Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! (2008)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Thunder Levin

Writers:

Thunder Levin (writer)
George Saunders (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

In the wake of a solar flare of unusual properties, a mismatched group of inner-city survivors must put aside their animosity to escape a Los Angeles now free of gang-bangers, but infested instead with blood-sucking zombies. |

Plot Keywords:

Flesh Eating Zombie | Vampire | Hood | Mutant

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	David
Tyshawn Bryant	...	G-Dog
Rachel Montez Collins	...	Latiffa
Johanna Watts	...	Lisa
Robert Wu	...	Dragon
KeiKabou Holland	...	Larson
Maxie J. Santillan Jr.	...	Old Man / Jorge Gonzales
Jeremiah Birkett	...	Jack
Paul Suarez	...	Castor
Vital	...	Darnell
Ian Tran	...	Howard (as Phong Tran)
James Hsu	...	Li
Max Phyo	...	Cutter
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Dr. Reginald Monte
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bear	...	Zom-Bear
Paul Michael Bolan	...	Big Horny Zombie
Jennifer Day	...	Heather
Rico Devereaux	...	Zombie
Michele Fahey	...	Zombie
Garrett Fox	...	Zombie
Neil W. Garguilo	...	Mutant Zombie
Leslie Gomez	...	Jane
Dalpre Grayer	...	Wexler's Gang
Ally Jones	...	Southern Belle Zombie
Silvy Kas	...	Victim #2
Marques Maben	...	'Head' Zombie
Maxx Maulion	...	Zombie
Haven Miller	...	Uber Zombie
Wrenna Monet
Alheli Montano	...	Zombie
Keralea Pollock	...	Wexler's Moll
Salazar	...	Attacking Zombie
Bret Shefter	...	Wexler
Chris Spicer	...	Zombie
Kristin Wall	...	Zombie KW

Runtime:

USA:90 min (original version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Restless Dead

These Mutant Vampire Zombies have bite!

I was one of the fortunate few who got an invitation to an advance screening of "Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood." Like so many of you out there I have been waiting for this one for about a year, and with much trepidation. I think we were all hoping for the best, but fearing the worst. Well, I'm happy to report that these Mutant Vampire Zombies deliver. KeiKabou Holland and Maxie J. Santillan Jr. practically steal the movie, while Johanna Watts and Tyshawn Bryant ground the film with strong, believable performances. In fact, all the gang members are terrific--my only caveat is that their screen time is too brief. The script by Thunder Levin and George Saunders is fun--think more along the lines of an R-rated "The Mummy" than "Shaun of the Dead"--and Thunder's direction keeps the story going at a hurried pace. There's never a dull moment. The zombies look great, the action is crisp and the laughs work in all the right places. After all the waiting, I was happy to see that "Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood" lives up to the pure hokum fun its name implies.