes	...	Rebecca
Hendrik Borgmann	...	Wolf
Nadine Germann	...	Uschi
Sissi Perlinger	...	Frau Fleischhacker
Henry Gründler	...	Herr Fleischhacker
Patricia Thielemann	...	Frau Niedermacher
Oliver Grober	...	Gunther
Tom Lass	...	Frederik
Tim Wilde	...	Sportlehrer Stalin
Daniel Krauss	...	Zivi 1
Sebastian Kroehnert	...	Zivi 2
Walter Gontermann	...	Direktor

Storyline

The school friends Philip, Wurst and Konrad are high-school losers: Philip desires the sexy Uschi, an easy girl for successful boys; the complex Konrad lists all the humiliations he has been submitted in school; and Wurst only cares to dope himself and smoke pot. Philip's next door gothic neighbor Rebecca has a non-corresponded crush on Philip. When Rebecca performs an ancient voodoo ritual in the cemetery with her friends, Philip and his friends arrive, mocking the ceremony and are accidentally blasted with zombie ashes from Haiti. Then, while driving his van, Wurst smokes marijuana but he has a car accident and the trio dies. However, they awake in the morgue and sooner they realize that they have become zombies. While seeking an antidote in the Necronomicon, Konrad, Wurst and Philip find the advantages of being zombies, becoming successful due to their recently acquired strength.

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Plot Keywords:

ritual | zombie | voodoo | cemetery | morgue | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

4 November 2004 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Night of the Living Dorks

Filming Locations:

Eisbach Filmstudios, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Hofmann & Voges Entertainment GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last twenty minutes were cut from the movie and re-shot half a year after the original shoot. Several new endings were discussed closely with Producer Bernd Eichinger, including an ending in which Konrad, now a bad-ass zombie, joins a biker gang. The original ending can be found both on the german and the English DVD.

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Goofs

When the three wake up in the morgue as zombies they are wearing hospital gowns. They were all DOA from the car accident. Dead bodies would not be dressed in hospital gowns to go to the morgue.

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Connections

References Porky's (1982)

User Reviews

Totally worth watching!!!!

Even though its in German it is dubbed English and is amazing!!

its SO funny XD The actors were fantastic and the special effects were hilarious and with the make up it really ,makes this awesome film even better :D!!! A very good teen flick ( and much better than the average American XD) its a certificate 15 and contains strong language, comic horror, and loads of sex drugs and rock and roll!!!!! If your a fan of zombie movies like Shaun of the dead then this is totally the film for you!! i really enjoyed it!! Its not really that scary but it is really really really funny and enjoyable. I would totally advise you to watch this film and see for yourself how funny and amazing this film is XD.