Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! (2008)

In the wake of a solar flare of unusual properties, a mismatched group of inner-city survivors must put aside their animosity to escape a Los Angeles now free of gang-bangers, but infested instead with blood-sucking zombies.

Director:

Thunder Levin

Writers:

Thunder Levin, George Saunders

Stars:

C. Thomas Howell, Tyshawn Bryant, Rachel Montez Minor

Cast

Credited cast:
C. Thomas Howell	...	David
Tyshawn Bryant	...	G-Dog
Rachel Montez Minor	...	Latiffa (as Rachel Montez Collins)
Johanna Watts	...	Lisa
Robert Wu	...	Dragon
KB Holland	...	Larson (as KeiKabou 'KB' Holland)
Maxie Santillan Jr.	...	Old Man / Jorge Gonzales (as Maxie J. Santillan Jr.)
Jeremiah Birkett	...	Jack
Paul Suarez	...	Castor
Vital	...	Darnell
Phong Tran	...	Howard
James Hsu	...	Li
Max Phyo	...	Cutter
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Dr. Reginald Monte
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leandro Arturo Carrasquero	...	Stunds

Storyline

In the wake of a solar flare of unusual properties, a mismatched group of inner-city survivors must put aside their animosity to escape a Los Angeles now free of gang-bangers, but infested instead with blood-sucking zombies.

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Plot Keywords:

flesh eating zombie | vampire | mutant | solar flare | sequel mentioned during end credits | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Undead

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Restless Dead, Stormfront Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min (original)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the gun battle between the gangs and the cops starts, you can see that the slide on the Asian gang leader's pistol is locked to the rear indicating that the pistol is empty, yet he still manages to fire at the cops.

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Quotes

G-Dog: I've had it with these mother fuckin' zombies in my mother fuckin' 'hood!

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Crazy Credits

Filmed on location in The 'Hood!

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Connections

References Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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Soundtracks

Goin' Surfin'
Words and Music by Anthony R. Jones, James Reeves, John Hatton, Bob Schuster, Sterling Smith
Words by Thomas McGowan
Performed by the Hodads

User Reviews

Worse version of "Gangs of the Dead" keep them coming

Now in Gangs of the Dead, rival Mexican and black gangs and assembled arm-candy or gun malls are doing a drug deal in a warehouse that gets busted by the cops. Things go wrong on the outside and they must join forces to fight off the surrounding zombie horde. Here its black and wanna-b-black Asian gangs. Apparently the slang talking Asians kidnapped the black gang member's girl friend in order to deal drugs with them. The deal sours a zombie comet hits earth, but instead of a castle siege it's a running gun battle black-hawk down style…C. Thomas Howell who was in that south rampart show (which NBC will go to hell for canceling) is slumming as usual, his usual black side kick cop. Apparently its okay to do racist stereotypical depictions of minorities if you stick a bandanna on them and call them gang-members. I think one of the black gang-members was that rapper "MYSTIKAL". Sticking to the true ROMERO they have to learn to shoot the Zombies in the head. All news is coming from the lone TV (the black guy from "Bay-Watch nights") and it's about how people react to each other during this catastrophic disaster.