Eat Me! is a 2009 zombie comedy

Zombie comedy

The zombie comedy, often called zom com or zomedy, is a film genre that aims to blend zombie horror motifs with slapstick comedy as well as dark comedy.-Early years:...

 independent film

Independent film

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 directed by Katie Carman and starring Elizabeth Lee, Jun Naito, Ivy Hong, and Chesley Calloway. The film had its premiere screening on June 26, 2009 at the Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives

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. In August 2009, the filmmakers revised the title of the film from The Eaters to Eat Me!.

Premise

Eat Me! is the first feature comedy stoner zombie

Zombie

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 film.. The film is set in Brooklyn, New York but shot in Brooklyn, Queens

Queens

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, and partially in Nassau County

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.

Plot

A Brooklyn garage band

Garage band

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, General Malacarne, survives a radioactive event and have to battle against zombies to what they believe is the safe haven

Safe haven

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 of Long Island.

Festivals

Eat Me! was chosen as an official selection of The Long Island International Film Expo. The New York Times named Eat Me! as a film of interest as part of the Long Island International Film Expo. The film was also chosen to screen as part of the New Filmmakers Summer Series at Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives

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 in August 2009.

Release

"Eat Me!" was released Worldwide (except Japan) on March 22nd, 2011 by Indieflix

IndieFlix

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, and November 12, 2010 in Japan by Japan Video Distribution's "Deep Red" label under the title "Break of the Dead", in Japan.

External links

• Make Up Artist Edward X. Young, New York Daily News
  New York Daily News
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