Graveyard Alive (2003)

A shy nurse is bitten by a zombie and becomes a flesh eating sex kitten.

Director:

Elza Kephart

Writers:

Patricia Gomez, Elza Kephart

Stars:

Anne Day-Jones, Karl Gerhardt, Samantha Slan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne Day-Jones	...	Patsy Powers
Karl Gerhardt	...	Dr. Dox
Samantha Slan	...	Goodie Tueschuze
Roland Laroche	...	E. R. Kapotsky
Monik Vincent	...	Head Nurse
Mitchell Wolanski	...	Orderly
Roger Guetta	...	Hospital Administrator
Eric Kendric	...	Woodcutter (as Eric Kendrick)
Barbara Bacci	...	Nurse Posse
Cynthia Knight	...	Nurse Posse / Soap Opera Nurse
Caitlin Howden	...	Candy Striper
Brett Taylor	...	Handsome Doctor / Soap Opera Doctor
Martha Brooke	...	Rich Woman Patient
Mario Carrasco	...	Sickly Old Man
Patricia Gomez	...	Club Hostess

Storyline

A woodsman is up to no good foraging through the grounds of his backyard forest. He shows up at the local hospital with an axe casually stuck in his head, and his face not looking too good either. He is placed under the care of handsome Dr. Dox and homely Nurse Patsy. The woodsman expresses his attraction to Patsy by biting her on the arm, inciting a slowly-spreading zombie contagion in the hospital. In true horror film fashion, Patsy's human to monster transformation comes with a symbolic side effect. Once a perennial black sheep among the cliquish nurses and invisible to the Casanova Dr. Dox, Patsy's makeover includes a severe attitude change that turns her into the hospital sexpot.

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Plot Keywords:

nurse | hospital | zombie | black comedy | doctor | 

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Taglines:

She's A Man Eater!

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Genres:

Horror | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Canada]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bastard Amber Productions, Shoreline Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film (2004)

User Reviews

Entertaining and amusing zomromcom

This is a true rarity in the genre, if only because it was written, directed, and produced by women. Horrors created exclusively by men are a dime a dozen, but women's involvement behind the scenes has been sadly lacking. This one took four years to get made, and then another four years (post-festival circuit) to finally get a DVD release this month. That's all very unfortunate, because this unique low-budget zomromcom is an overall success. It tells the story of frumpy Nurse Patsy, who isn't over her love for former beau Dr. Dox. Unfortunately, he's getting married to Nurse Goodie Teuscheuze, who taunts Patsy in the workplace like a little brat on a playground. While caring for a woodcutter with an ax in his head (!), Nurse Patsy gets bitten. She soon finds her appetite for sex increasing, her self-esteem raising, and her skin falling off. Unfortunately, a craving for human flesh comes with her new-found sex drive. This movie is a total hoot. It plays out like a 50s b-movie mixed with a "hospital soap opera." The lead actress plays it straight-faced, but all of the other actors ham it up like they're in a horror spoof of "General Hospital." It works better than it sounds. The dialogue is witty and the delivery is spot-on. The narrative feels a bit predictable at first, but it twists into unique and surprising territory. It's very funny in places, though feels a little thin in spots. Overall, it's better than most indie zombie movies. Thumbs up, though the amateur cast interviews in the special features are best left unwatched for various reasons...