Attack of the Herbals (2011)

Follows two unlikely heroes who stumble upon a mysterious crate, washed ashore. The locals find that the contents make a rather addictive herbal tea that turns the villagers into crazy zombies.

Director:

David Ryan Keith

Writers:

Alisdair Cook, Liam Matheson,

Stars:

Calum Booth, Steve Worsley, Richard Currie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Calum Booth	...	Jackson MacGregor
Steve Worsley	...	Russell Wallace
Richard Currie	...	The Roadrunner
Liam Matheson	...	Bennett Campbell
Lee Hutcheon	...	Danny the Pincer
Claire McCulloch	...	Jenny Robertson
Margaret Bramwell	...	Granny MacGregor
Jimmy Lynch	...	Grandad MacGregor
Alan Fraser	...	Aldof Frankenfurter
Lindsay Cromar	...	Nazi Prisoner
Dave Thomson	...	Mr. McAndrews
Mary Cox	...	Mrs. McGinty
Daniel Greavey	...	Daniel (as Dan Greavey)
Dorothy Taylor	...	Mrs. McTavish
Mark Wood	...	Ball Crusher

Storyline

Follows two unlikely heroes who stumble upon a mysterious crate, washed ashore. The locals find that the contents make a rather addictive herbal tea that turns the villagers into crazy zombies.

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Taglines:

Putting the tea back in terror.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Attack of the Nazi Herbals

Filming Locations:

Johnshaven, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£15,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clear Focus Video & Multimedia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min 81 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Ryan Keith made soup often for the cast and crew which on one occasion included the documentation for the new flask he had bought.

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Goofs

A huge Blue crash mat is visible during the scene 'Danny the Pincer' gets over powered.

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Soundtracks

"Leave Home"
(c) Amy Sawers 2004
Written by Amy Sawers

User Reviews

May not be everybody's cup of tea but it certainly was mine GRRAHHHHH

With Zombie inducing Nazi tea, axe wielding old age pensioners, a gun toting lobster fisherman and a belligerent alcoholic in a wheelchair what is not to like about this comedy? The fact that this was made on a budget of just £15,000 is astounding and the fact that the amateur actors and crew performed far better than any of the SyFy and Asylum garbage being released speaks volumes about the ability of the cast / crew (Which is often one and the same)...

I was seriously expecting to just skip through the DVD with the usual eye rolls and cringes that low budget movies generally provoke and ended up watching it straight through and found parts absolutely hilarious...

Cerebral comedy it is not but it put me in mind of Peter Jacksons "Bad Taste" which has become somewhat of a cult movie and spring boarded Peter Jacksons meteoric career and I suspect that this might just spring board the career of David Ryan Keith in the same way...

Ordinarily campy acting grates on the nerves but in this movie it accentuates the comedy (I suppose because the film does not take itself seriously at all) and the comedy is further enhanced when in comparison to the over the top eccentricities of the other characters the main character "Jackson McGregor" is a drab and dreary character with little personal charisma which surprisingly is refreshing against the backdrop of eccentric characters (Much in the same vein as the character Shaun in "Shaun of the Dead" is meant to be a bland character placed in extraordinary circumstances)...

Like I say it may not be everybody's cup of tea (Pun intended) but it certainly tickled my funny bone...