Zombie Massacre (film)

For the unrelated 1998 Amiga game, see Zombie Massacre (video game). For Apocalypse Z, the novel series, see Manel Loureiro.

Zombie Massacre (UK DVD title: Apocalypse Z) is a 2013 horror film written and directed by Luca Boni and Marco Ristori. Uwe Boll served as producer and acted within the film in the role of President of the United States. The film stars ex-bodybuilder Christian Boeving, Mike Mitchell, and Tara Cardinal,^[1] and is an adaptation of the Wii video game of the same name, developed by 1988 Games.^[2][3] The film had its UK DVD release on July 1, 2013. The sequel, Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead, was released in 2015.

Zombie Massacre
Festival poster
Directed by	Luca Boni Marco Ristori
Written by	Luca Boni Marco Ristori Russell Romick
Produced by	Uwe Boll Luca Boni Marco Ristori Benjamin Krotin
Starring	Tara Cardinal Mike Mitchell Christian Boeving
Cinematography	Mirco Sgarzi
Edited by	Marco Ristori
Production companies	1988 Games Boll Kino Beteiligungs
Distributed by	Entertainment One
Release date	July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Italy United States Germany Canada
Language	English

Plot

As the U.S. government begins experimenting with a bacteriological weapon in a small town in Eastern Europe, a disaster occurs in which the weapon spreads its effects on the citizens of the area, turning them into mutated zombies. To cover up the exposure and make it look like a nuclear meltdown of an area power station, the U.S. President orders a team of contracted mercenaries to be sent in to wipe out the zombie plague and secure the "accident" while facing off with the zombie horde.

Cast

• Christian Boeving as Jack Stone
• Mike Mitchell as John 'Mad Dog' McKellen
• Tara Cardinal as Eden Shizuka
• Jon Campling as Doug Mulligan
• Carl Wharton as General Carter
• Daniel Vivian as Dragan Ilic
• Nathalia Henao as Claire Howard
• Gerry Shanahan as Doctor Neumann
• Ivy Corbin as Sam Neumann
• Michael Segal as First Victim / Ultimate creature
• Uwe Boll as President of the US

Production

Apocalypse Z, UK DVD cover

In 2007, plans for the film and Wii video game were first announced.^[4][5] In 2011, it was announced that Boni and Ristori were attached to direct, with filming expected to take place the following year.^[1] In October 2012, a trailer for Apocalypse Z was released.^[6][7]

Release

Zombie Massacre was released on Blu-ray on August 29, 2013,^[8] but according to The Numbers both DVD and Blu-ray haven't been released until November 2013.^[9]

Reception

HorrorNews.net gave the film a rating of C−, stating that while the film was "overall [awful]", the directing and makeup effects were a highlight.^[10]

Sequel

A sequel, Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead, also directed by Luca Boni and Marco Ristori was released in 2015.^[11]

See also

• Nazi zombie films