Warm Bodies (2013)

After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

Director:

Jonathan Levine

Writers:

Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)

Stars:

Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Analeigh Tipton

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas Hoult	...	R
Teresa Palmer	...	Julie
Analeigh Tipton	...	Nora
Rob Corddry	...	M
Dave Franco	...	Perry
John Malkovich	...	Grigio
Cory Hardrict	...	Kevin
Daniel Rindress-Kay	...	Solder #1
Vincent Leclerc	...	Perry's Dad
Clifford LeDuc-Vaillancourt	...	Boy at Airport
Billie Calmeau	...	Girl at Airport
Adam Driscoll	...	Young Man at ATM
Chris Cavener	...	Solder #2
Jonathan Dubsky	...	Berg
Alec Bourgeois	...	Perry (11 years old)

Storyline

With much of the world's population now an undead horde, R is a young and introspective zombie. While fighting with and feeding on a human scavenger party, R meets Julie and feels an urge to protect her. What happens next is the beginning of a strangely warm relationship that allows R to begin regaining his humanity. As this change spreads through the local undead population like a virus, Julie and R eventually have to face a larger issue when the very nature of their friendship is challenged. Caught between the paranoid human forces and the ferocious "Bonies", zombies who are a mutual threat, R and Julie must find a way common bond bridge the differences each sides must overcome so that they all fight for a better world no one thought possible.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | baseball stadium | airport | flesh eating zombie | post apocalypse | 

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Taglines:

Dead sexy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for zombie violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Concorde Filmverleih [de] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mi novio es un zombie

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$20,353,967 (USA) (1 February 2013)

Gross:

$66,359,959 (USA) (3 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Make Movies, Mandeville Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Nora was originally described as having brown skin and being half Ethiopian, but they instead decided to go with a Caucasian actress (Analeigh Tipton).

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Goofs

As R and Julie talk on a highway, behind R, there are two jet contrails visible in the sky.

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Quotes

M: Are you okay?
R: No.
M: Bitches, man.

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Connections

References Pretty Woman (1990)

User Reviews

Zombie Love Like You've Never Seen

Going into Jonathan Levine's (50/50, The Wackness) new film Warm Bodies, I was intrigued. I didn't know quite what I was going to get as the concept was fresh and unique.

Zombies have taken over, yet one zombie, named R, played wonderfully by Nicholas Hoult has a mind of his own and is not your typical zombie. He has a conscious mind at work, and soon he falls for a pretty girl named Julie (Teresa Palmer) that he encounters.

This is where the movie puts a twist on the whole zombie genre. He soon becomes enamored by her and becomes more human, as she has stimulated his heart. Can a zombie find solace with another person and...love? That is the main theme of this movie, and it's a damn good one.

Their chemistry will draw you in and actually make you buy it, no matter how ridiculous it is. R's friend, M, played hilariously by Rob Corddry steals the show with funny scene after funny scene.

With Warm Bodies you get a mix of comedy, romance, and zombie-horror. It's a fresh spin on all three, and it was truly a fun time at the theater. It's well paced and has a great feel to it from the get-go, mostly in part to wonderful narration from Holt, and smooth direction from Levine.

It's only February but I already found one of my early favorites of 2013.