Overview
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
54/100
Key crew
- Fran WalshScreenplay
- Peter JacksonDirector
- Peter JacksonScreenplay
- Stephen SinclairScreenplay
- Peter DasentOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Timothy BalmeLionel
- Diana PeñalverPaquita
- Elizabeth MoodyMum
- Ian WatkinUncle Les
- Brenda KendallNurse McTavish
- Stuart DevenieFather McGruder
- Jed BrophyVoid
- Elizabeth BrimilcombeZombie Mum
- Stephen PappsZombie McGruder
- Murray KeaneScroat
- Glenis LevestamMrs. Matheson
- Lewis RoweMr. Matheson
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Themes
infidelitypoisonnew zealandaffectationreanimationzombieback from the deadmonkeyattempted rapewellington new zealandzombie baby