Redneck Zombies (1989)

A barrel of radioactive waste is lost out in the woods. Some demented rednecks find it and use it as part of their still. Everybody who drinks the liquor they produced turns into zombies.

Director:

Pericles Lewnes

Writers:

Zoofeet (story), P. Floyd Piranha (story)

Stars:

Steve Sooy, Anthony M. Carr, Ken Davis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Sooy	...	Mental Patient One
Anthony M. Carr	...	Attendant One
Ken Davis	...	Mental Patient Two
Stan Morrow	...	Dr. Kildare
Brent Thurston-Rogers	...	Dr. Casey (as Brent Thurston Rogers)
Lisa M. DeHaven	...	Lisa Dubois
Tyrone Taylor	...	Tyrone Robinson (The Soldier)
Anthony Burlington-Smith	...	Bob (as Anthony Burlington Smith)
James H. Housely	...	Wilbur
Martin J. Wolfman	...	Andy
Boo Teasedale	...	Sally
Darla Deans	...	Theresa
Joe Benson	...	Hoss (The Dog) (as Joe Bensen)
Bucky Santini	...	Ferd Mertz
P. Floyd Piranha	...	Junior Clemson

Storyline

In the backwoods of America live a very special kind of people: Friendly, decent, hard-working dirt farmers. When they accidentally drink a barrel of nuclear waste, they turn into tobacco-chewing, flesh eating, cannibal kinfolk from hell. Meanwhile, seven sophisticated city slickers on vacation get lost in the woods and encounter a nightmare world of these illiterate and extremely insensitive undead. While the tourists hikers use all their wits and courage to stay alive, more and more 'down-home' types imbibe the nasty brew until Redneck Zombies are everywhere. What started as a scenic nature hike turns into a bloodbath of dismemberment and cannibalism.

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Plot Keywords:

shot on video | tape over mouth | psychotronic film | backwoods | backwood slasher | 

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Taglines:

They're Tobacco Chewin', Gut Chompin', Cannibal Kinfolk from Hell!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy's backpack was really Martin J. Wolfman's diaper bag for his daughter.

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Quotes

Lisa Dubois: [the campers smoke a joint] Wilbur, did you treat this weed?
Wilbur: Only with respect, baby.

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Crazy Credits

Redneck Zombies is a work of fiction. Any similarity to events or persons living, dead or undead is totally coincidental.

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Alternate Versions

Available in both "R" and unrated versions.

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Connections

Referenced in There's Nothing Out There (1991)

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Soundtracks

Leave Me Alone
Written by Jim Patton
Performed by EDGE CITY
(Jim Patton, Rob Martin, Linda Morris, Jeff Vreeland, Sherry Brokus, Lew Morris)
Used by permission of Independent Alligator Records

User Reviews

Reminds me of A NASCAR race I once went to.......

Filmed in what looks like a cornfield in glorious Smyrna Delaware, Redneck Zombies delivers traditional Troma-fare. Somehow a vat of toxic waste makes it's connection with one rednecked family's moonshine. Before you know it......Zombie/Cannibal festival. While this is going down we have a subplot, i.e. potential victims/survivors added to the mix. A group of mismatched folks who look more like the local Smyrna drama club, than a bunch of hearty campers, start hiking through the danger zone. You can probably figure out what happens next. Being that this is Troma there will be lots of blood and guts. The movie, despite being extremely low budget, is generous with the gore. There are some faults to this movie though. A major one being the cheesy 80's computer graphics added in on occasion to create that "bad acid trip" effect. The creators also had a Texas Chainsaw fetish, as seen in the last few moments of the film. If you are into zombies, rednecks, hiking in cornfields, community theater, or moonshine. This may be the movie for you. It delivers what it promises plain and simple.

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Redneck Zombies

Filming Locations:

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 90 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1