Tagline(s):

Tonight, at Sundown... The DEAD Will LIVE.

Nomination Year: 2024

SYNOPSIS: 

All right, I'm going to sum up the entire plot for you. Ready? Here goes: "There are these zombies, see?"

That...is about it. It literally starts with a nice family taking a shortcut through a cemetery when zombies attack. Then it follows two families and how they deal with the undead and each other. You want explanations? You want reasons? Even hints or foreshadowing? You will be disappointed.

With a cast that has such star power (like Anthony Michael Hall, Daryl Hannah, Alan Ruck...Shirley Freaking Jones), you'd think there'd be more to it. Nope.

Smithee Award Nominations

Oblivious
Yeah, She's Too Dumb To Live Rachel is running from the zombies. The area seems reasonably well-lit. She's running facing forward (no looking over her shoulder). Still...BWoMP! Right into an open grave, where (you guessed it) the zombies get her.

"Alas, Poor Yorick"
Dora the Ex-Plorer Gets It Officer Lopez cop tries to help a little Hispanic girl, but is interrupted by a panicked citizen trying to swipe his cruiser ("Swiper, no swiping!"). They struggle over the cop's sidearm and...BLAM! Do YOU see the impending friendly fire? Where?

Inane Dialogue
Inane after Inane "It's just like camping! Everything is gonna be fine, sweetie! This room is safe! See? Nothing is gonna get you! And in maybe a week, the cops will save us because the good guys always win!"

"WHAT?!"
God Says Nope The family is desperate to get away from the area to safety. They spot a car! There are no zombies or anything nearby. Okay, there's one, but he's walking way out in front of it and--BOOOOOM! The freaking car explodes for NO REASON other than as a big throbbing middle finger to Anthony Michael Hall.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
John Gulager	As his DVD covers shout (for some reason), he's also the director of Piranha 3DD and the Feast series.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Anthony Michael Hall	Patrick Jackson	Breakout role as Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation; The "brain" Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club; Gary in Weird Science. Since he was a kid...uh...let's go with starring on "The Dead Zone" show and maybe Engel in The Dark Knight?
Daryl Hannah	Birdy Jackson	Blonde with a long and storied career that broke with her playing the hot android Pris in Blade Runner; then she made a Splash as "Madison" the Mermaid; the title role in Roxanne; Darien Taylor in Wall Street; and of course the one-eyed Elle Driver ("California Mountain Snake") in the Kill Bill movies.
Alan Ruck	Joseph Madden	Known as Cameron (the best friend) in Ferris Bueller's Day Off; has parlayed that into a somewhat successful career: Charlie Davis on "Going Places"; Stuart Bondek on "Spin City"; Capt. Harriman in the Star Trek franchise; "Rabbit" Nurick in Twister.
Rachel Fox	Tracie Jackson	Kayla Huntington on "Desperate Housewives"; Chloe Patterson in Dream House.
Shirley Jones	Barbara Lincoln	Glorious-voiced blonde who was THE leading lady for Broadway adaptations: Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Music Man, and others. Perhaps most famous as the matriarch of "The Partridge Family" on TV. Was Lulu Baines in Elmer Gantry, for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1960. So, so sad she appears here...
Jennifer Taylor	Karin Madden	Chelsea on "Two and a Half Men"; Anne Seery on "Shameless."
Daniel Ross Owens	Perry Madden	Mayor Dan Kendall in the "Banshee" franchise; Abe in Amanda & Jack Go Glamping.
Rogelio T. Ramos	Officer Vincent Lopez	Was an Emergency Room Doctor in Spider-Man 3; Paulo in the Sex and the City movie; and Fredo on 2016's prescient podcast "We're Alive: Lockdown."
Esteban Cueto	Groundskeeper	Beefy and strong-looking, he plays toughs, heavies, and badasses. Like Berto in Fast Five and Nubai in the Stargate franchise.

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