A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the last Twinkie, and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America.
Searching for family. In the early twenty-first century, zombies have taken over America. A shy and inexperienced college student in Texas has survived by following his 30 rules: such as "look in the back seat," "double-tap," "avoid public restrooms." He decides to travel to Ohio to see if his parents are alive. He gets a ride with a boisterous zombie-hating good-old boy headed for Florida, and soon they confront a young woman whose sister has been bitten by a zombie and wants to be put out of her misery. The sisters were headed to an LA amusement park they've heard is zombie free. Can the kid from Ohio get to his family? And what about rule thirty one?Written by
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In the scene where Wichita (Emma Stone) and Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) split a bottle of wine at Bill Murray's house, she claims 1997 was a great year, having seen her first R rated movie, Anaconda, that year. Anaconda (1997) is actually rated PG-13. See more »
Goofs
When Wichita entices Columbus with a bottle of wine, we see Columbus standing near a surface covered in picture frames and knick-knacks. When the camera is on him, the vase in the back has a lid that is sitting perfectly flat. The camera switches to Wichita and then back to Columbus who then moves the lid that is now crooked. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Columbus:
Oh, America. I wish I could tell you that this was still America, but I've come to realize that you can't have a country without people. And there are no people here. No, my friends. This is now the United States of Zombieland.
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Crazy Credits
The opening titles are knocked aside in slow motion by various elements in the scenes like the characters, gunfire, automobiles. See more »
Alternate Versions
The DVD and Blu-ray releases feature 7 deleted scenes:
Ziploc Bags - Columbus narrates over a zombie attack scene that relates to his second rule about using Ziploc bags.
This Did Not Just Happen - Columbus delivers a short monologue about an anxiety attack after being attacked by a zombie.
Mom and Dad Would Have To Wait - Columbus narrates a scene where he explains about zombie attacks while cleaning up his room where he was attacked by one.
The Joke's On Them - After their car is driven away by Wichita and Little Rock, Tallahassee reveals to Columbus that he stole some ammunition without them noticing.
The Slow and The Weak - Wichita and Little Rock have a conversation while driving on a zombie-infested road.
Girls Play At Park - An additional scene where Wichita and Little Rock play at Pacific Playland before the zombies arrive.
You Always Think Of Something - A scene which switches back and forth between Wichita & Little Rock, who are stuck on the fairground, and Columbus and Tallahassee, who are driving to Pacific Playland.
This film was a fun ride all the way through. It's lack of scariness(non existent) and *GASP!* gore is more than made up for with the constant flow of hilarity and likable characters. This is by far the optimist's zombie film, as the way things play out are definitely different than any one thats come before it(definitely not a Romero flick, though I think his Land of the Dead actually is second place in this regard). It has a sleek, very modern sense of style-just watch for how each rule makes it's appearance/reappearance and a good message on the importance of others in the worst of times. I recommend this to anybody who has a remote interest in comedies, zombie/end of the world flicks, or just having a good time at the theater, and look forward to seeing it again when it comes out.
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This film was a fun ride all the way through. It's lack of scariness(non existent) and *GASP!* gore is more than made up for with the constant flow of hilarity and likable characters. This is by far the optimist's zombie film, as the way things play out are definitely different than any one thats come before it(definitely not a Romero flick, though I think his Land of the Dead actually is second place in this regard). It has a sleek, very modern sense of style-just watch for how each rule makes it's appearance/reappearance and a good message on the importance of others in the worst of times. I recommend this to anybody who has a remote interest in comedies, zombie/end of the world flicks, or just having a good time at the theater, and look forward to seeing it again when it comes out.