Zombieland (2009)

Director:

Ruben Fleischer

Writers (WGA):

Rhett Reese (written by) &
Paul Wernick (written by)

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

This place is so dead

Plot:

The horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies...

Plot Keywords:

Twinkie | Zombie | Blood On Camera Lens | Child In Peril | Sledgehammer

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Woody Harrelson	...	Tallahassee
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Columbus
Emma Stone	...	Wichita
Abigail Breslin	...	Little Rock
Amber Heard	...	406
Bill Murray	...	Himself
Derek Graf	...	Clown Zombie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Margaret Swindall	...	Featured Hero Zombie
Jacob G. Akins	...	Banjo Zombie (uncredited)
Hunter Aldridge	...	Best Man (uncredited)
Elle Alexander	...	Zombie Meter Maid (uncredited)
Michael August	...	Police Officer Zombie (uncredited)
Melanie Booth	...	Hippie Girl (uncredited)
Daniel Burnley	...	Frightened Pedestrian (uncredited)
Chris Burns	...	Bicycle Zombie (uncredited)
Dalton Cole	...	Bubbie & Pee Paw's grandson (uncredited)
Blaise Corrigan	...	Groom (uncredited)
Ernest Dancy	...	Businessman Zombie (uncredited)
Anthony J. Davis	...	Store Patron (uncredited)
Travis Grant	...	Riot Zombie (uncredited)
Robert Hatch	...	Yuppie Zombie (uncredited)
Barry Hopkins	...	Panicked Pedestrian (uncredited)
Amir Khan	...	Point-blank Zombie (uncredited)
Amir Kovacs	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Ming Liu	...	Achilles Business Woman (uncredited)
Shaun Lynch	...	Cardio Zombie (uncredited)
Lynn McArthur	...	Girl on cell phone (uncredited)
Jade Moser	...	Yellow Truck Girl (uncredited)
Paul A. Moser	...	Jeep Guy (uncredited)
Darian O'Rear	...	Birthday Princess (uncredited)
Justin Price	...	Sprint Zombie (uncredited)
Steve Prouty	...	Punched in Face Zombie (uncredited)
Tammy Luthi Retzlaff	...	Woman Attacked by Zombie's (uncredited)
April Rich	...	Hot Mom (uncredited)
Cody Rowlett	...	Panicked Pedestrian (uncredited)
Joan Schuermeyer	...	Cynthia Knickerbocker (uncredited)
Michelle Sebek	...	Businesswoman Zombie (uncredited)
Steven Stadler	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
Brian Stretch	...	DC Zombie (uncredited)
Sonya Thompson	...	Lunchroom Lady Zombie (uncredited)
Victory Van Tuyl	...	Bubby & Pee Paw's Granddaughter (uncredited)
Clay Walker	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
Steve Warren	...	Metro Station Zombie (uncredited)
Mike White	...	Victim in Bathroom (uncredited)
Tequilla Whitfield	...	Attacked Pedestrian (uncredited)
Nathan Wright	...	Rule #1- Cardio (uncredited)
Travis Young	...	Grocery Store Zombie (uncredited)

Directed by
Ruben Fleischer

Writing credits (WGA)
Rhett Reese		(written by) &
Paul Wernick		(written by)

Produced by
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	executive producer
Gavin Polone	....	producer
Rhett Reese	....	executive producer
Ezra Swerdlow	....	executive producer
Paul Wernick	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Sardy

Cinematography by
Michael Bonvillain		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alan Baumgarten

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Maher Ahmad

Art Direction by
Austin Gorg

Set Decoration by
Gene Serdena

Costume Design by
Magali Guidasci

Makeup Department
Andrea C. Brotherton	....	hair stylist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup designer
Lee Grimes	....	special makeup effects artist
T.A. Henderson	....	hair stylist
Bill Johnson	....	fake bodies
Jamie Kelman	....	special makeup effects artist
Rachel Kick	....	makeup artist
Carol Koch	....	designer/sculptor: Alterian
Jonah Levy	....	special makeup effects artist
Sarah Mays	....	makeup department head
Bill McCoy	....	special makeup effects artist
Steve Prouty	....	key special makeup effects artist
Susan Ransom	....	key makeup artist
Carol Raskin	....	key hair stylist
Toby Sells	....	special makeup effects artist
Dawn Turner	....	hair stylist
Leigh Ann Yandle	....	special makeup effects artist
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair department head

Production Management
Nadia Paine	....	production supervisor: Los Angeles
Regina Robb	....	production supervisor
Ezra Swerdlow	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
G.A. Aguilar	....	second unit director
Veronica Hampton	....	second second assistant director
Kim H. Winther	....	first assistant director
Heather Wusterbarth	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jory Alvarado	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Bil 'Horndogger' Barnes	....	set dresser
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	....	property master
Chad R. Davis	....	on-set dresser
Daniel B. Foster	....	gang boss
Shawn M. Gray	....	assistant property master
Fred Holloway	....	construction toolman
Chris Hunter	....	storyboard artist
Holly Jordan	....	art production assistant
Ellen L. Kerr	....	buyer
Nicole LeBlanc	....	art department coordinator
Stacie McKinnon	....	art department assistant
Adam Miller	....	props
Tripp Norton	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Timothy David O'Brien	....	assistant art director
Katrina Rice	....	props
Lee Ross	....	lead scenic: Los Angeles
Grant Samson	....	leadman
Thomas Spencer	....	leadman: Los Angeles
Andy G. Strauss	....	on-set picture vehicles
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Bob Trevino	....	propmaker
Shauna Williams	....	set dec production assistant
Roy Wooley	....	props
Marissa Zajack	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Kami Asgar	....	supervising sound editor
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
Kim Drummond	....	adr editor
Mary H. Ellis	....	sound mixer
Jeff Gross	....	foley mixer
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Scott G.G. Haller	....	dialogue editor
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Amy Kane	....	foley artist
Tateum Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Larry	....	sound effects editor
Herwig Maurer	....	sound effects editor
Sean McCormack	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eryne Prine	....	sound editor
Will Riley	....	sound editor
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Tim Tuchrello	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
André Freitas	....	special effects makeup
Jonathan Gording	....	contact lens consultant
Anthony Lamont Jacobs	....	special effects technician
Eric A. Martin	....	special effects technician
Matt Neel	....	special effects technician
Lisa Reynolds	....	special effects foreman
Toby Sells	....	special effects makeup
Bob Shelley	....	special effects coordinator
Thom Shepard	....	special effects technician
Darrin Tilton	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	digital compositor
Rex Alerta	....	previs artist
Brian Alvarez	....	visual effects artist
Zahida Bacchus	....	digital intermediate producer
Bekah Baik	....	3D lighting/compositing artist
Chris Bloomer	....	previs artist
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects producer: zoic studios
Mary Jane Bolton	....	visual effects producer: Zoic Studios
Joey Bonander	....	visual effects coordinator
Steve Bowen	....	digital intermediate colorist
Julien Brami	....	visual effects
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Mark Breakspear	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Phillip Broste	....	lead compositor: Zoic Studios
Daniel Cairnie	....	digital compositor: CIS Vancouver
Joseph Carson	....	visual effects editor
Joshua Cortopassi	....	visual effects artist
Matthew G. Donnan	....	paint and roto
Jason Dowdeswell	....	head of digital studio: CIS-Vancouver
Peter Dudley	....	roto artist
Christian Emond	....	digital effects artist
Arlend Engar	....	visual effects
Adam Estey	....	visual effects editor: CIS Vancouver
Ristra Fajarwaty	....	roto/paint artist
Julien Forest	....	digital artist
Safeer Ghaznavi	....	compositor
Nathaniel Holroyd	....	visual effects coordinator
Travis Wade Ivy	....	compositor
Stephen James	....	lead compositor: CIS Vancouver
Annabelle Kent	....	digital compositor
Pency Kinnard	....	digital compositor
Stéphan Kosinski	....	visual effects supervisor
Paul Linden	....	visual effects supervisor
Dan Lopez	....	visual effects
Andy Lyon	....	animation previsualization
Carolyn Martin	....	visual effects coordinator
Riley McDougall	....	visual effects coordinator
Kurt McKeever	....	visual effects artist
Thierry Muller	....	digital compositor: CIS Vancouver
Leon Nowlin	....	compositor
Danny Padron	....	roto artist
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios
Stephan Perreault	....	previs artist
Lee Pierce	....	visual effects artist
Mike Rhone	....	visual effects
Mathew Rotman	....	visual effects artist
Cat Rowe	....	digital colorist assist
Harrison Rutherford	....	digital compositor
Tiago Santos	....	digital compositor: CIS Vancouver
Nik Slotiuk	....	visual effects
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Kevin Stein	....	art director: vfx
Kevin Struckman	....	CG artist
Ahren Thomas	....	digital compositor
Alexei Tylevich	....	creative lead
Vincent Wauters	....	lead compositor
Vivian Wei	....	compositor
Stephen Wilson	....	digital compositor
David Langtry	....	visual effects coordinator: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Christine Petrov	....	head of 2d: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator
Elle Alexander	....	stunt actor
Bobby Beckles	....	stunts
Brent Bernhard	....	stunts
Kacie Borrowman	....	stunt double
Jill Brown	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Scott Burik	....	stunt rigger
Scott Burik	....	utility stunts
Nicole Callender	....	utility stunts
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
John Copeman	....	stunt rigger
John Copeman	....	utility stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
William Cote	....	stunts
Scott Dale	....	stunts
Chris Daniels	....	stunt rigger
Chris Daniels	....	utility stunts
Alan D'Antoni	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Mark Fichera	....	stunts
Aja Frary	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt rigger
Lex D. Geddings	....	utility stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	co-stunt coordinator
Meegan Godfrey	....	stunts
Derek Graf	....	stunts
Damita Howard	....	stunt performer
Cal Johnson	....	stunt driver
Bobby Jordan	....	stunts
Keone Kim	....	utility stunts: winches
Martin Klebba	....	stunt performer
Martin Klebba	....	stunts
Drew Leary	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt performer
Caroline Leppanen	....	stunts
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts
T. Ryan Mooney	....	stunt double
Kimberly Shannon Murphy	....	stunt double: Amber Heard
Kimberly Shannon Murphy	....	stunts
Victor Paguia	....	stunts
Lacy Parish	....	stunt double
Dave Pope	....	utility stunts
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt rigger
Steve Ritzi	....	stunts
Luci Romberg	....	stunt double
Michelle Sebek	....	stunt performer
Michelle Sebek	....	stunt player
Trampas Thompson	....	stunt rigger
Trampas Thompson	....	utility stunts
Russell Towery	....	stunts
Aaron Vexler	....	stunts
Nancy Wetzel	....	stunts
Joe Williams	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Rob Acox	....	grip
Reid Andrews	....	electrician
Tom Barrett	....	best boy grip
Frank Boone	....	dolly grip
Scott Brinson	....	rigging best boy electrician
Clyde E. Bryan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alex Calderon	....	electrician
Christopher Campbell	....	best boy grip: rigging
Stephen Campbell	....	camera operator: second unit
Brigidlynn Capelletti	....	grip
Stephen Crowley	....	gaffer
Mike DeGrazzio	....	digital imaging technician: second unit
Marc Dobiecki	....	camera operator: second unit
Allen Evans	....	grip
Eddie Evans	....	key grip
Michael Fedack	....	dolly grip
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Terry Fitzpatrick	....	video assist operator
Ian Forsyth	....	camera operator
William Frazier	....	rigging electrician
Jos'h Hancher	....	camera: "a" camera
Jos'h Hancher	....	second assistant camera
Thirl Haston	....	camera operator
Marvin Haven	....	grip
Lukasz Jogalla	....	director of photography: second unit
Mike Laird	....	electrician
Halley Manning	....	electrician
Dan Marrero	....	digital imaging technician: Phantom HD
Nathan McConnell	....	digital loader
Jamie Moreno	....	additional electrician
Greg Morse	....	video playback operator
Neal Norton	....	a cam/steadicam operator
Gary Oldknow	....	grip
Derek Page	....	lighting console programmer
Meiklejohn Pate	....	grip
Mike Pearce	....	set electrician/rigging electician
Patrick Redmond	....	super technocrane operator
Ted Sapp	....	key rigging grip
James Selph	....	dolly grip: second unit
Thom Shepard	....	grip
Adam Sumner	....	grip
Tom Tcimpidis	....	digital imaging technician
Mike Torino	....	second assistant camera
Robert Veliky	....	additional second assistant camera
Glen Wilson	....	still photographer
Steve Zigler	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Janella Bersabal	....	extras casting
Jennifer Cram	....	casting associate
Norman Durance	....	casting assistant
Patrick Ingram	....	extras casting
Dylan Jury	....	casting assistant
Shaun Lynch	....	extras casting assistant
John Fitzgerald Page	....	extras casting assistant
Nathan Wright	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Antonelli	....	set costumer
Shilla Benning	....	costumer
Pablo Borges	....	costumer
Conan Castro Jr.	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	key costumer
Melanie Mascioli	....	costumer
Candace Rice	....	set costumer
Jayne Rogers	....	ager/dyer
Barnaby Smith	....	set costumer
Sally Wilkerson	....	costumer
Joulles Wright	....	assistant costume designer
Joulles Wright	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Zahida Bacchus	....	digital intermediate producer
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Reza Amidi	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Benjamin Sutor	....	on-line editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Keith N. Collis	....	transportation coordinator
Jack Prince	....	driver
Windi Robinson	....	set dressing truck
Randy Southerland	....	special effects driver
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	driver: grip truck
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	driver: cast
Michael Young	....	transportation captain: L.A. 2nd unit

Other crew
Lauren Aparicio	....	office production assistant
Lauren Aparicio	....	production assistant
Jampier Arias	....	second assistant accountant
Norman Bielowicz	....	assistant location manager
Justin Bones	....	set production assistant
Carmen K. Brown	....	production assistant
Allison Daly	....	payroll accountant
Michelle A. De Mayo	....	assistant accountant: Los Angeles
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Nicholas Giancola	....	additional production assistant
Nicholas Giancola	....	production assistant
Granville Greene	....	location scout: New Mexico
Charles Guanci Jr.	....	armorer
David Heffler	....	office production assistant: L.A.
Lucy Herrera	....	first assistant accountant
Darnina Hodge	....	office production assistant
Pat Jackson	....	studio teacher
Marie James	....	accounting clerk
Kenyea Johnson	....	assistant: Mr. Harrelson (as J. Kenyea Johnson)
Amir Khan	....	set production assistant
Andrew C. Kirk	....	location assistant
Michael Klastorin	....	unit publicist
Sedrick Lakpa	....	assistant: Mr. Fleischer
Darrin Lipscomb	....	location manager
Shaun Lynch	....	additional set production assistant
Nicole Oguchi	....	production coordinator
Lauren Pfeiffer	....	assistant: Mr. Polone
Bob Riley	....	production assistant
Crystle Roberson	....	production/housing
Jill Rosenblatt	....	production accountant
Erin Santini	....	production assistant
Tina Sauls	....	location production assistant
Trevor Schliefer	....	additional set production assistant
Paul Schreiber	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Christopher Scott	....	additional set production assistant
Hakim Shakoor	....	caterer: assistant chef
Keleigh Slaight	....	production coordinator: studio
Brad Smith	....	assistant location manager
L. Dillon Thomas	....	production assistant
Flávia Toledo	....	assistant: Mr. Swerdlow
Greg Tresan	....	animal wrangler
Courtney Nordessa Ward	....	assistant production coordinator
Tucker Wells	....	key set production assistant (as Justin Tucker Wells)
Jason R. Williams	....	location assistant
RJ Atlas	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Stephan Roux	....	location scout (uncredited)
R. Bryan Wright	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
Matt Furey	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Pariah

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• CIS Vancouver (visual effects)
• Sony ColorWorks

Other Companies

• Alterian  special make-up effects
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering (Los Angeles)
• Executive Assurance  security
• Fisher Technical Services Rentals  camera & performer flying system
• Go For Locations  locations equipment rentals
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  honeywagon, star trailers hair & make-up trailers, wardrobe trailers
• Logan  post-production facilities
• Panavision Remote Systems  Supertechno Cranes
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Relativity Music Group  soundtrack
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45397) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | Chile:Y7 | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Japan:R15+ | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

490 West Paces Ferry Rd, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

William Goldman did uncredited rewrites.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When talking with Columbus, Wichita mentions that she saw her first R-rated, Anaconda in 1997. However, Anaconda is rated PG-13.

Quotes:

Little Rock: Have you heard about Pacific Playland? There are no zombies there.
Columbus: The amusement park?
Little Rock: Yep!
Tallahassee: That place totally blows!
[Little Rock and Wichita shoot Tallahassee angry looks]
Tallahassee: ... my mind. Just fun for the whole family.

Movie Connections:

References "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" (2000)

Soundtrack:

The Star-Spangled Banner

Very Pleasant Surprise...

Just came from a sneak preview held in Baltimore and left the theater feeling very satisfied. You don't normally find a late September movie as good as "Zombieland" was. After dropping you in the action right from the start, the movie keeps coming with constant laughs and good action. There were not a lot of scares in the movie, other than the few obvious scenes where you could see one coming, but horror is not what the director was going for in this film. Laughs, however, come often and from many different directions. Jessie Eisenberg's nerdy, insecure 'Columbus' character and Woody Harrelson's redneck zombie-killing 'Tallahassee' play very well off each other and provide plenty of memorable moments. Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin are also solid throughout. There is also one unforgettable cameo that had most of the audience rolling in the aisles. The film has a simple, easy to follow storyline that does not provoke a lot of questions. Indeed, if you go to this movie expecting a lot of plot twists and surprises, you're going to be severely disappointed. There is however, good action, good laughs, and plenty of zombie related gore. At about 90 minutes long, it does not drag on and gets to the predictable but satisfying ending, going out in style. There will no doubt be a lot of comparisons to "Shaun of the Dead", which is nothing to be ashamed of, but this is truly a one of a kind movie experience that holds its own with any not only any zombie movie in recent memory, but with any comedy so far this year. As long as you don't go into this movie expecting too much, you'll get your money's worth. Well done.