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 from the liquor they produced turns into a zombie.

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 back-woods 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 | redneck | zombie | dismemberment | cannibalism | 

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Redneck County Rape

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was so cold on several days of shooting that the fake blood Lisa M. DeHaven was covered with froze on her.

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Quotes

Wilbur: It's party time!
[pulls out a stash of weed]
Lisa Dubois: What is that?
Andy: Colombian?
Bob: Jamaican?
Lisa Dubois: Swiss?
Wilbur: Only the best... New Jersey.
Bob: What exit?

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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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Connections

Referenced in Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)

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Soundtracks

Redneck Zombies Blues
Written by Donald Mayesky
Arranged by Rob Martin & Jeff Freeland
Guitars: Rob Martin
Bass: Jeff Vreeland
Vocal: Meatwagon

User Reviews

What a great cult-horror film!!

I lowered all of my horror standards when I picked this up at Hollywood Video, knowing that it was a Troma production, though, for some reason, it said it was made by Full Moon Production, too. Even better, it was the new director's cut, so I knew I wasn't going to be spared.

And by the end, I must say, I was amazed.

The storyline is quite weird (but then again, this is Troma and/or Full Moon) but very cool. An army soldier is taking a bin of radioactive material through the redneck south, and loses it while driving. A redneck takes it, forcing the army guy to leave without it, and is then robbed of it by more hicks making a new alcohol still. Yet, the infamous Ellie May--if you've seen this, you know who it is--drops the barrel and the radioactive stuff goes into their still. They leave it, though, and are impressed with the new stuff they've made.

Meanwhile, a group of campers are out looking for their campsite ("And it has a pond to piss in!"), unaware of the carnage about to unfold.

I think we can all guess what happens next. The alcohol is distributed around town, turning everyone who drinks it into a flesheating zombie. No one's safe--especially not the campers, who find themselves attacked and killed off with no mercy, all leading up to the bloody climax.

This is truly a great movie. Especially for big fans of zombies and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." (Like I am.) Fans of TCM are sure to notice the great spoofing, even in the end, with the gory showdown at the house between Lisa and the zombie family.

For anyone looking for a fun horror movie, this is it. It has plenty of gore, plenty of comedy, and plenty of fun for anyone. But if you're looking for the next "Silence of the Lambs," avoid this film at all costs. You will hate it. But anyone else, you'll love this like I do.