Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)

A gang of bank robbers fight their way out of a zombie-infested London.

Director:

Matthias Hoene

Writers:

Matthias Hoene (original idea), James Moran (screenplay)

Stars:

Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rasmus Hardiker	...	Terry
Harry Treadaway	...	Andy
Michelle Ryan	...	Katy
Ashley Thomas	...	Mental Mickey
Jack Doolan	...	Davey Tuppence
Georgia King	...	Emma
Tony Gardner	...	Clive
Alan Ford	...	Ray
Honor Blackman	...	Peggy
Tony Selby	...	Darryl
Georgina Hale	...	Doreen
Dudley Sutton	...	Eric
Richard Briers	...	Hamish
Natalie Walter	...	Bank Manager
Phil Cornwell	...	Grainger

Storyline

This British movie is about a group of inept criminals who decide to rob a bank so they can save their grandfather's retirement home from being demolished by developers. Meanwhile on another building site some workers dig up an old graveyard and they get bitten by the "undead" which sets off a chain reaction. Then the bank robbers are cornered by the police while in the process of the robbery, but when they exit they find that they are all dead as a result of the horde of zombies. They have to get to the retirement home before the zombies do!

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Plot Keywords:

bank robber | zombie apocalypse | zombie | zombie comedy | zombie attack | 

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Taglines:

London ain't big enough for the both of 'em.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several extras who play zombies in the movie sent audition videos of themselves portraying zombies to the filmmakers.

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Goofs

Near the end of the movie, Grand Father Cockney gets out of the boat to release the chain holding the boat to the shore, while he could have easily destroyed the lock on the other end of the chain which was tied on the deck of the boat. So he wont have to go to the danger zone.

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Quotes

Andy: Got a steel plate in his head; injury from the Iraq war. The had to remove part of his brain.
Terry: Yeah, the part of your brain that keeps you from being fucking psychopath!

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Crazy Credits

Mark Birmingham plays "Some Poor Bastard."

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Connections

Referenced in Tower Block (2012)

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Soundtracks

I Predict A Riot
Written by Nick Hodgson (as Hodgson), Ricky Wilson (as Wilson), Andrew White (as White), Simon Rix (as Rix) and Nick Baines (as Baines)
Performed by The Kaiser Chiefs
Master recording courtesy of B-Unique Records
Published by Imagem Music

User Reviews

Nice and funny Zombie film.

Old people vs. Zombies, now that's a twist for ya.

My favorite part of the movie was the beginning. It reminded me of Return of the living dead, which is one of my favorite movies ever. It's rare to get an origin story of where the Zombies come from.

Ray Macguiren was a cool character. An old army vet a bit angry at the world who gets back in the battle by saving his fellow senior citizens from the zombie infestation. One cool concept was Mental Mickey, a deranged war vet who has a metal plate in his head so when he turns into a Zombie you can kill him like the rule book tells you to.

Overall the movie was pretty funny and enjoyable. Glad I watched it. It's not Shawn of the Dead, but the Brits made another great Zombie flick.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cockneys vs Zombies

Filming Locations:

Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$107,348

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kintop, Limelight, Molinare

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1