Zombie Nation (2004)

Director:

Ulli Lommel

Writer:

Ulli Lommel (writer)

Release Date:

5 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Terror In Numbers

Plot:

A psycho cop with a weakness for killing his female arrests gets what's coming to him when a pack of zombie women rise from their graves in order to get proper revenge. |

Plot Keywords:

Zombie | Nudity | Cannibalism | Body Dump | Handcuffs

Cast

Günther Ziegler	...	Joe Singer
Brandon Dean	...	Vitalio
Axel Montgomery	...	Det. MacQueen
Phil Lander	...	Scott
Martina Bottesch	...	Romy
Szilvi Naray-Davey	...	Holly
Karen Maxwell	...	Virginia
Naidra Dawn Thomson	...	Desiree
Victoria Ullmann	...	Susan
Kevin McCloskey	...	Officer Brian
Nola Roeper	...	Officer Malloy
Scott Schecter	...	Officer Damon (as Scott 'T' Schecter)
Dave Rudabough	...	Officer Tully
Brett Patrick Dearth	...	Brian McDowns
Annabella Milan	...	Mother

MPAA:

Rated R for strong gory violence, language and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2006)

Company:

Working Poor Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Several of the zombies are shown clawing their way out of the ground, yet when they have finished, there is no dirt in their hair or on their clothes.

Movie Connections:

Features The Boogeyman (1980)

Makes House of the Dead look like Dawn of the Dead

Every year I watch hundreds of films, including many low budget amateurish straight-to-DVD abominations that nobody in their right mind would ever want to see. I have seen thousands of films in my time, many excellent, many forgettable. Zombie Nation I will remember forever as one of the most hopelessly laughable 'horror' films I have ever seen – in fact I still haven't recovered from the experience of watching it.

The day after, it seems like some kind of weird dream. Did I really see what I thought I saw? Why do the police work out of a warehouse? Did the voodoo priestesses really recommend that the 'zombies' eat cheeseburgers? Is it safe? Is it safe? Is it safe?

I wouldn't recommend Zombie Nation if you want to see a 'good' film, and neither would I recommend it as 'so bad its good'. However, if you are entertained by the prospect of watching probably the most indefensibly abysmal film ever – this is for you. Now, whenever anyone asks me what the worst film I have ever seen is, I will say Zombie Nation.

Seriously – I think it's a greater crime to make a boring film than a bad one, and Ulli Lommel deserves credit for producing a film that actually stuns you with its ineptitude. He really is the Ed Wood Jr. of the digital age, and I for one can't wait to see if he makes another film as consistently ridiculous as this one.