Undead (film)
Encyclopedia
Undead is a 2003 Australian zombie
horror
comedy
film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig
and starring Felicity Mason
, Mungo McKay
and Rob Jenkins
. It was then-relatively-unknown Good Game
presenter Steven O'Donnell
's first film role.
), decides to leave the small town of Berkeley. A number of strange meteorites are seen falling nearby, turning the local inhabitants into zombies. Rene and other survivors hide in the home of gun nut and alien abductee Marion (Mungo McKay
). Marion has a large cache of guns and a basement fallout shelter
, but he never had a chance to stock it with food or water.
The group ventures outside to scavenge, but encounter the zombies. Marion shoots one in the head and discover that is the way to keep the creatures down. They abandon the house, going to the garage to get Marion's van. They try to flee, only to find a huge barrier surrounding the entire town, which Marion blames on the aliens that had taken him. There is also a slightly acidic rain that falls at very regular intervals and the group is careful to not to get wet.
Later, they are confronted by glowing, hooded figures. One by one, the group is either killed or pulled up into the clouds until only Rene is left. The aliens stop her and she is sprayed with the rainlike chemical, which turns out to be a cure for the infection. The Aliens are actually there to keep the zombie infection from spreading. The "abducted" are floating in suspended animation above the clouds to keep them safe. Their job done, the aliens leave, unaware that Wayne (Rob Jenkins
), presumed dead, managed to escape by plane and will spread the infection after they left.
The townspeople are rushed to the hospital
to treat the injured. Unfortunately, Wayne transforms into a zombie, first infecting Marion and then spreading the plague once again.
The film ends at Rene's farm where the survivors are staying. The final shot is of the farm with a fenced-in area nearby, containing the zombified residents of Berkeley. Rene stands guard with a triple barreled shotgun and a gas mask, waiting for the return of the aliens.
in Australia, Warner Bros.
in the United Kingdom and Lionsgate in the United States. It grossed AU
$149,590 at the box office in Australia.
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig
Spierig brothers
The Spierig Brothers is the collective name for Australian twin brothers and film directors, producers and writers Michael and Peter Spierig.-Biography:...
and starring Felicity Mason
Felicity Mason
Felicity Mason is an Australian actress and artist. She has starred in two major film roles, in 2002 and 2003.Mason was born in Sydney. She is also a writer and visual artist. Her work explores a variety of themes from identity to values within modern culture...
, Mungo McKay
Mungo McKay
Ross McKay is an Australian actor.He is the third son to Margeret and Desmondand the second brother to Brett and David-Filmography:*Daybreakers .... Colin Briggs* Through My Eyes .... Juror 2...
and Rob Jenkins
Rob Jenkins
Rob Jenkins is an Australian actor.2001 won a Best Actor Award for The Irving Hand Prophecy which also starred Undead cast member Mungo McKay. In 2003, Played character Wayne in the Australian Film Undead Rob appeared in channel 7's All Saints and later that same year appeared on the ABC's The...
. It was then-relatively-unknown Good Game
Good Game
Good Game is an Australian video gaming talk show television programme created by Janet Carr and Jeremy Ray currently on ABC2. It premiered on ABC on 19 September 2006...
presenter Steven O'Donnell
Steven O'Donnell (actor, presenter)
Steven O'Donnell is a New Zealand-born naturalised, Australian television presenter and actor. He is best known as "Bajo", one of the presenters of the ABC video game review program Good Game...
's first film role.
Plot
After losing her family farm to the bank, local beauty pageant winner Rene (Felicity MasonFelicity Mason
Felicity Mason is an Australian actress and artist. She has starred in two major film roles, in 2002 and 2003.Mason was born in Sydney. She is also a writer and visual artist. Her work explores a variety of themes from identity to values within modern culture...
), decides to leave the small town of Berkeley. A number of strange meteorites are seen falling nearby, turning the local inhabitants into zombies. Rene and other survivors hide in the home of gun nut and alien abductee Marion (Mungo McKay
Mungo McKay
Ross McKay is an Australian actor.He is the third son to Margeret and Desmondand the second brother to Brett and David-Filmography:*Daybreakers .... Colin Briggs* Through My Eyes .... Juror 2...
). Marion has a large cache of guns and a basement fallout shelter
Fallout shelter
A fallout shelter is an enclosed space specially designed to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. Many such shelters were constructed as civil defense measures during the Cold War....
, but he never had a chance to stock it with food or water.
The group ventures outside to scavenge, but encounter the zombies. Marion shoots one in the head and discover that is the way to keep the creatures down. They abandon the house, going to the garage to get Marion's van. They try to flee, only to find a huge barrier surrounding the entire town, which Marion blames on the aliens that had taken him. There is also a slightly acidic rain that falls at very regular intervals and the group is careful to not to get wet.
Later, they are confronted by glowing, hooded figures. One by one, the group is either killed or pulled up into the clouds until only Rene is left. The aliens stop her and she is sprayed with the rainlike chemical, which turns out to be a cure for the infection. The Aliens are actually there to keep the zombie infection from spreading. The "abducted" are floating in suspended animation above the clouds to keep them safe. Their job done, the aliens leave, unaware that Wayne (Rob Jenkins
Rob Jenkins
Rob Jenkins is an Australian actor.2001 won a Best Actor Award for The Irving Hand Prophecy which also starred Undead cast member Mungo McKay. In 2003, Played character Wayne in the Australian Film Undead Rob appeared in channel 7's All Saints and later that same year appeared on the ABC's The...
), presumed dead, managed to escape by plane and will spread the infection after they left.
The townspeople are rushed to the hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
to treat the injured. Unfortunately, Wayne transforms into a zombie, first infecting Marion and then spreading the plague once again.
The film ends at Rene's farm where the survivors are staying. The final shot is of the farm with a fenced-in area nearby, containing the zombified residents of Berkeley. Rene stands guard with a triple barreled shotgun and a gas mask, waiting for the return of the aliens.
Cast
- Felicity MasonFelicity MasonFelicity Mason is an Australian actress and artist. She has starred in two major film roles, in 2002 and 2003.Mason was born in Sydney. She is also a writer and visual artist. Her work explores a variety of themes from identity to values within modern culture...
as Rene - Mungo McKayMungo McKayRoss McKay is an Australian actor.He is the third son to Margeret and Desmondand the second brother to Brett and David-Filmography:*Daybreakers .... Colin Briggs* Through My Eyes .... Juror 2...
as Marion - Rob JenkinsRob JenkinsRob Jenkins is an Australian actor.2001 won a Best Actor Award for The Irving Hand Prophecy which also starred Undead cast member Mungo McKay. In 2003, Played character Wayne in the Australian Film Undead Rob appeared in channel 7's All Saints and later that same year appeared on the ABC's The...
as Wayne - Lisa Cunningham as Sallyanne
- Dirk Hunter as Harrison
- Emma RandallEmma RandallEmma Randall is an Australian professional basketball player for the Logan Thunder in the Women's National Basketball League. Emma Randall played for Broadmeadows Basketball Association 2008 when then she was picked For the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team...
as Molly - Noel Sheridan as Chip
- Gaynor Wensley as Aggie
- Eleanor Stillman as Ruth
- Robyn Moore as Officer in Locker Room
- Robert JozinovićRobert JozinovićRobert Jozinović is an Australian film and television actor.-Early life:Born in Mackay Australia, the eldest of four children to his Croatian parents who immigrated to Australia, settling in Moranbah...
as Man in Office - Steven O'DonnellSteven O'Donnell (actor, presenter)Steven O'Donnell is a New Zealand-born naturalised, Australian television presenter and actor. He is best known as "Bajo", one of the presenters of the ABC video game review program Good Game...
as Featured zombie
Box office
Undead was distributed by Imagine EntertainmentImagine Entertainment
Imagine Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1986 by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer.Its productions include the television series 24 and Arrested Development and the films Apollo 13 , A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code .-Organization:Karen...
in Australia, Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
in the United Kingdom and Lionsgate in the United States. It grossed AU
Aud
Aud might refer to*Australian dollar *Ambedkar University, Delhi *American University in Dubai *Doctor of Audiology *Auðr, the son of Nótt and Naglfari in Norse mythology...
$149,590 at the box office in Australia.