Boy Eats Girl (2005)

Director:

Stephen Bradley

Writer:

Derek Landy (writer)

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (Ireland)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Plot:

A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved. |

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Hanging | Priest | Resurrection | Fire

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Samantha Mumba	...	Jessica
David Leon	...	Nathan
Tadhg Murphy	...	Diggs
Laurence Kinlan	...	Henry
Sara James	...	Cheryl
Mark Huberman	...	Samson
Sarah Burke	...	Charlotte
Paul Reid	...	Shane
Jane Valentine	...	Glenda
Conor Ryan	...	Kenneth
Deirdre O'Kane	...	Grace
Doreen Keogh	...	Mrs. Brumble
Bryan Murray	...	Mr. Frears
Denis Conway	...	Craig
Lalor Roddy	...	Fr. Cornelius

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Ireland | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Singapore:R21 (cut) (original rating) | Australia:R | USA:R | Ireland:18 (video rating) | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:15A (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Element Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Craig is running from the zombies, he pulls off two planks from a fence, but the wooden bar at the top stays on and he breaks it separately. Later, when he replaces the piece of fence, the wooden bar is attached to the two planks.

Quotes:

Henry: What's it like, being dead, Nathan?
Nathan: It's empty. Numb. There's no blood circulating.
Diggs: None? Not even... down there?

Harmless fun

From the title "Boy eats Girl" it's pretty clear that this film is one that requires you to leave your brain outside the door. Do that and you should enjoy it. If you're hoping for anything more than a bit of enjoyable fluff, look elsewhere.

The film starts off great, the audience gets to know the main characters quite well, and there are more than a few good laughs. It goes downhill slightly from the moment in the film were the infection begins to spread. This is mainly because it all seems so rushed. However the gory bits (which there is quite a lot of for a 15A film) are varied and inventive enough to keep the viewers entertained.

The main cast all do a good job, in particular David Leon and Tadhg Murphy. Samantha Mumba is good in her role, but she hasn't got as much dialogue as you'd expect from the films lead. Some of the supporting cast however (for example, Bryan Murray as Fr.Frears) are awful.

Overall it is an entertaining, funny, gory movie, and one of the best Irish productions in a long time.