Zombies (2018 film)

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Zombies
Zombies (2018) poster.png
Genre
Based onZombies & Cheerleaders
by David Light & Joseph Raso
Written byDavid Light & Joseph Raso
Directed byPaul Hoen
Starring
Composer(s)George S. Clinton
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)Mary Pantelidis
CinematographyRobert Drinkmann
Editor(s)Lisa Jane Robison
Running time94 minutes
Production company(s)Princessa Productions, LTD
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Original releaseFebruary 16, 2018
External links
Production website
Zombies is an American musical and dance Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on Disney Channel on February 16, 2018. The film is based on Zombies & Cheerleaders by David Light and Joseph Raso, and stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly, playing zombie football player Zed and human cheerleader Addison who meet and fall in love, and who must lead their respective groups to coexist with each other.

Plot[edit]

Fifty years ago in the planned community of Seabrook, an accident at the Seabrook power plant resulted in an explosion which caused half the population of Seabrook to turn into brain-eating zombies. Those that weren't affected constructed a wall to quarantine the zombies, in a territory called Zombietown, from the rest of Seabrook. The government later created bracelets for zombies, called Z-Bands, that deliver soothing electromagnetic pulses to keep zombies from craving brains.
In the present day, zombie students from Zombietown transfer to the human high school, Seabrook High, where suburban life is filled with uniformity, traditions, and pep rallies.
In Zombietown, Zed introduces himself to the viewers as he walks them through life in Zombietown, his sister Zoey who can't have a dog, and his father Zevon while making plans to join the football team.
On the other side of the fence, Addison introduces herself to the viewers as she tells them of her cheer camp experience and reveals that she wears a wig to hide her naturally white hair, since nothing will stick to it. Her parents are Missy, who is the mayor of Seabrook, and her father is Dale, who is the Chief of the Zombie Patrol which keeps the zombies in line. She also has a cousin named Bucky who leads her school's cheerleading team.
While meeting an aspiring cheerleader named Bree, Addison and Zed meet in a Zombie Safe Room and they start talking. When Addison realizes that Zed is a zombie, she punches him in the face but later regrets it, and the two become friends and soon fall in love. The star-crossed lovers, who are not supposed to be together, keep their love a secret, but Zed's friends, Eliza and Bonzo, come to know of it soon. To win football games, Zed makes Eliza hack into his Z-Band to make him 'a little more zombie'. This leads to severe pain on his wrist and rashes on that area. Bucky becomes jealous that Zed is getting more attention than him.
Addison is invited by Zed to attend the zombie party in Zombietown with Eliza and Bonzo. During the trip there, Addison meets Zoey where it is mentioned that about the zombies not having pets. After Eliza takes Zoey home, the party is crashed by the Zombie Patrol where Addison is taken home by Zombie Patrol member Gus. At home, Missy and Dale find out that she has a new crush and advise her not to do any cheering until they know who it is.
On the big football match day, Addison tells Zed about her parents wanting to meet him. Bucky finds out about Zed's Z-Band hack and has his followers Stacey, Tracey and Lacey steal Eliza's laptop and hack Zed's band. When Addison and Bree start showing their sympathy to the zombies during a cheer, Bucky has them kicked off the cheer squad. Stacey, Tracey, and Lacey succeed in their plot turning Zed, Eliza, and Bonzo into complete zombies. The Zombie Patrol captures them and has them detained. Later, Addison shouts at the crowd, telling them it was their fault Zed transformed into a full zombie. She then rips off the wig exposing her naturally white hair.
Following the incident, Zed, Eliza, and Bonzo are returned to Zombietown. Addison states to the viewers that Bucky is changing the line-up for the cheer squad. Bucky is then shown cutting three members from his cheerleading group due to them sympathizing with the zombies.
On the day of the cheerleader competition, Addison and Bree find Zed and Bonzo trying to stop Eliza from sabotaging the competition, and after Eliza talks with her friends, she realizes that doing so is not the right thing to do. Bucky's team is failing because they do not have enough members, so Zoey tries to get in and help him. At first, Zoey is booed by the crowd, but with help from Addison and Zed, the zombies and cheerleaders come together to make a cheer routine during the Cheer competition. Zed and Addison tell each other they love each other.
Later, everyone has a block party at Zombietown. As Zoey finally gets her dog, the zombies and humans mingle with each other freely.

Cast[edit]

  • Milo Manheim as Zed, a zombie who wishes to be on the football team.
  • Meg Donnelly as Addison, a teenage cheerleader who wears a blonde wig to cover her naturally white hair.
  • Trevor Tordjman as Bucky, Addison's self-centered cousin who leads the Seabrook High School's cheerleading team.
  • Kylee Russell as Eliza, a zombie that is friends with Zed.
  • Carla Jeffery as Bree, a girl and aspiring cheerleader whom Addison befriends.
  • Kingston Foster as Zoey, Zed's little sister who desires to have an actual dog since zombies are forbidden to have pets.
  • James Godfrey as Bonzo, a zombie who is friends with Zed and mostly speaks zombie language that has to be translated by Zed and/or Eliza.
  • Naomi Snieckus as Ms. Lee, the principal of Seabrook High School.
  • Jonathan Langdon as Coach, the unnamed coach of the Seabrook High School's football team.
  • Paul Hopkins as Dale, the father of Addison who is the Chief of the Zombie Patrol.
  • Marie Ward as Missy, the mother of Addison who is the mayor of Seabrook.
  • Tony Nappo as Zevon, Zed and Zoey's father.
  • Emilia McCarthy as Lacey, a female cheerleader that is friends with Bucky.
  • Mickeey Nguyen as Tracey, a male cheerleader that is friends with Bucky.
  • Jasmine Renee Thomas as Stacey, a female cheerleader that is friends with Bucky.

Production[edit]

Production on the film began in May 2017.[1][2] The film was shot in Toronto over 10 weeks.[3]

Release[edit]

The film premiered on Disney Channel on February 16, 2018.[4]

Ratings[edit]

During its premiere in the 8:00 PM time slot, Zombies attracted a total of 2.57 million viewers with a 0.46 rating for people aged 18–49.[5] Over its premiere weekend the movie reached 10.3 million viewers over 8 airings.[6]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Greg Evans (May 11, 2017). "Production Begins on Disney Channel's Zombies for 2018 Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  2. Jump up^ "Production Has Begun on Disney's Zombies, a Music- and Dance-Filled Movie, Set for 2018 on Disney Channel" (Press release). Disney Channel. May 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. Jump up^ Peter Larsen (February 15, 2018). "Disney Channel's Zombies arrives with hope that zombies and humans in high school can all get along". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. Jump up^ Kirsten Chuba (January 5, 2018). "TV News Roundup: Disney Sets Premiere Date for Zombies Original Movie". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  5. Jump up^ Mitch Metcalf (February 20, 2018). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals: 2.16.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  6. Jump up^ "Disney Channel's Original Movie "Zombies" Reaches 10.3 Million Viewers Over the Holiday Weekend" (Press release). Disney Channel. February 20, 2018 – via The Futon Critic.

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