Corona Zombies

Corona Zombies is a 2020 American comedy horror film directed by Charles Band, and produced and distributed by Full Moon Features. Inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, the film stars Cody Renee Cameron as Barbie, a woman who finds herself facing an outbreak of zombies infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[2]

Corona Zombies
Promotional release poster
Directed byCharles Band
Produced byCharles Band
Written by
  • Kent Roudebush
  • Silvia St. Croix
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byFull Moon Features
Release date
  • April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)[1]
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast
  • Cody Renee Cameron as Barbie[1]
  • Russell Coker as Corona Zombie
  • Robin Sydney as Kendra

Production

Corona Zombies was filmed over a period of 28 days.[1][2] The film consists primarily of redubbed and repurposed footage from Hell of the Living Dead and Zombies vs. Strippers, as well as clips of real-world news footage.[1][2][3]

Release

The film premiered digitally through Full Moon Features' website and app on April 10, 2020.[1][2][4]

Reception

Stuart Heritage of The Guardian called the film "the sort of thing you'd watch drunk in your house at midnight. But then again, that's how you're going to watch all films for the foreseeable future, so it has to be worth a go."[1] The National's Katy Gillett, in her review of the film, wrote that "If zombie movies are your thing, and you can acknowledge them as pure escapism that isn't to be taken seriously, then you're probably fine. If not, I'd skip it."[5]

See also

References
  1. Heritage, Stuart (April 13, 2020). "Corona Zombies: the terrible movie we might just need right now". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. Kemp, Ella (April 16, 2020). "'Corona Zombies': someone has already made a horror film about COVID-19". NME. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. Coffel, Chris (April 18, 2020). "'Corona Zombies' and a Brief History of Exploitation". Film School Rejects. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. Sprague, Mike (March 24, 2020). "Exclusive Trailer: Full Moon's Corona Zombies!". Arrow in the Head. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. Gillett, Katy (April 15, 2020). "'Corona Zombies': there's already a horror movie about the pandemic - it's terrible, but it knows it is". The National. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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