Boy Eats Girl (2005)

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.

Director:

Stephen Bradley

Writer:

Derek Landy

Stars:

Samantha Mumba, David Leon, Tadhg Murphy

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | teen | undead | high school | bloodshed | 

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Taglines:

School's Out ... And So Are the Zombies.

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Genres:

Horror | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Scary Video 5

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Element Films, Irish Film Board, Lunar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Diggs: Do you have any special powers or anything?
Nathan: I'm stronger, I'm faster, and I don't feel pain.
Diggs: Can you fly?
Nathan: No, Diggs, I can't fucking fly!
Diggs: Pity.

User Reviews

Well It Made Me Laugh.

I didn't expect a whole lot from this movie, and to be honest I didn't get that much. From the onset the movie was pretty tame and I felt the set up was a bit long, I was praying for the carnage to just start already. However once it did, the movie found some very funny moments. The main characters weren't all that compelling but the two comic relief friends Diggs (Tadhg Murphy) and Henry (Laurence Kinlan) did manage to get a few good lines in. The movie had its share of plot holes (quite a few of these were pretty big.)

But on the whole I did find it funny and I was smiling by the end so it wasn't too bad, just nothing to write home about. I felt it tried a little too hard to fit with what are usually American high school stereotypes and could have been a little more homegrown. The over the top gore (which was my whole reason for viewing) was good but the movie ended very quickly and after such a long set up I was a little disappointed. All in all a vaguely entertaining watch with a few (but not enough)laughs.