Swamp Zombies!!! (2005) (V)

Director:

Len Kabasinski

Writer:

Len Kabasinski (writer)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

Raised from the dead....Engineered to Kill.....Dying to eat

Plot:

A chief physician at a large metropolitan hospital is formulating a serum to resurrect recently deceased...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Shower Scene | Martial Arts | Action Noir | Suspense

Cast

Janet Aden	...	Mrs. Stephenson
Kathleen Bussiere	...	Zombie
Scotty Colt	...	Harry
Robert Connick	...	Thug #2
Adam Cozzens	...	Police Officer
Chad Cozzens	...	Rick
Fred Cozzens	...	Police Officer
Hans Cozzens	...	Larry
Kris Cozzens	...	Larry
Jimmy Crissman	...	Zombie
Ryan Dawley	...	Zombie
Michael DeFoy	...	Zombie
Kevin DuMond	...	Agent Schiller
Zsolt Farkas	...	Stoner
Kristen Garcia	...	Zombie (as Krissy Kat)
Wayne Gardner	...	Mr. Stephenson
Brian Heffron	...	The Hermit
Shelly Hofius	...	Shelly
Todd Humes	...	Hitman #1
Joseph Jackson	...	Zombie
Adam Johnson	...	Zombie
Len Kabasinski	...	Jack (as Leon South)
Collin Keith	...	Thug #1
Drew Kestle	...	Zombie
Chris Kuneman	...	Fisherman #2
Paul Kuneman	...	Zombie
Mike Lamb	...	Officer Mike
John C. Lyons	...	Hospital Tech
Alaina Manchester	...	Harry's Girlfriend
Byron Marsh	...	Hitman #2
Lisa McQuiston	...	Bikini girl #1
Vera Michiru	...	Nurse Claudia
Tom Miller	...	Fisherman #1
Darren Orengia	...	Zombie
Monica Picirillo	...	Anna
Sarah Presogna	...	Jesse
Jason Roberts	...	Robert
Spring Sanders	...	Zombie
Jeff Schroeder	...	Zombie
Dan Severn	...	Police Captain
Mike Severn	...	Zombie
Amanda Simmons	...	Female Weed Farmer
David Smith	...	Zombie
Terrence Smith	...	Professor Wiley
Shannon Solo	...	Dr. Phillips
Jasmin St. Claire	...	Lillian
Michelle Suroviec	...	Nurse Claudia
Pamela Sutch	...	Monica
Dorota Swies-Lyons	...	Blonde Woman in Hospital
Jen Switzer	...	Lisa
Amanda Tech	...	Judy
Stevie Vaneck	...	Young Patient / zombie
Josh Williams	...	Zombie
K. Mary Zawadzki	...	Desk Nurse

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Trivia:

The date on the hospital bracelet that the hermit (Brian Heffron) reads aloud is the Co-director's (Stephen Kabasinski) birth date (July 12th).

Soundtrack:

Souled Out

So bad.... it's bad

The best thing about this movie is the title, which I'd guess is the main reason why it got distribution; it's also the only reason why I watched it, and fortunately the DVD was in our library for some reason so I didn't have to pay. In fact, it's hard to believe that a movie called 'Swamp Zombies' could be so bad.. I mean, take a swamp, add some zombies, throw in some gore and boobs and you should be at 5/10 already.

Unfortunately, there's very little in this 'Swamp Zombies' movie which rises even to the level of competence, let alone good.

Script: it's hard to believe they had one. The movie jumps around between groups of characters seemingly at random, and half of them just seem to appear in order to be killed off by some very unconvincing zombies; there are so many characters that at times they'd cut back to other characters after twenty minutes and I'd have forgotten that those other characters even existed.

Acting: there really isn't any of that either. Occasionally a cast member does something believable, but more often they deliver their poorly-written lines with a complete lack of feeling. They also fluff their lines on a number of occasions, and it's still included in the movie.

Editing: awful. Really, really awful. Cuts are made at random and often jump. Even though some of the actors do appear to be competent at martial arts, the editing in the fight scenes is so bad that it makes them look like a couple of kids messing around.

Camera: well, things are kind of visible most of the time. It's clearly shot on video and, often, badly so. However, it's probably the most competent element of the movie, though that's really not saying much.

Sound: poorly recorded, poorly mixed, often inaudible, background noise jumps across cuts with no attempt to disguise it; even lines of dialog are often cut short at cuts. The poor sound is probably what most makes this look like a home movie, I'm continually amazed that people will spend a few thousand dollars on making a movie but skimp on hiring a decent mike.

Boobs: yeah, a few. Two very fake ones on our 'legendary porn star', and a handful (so to speak) elsewhere. Definitely not enough to make watching the movie worthwhile.

Sets: a fair chunk of the movie is shot in probably the most unconvincing hospital I've ever seen. Obviously filming in a real hospital on this kind of budget is pretty much impossible, but a smart producer would have set the movie somewhere else instead.

Now, I would add that there were a handful of places in the movie that were actually funny, but I can't even remember what they were, which isn't a good sign. And I did think it does deserve some credit for the number of roles it gives to fat people.

Otherwise it stays resolutely somewhere between inept and just plain bad. OK, so this is a movie made for a few thousand dollars by inexperienced cast and crew, but it sure isn't a 'Bad Taste' or 'El Mariachi'.