Portrait of a Zombie (2012)

When son, Billy, becomes a zombie the family chooses to take care of him in the home much to the chagrin of the neighbors and the local crime boss.

Director:

Bing Bailey

Writers:

Bing Bailey, Laura Morand Bailey

Stars:

Patrick Murphy, Geraldine McAlinden, Rory Mullen

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Murphy	...	Billy
Geraldine McAlinden	...	Lizzie
Rory Mullen	...	Danny
Paul O'Bryan	...	Darren
Sonya O'Donoghue	...	Louise
Todd Fletcher	...	The Director
Steven Neeson	...	Camera Guy
Ciaron Davies	...	Sound Guy
Sara Eavan	...	The AD
Gerry Shanahan	...	Gang Boss
Diane Jennings	...	Aoife
Neill Fleming	...	Male Protest Leader
Bernie Fitzgerald	...	Mrs McCarthy
Elga Fox	...	Female Protest Leader
Eoin Quinn	...	Derek

Storyline

A working class Irish family is caught up in a zombie invasion of Dublin, Ireland. When their son, Billy, becomes a zombie the family chooses to take care of him in the home much to the chagrin of the neighbors and the local crime boss. Meanwhile, they've invited an American documentarian to film their situation and the film crew is caught up in the mayhem. Will the family prove that blood is thicker than water or will their love lead to their eventual doom? One thing is clear, for the zombies in Ireland, the famine is definitely over.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | walking dead | undead | living dead | flesh eating zombies | 

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Taglines:

Dying to meat you...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

A copy of Maxx Brooks' book 'The Zombie Survival Guide' was kept on set at all times, both for novelty purposes and "Just in case"

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Soundtracks

Delia Dub
Written by John Morand and Tara Morand
Performed by John Morand and Tara Morand

User Reviews

Good in its own way, but...

It should be said that the approach to the zombie genre seen in "Portrait of a Zombie" is indeed new and innovative. However, that doesn't necessarily make it great.

The movie had potential, and if it had a bigger budget the movie would indeed have been so much more than it was. I must say that "Portrait of a Zombie" turned out to be a rather ambitious amateurish project. But it was still enjoyable enough for what it was - and for what it turned out to be.

The storyline in "Portrait of a Zombie" is about a family that have a zombie at home, their son Billy. The neighborhood is in uproar and the family still treats him as being alive and still being their son.

Story-wise, then there were aspects to the story that were alright, but in overall, it wasn't memorable.

What really needed more detail, work and better execution was the make-up and effects of the zombies. It was basically just make-up added to people's faces, and of course they committed the ultimate flaw here; forgetting about the neck and ears. So the face had make-up and special effects applied, while the neck and ears were left in proper skin tones. It is just such a bad mistake to make.

The gun effects in the movie were just atrocious, and the movie would have fared so much better if they had opted not to have guns in the movie at all. If you are going to do guns, at least have them done right.

And the way that Billy was moving just didn't go well with me, it looked like a crippled duck trying to dance break-dance. It was just awful.

The acting in the movie was actually good, given what the actors and actresses had to work with.

But for a movie of this production value, I will still applaud director Bing Bailey for managing to get this on its feet and turn it into what it was. If you enjoy zombie movies, then "Portrait of a Zombie" is definitely worth watching a single time, because of its unique approach to the zombie genre. However, just don't get your hopes up for a next Romero movie in the making.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

About a Zombie

Filming Locations:

City Centre, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Organ Hill Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1