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Шаблон:Infobox film Deadheads is a 2011 American zombie comedy film co-directed, co-written, and co-produced by Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce. It stars Michael McKiddy and Ross Kidder as sentient zombies who go on a road trip.

Plot

Mike and Brent are inexplicably coherent zombies who become self-aware during a zombie attack. As Mike's memories slowly come back to him, he recalls wanting to visit his girlfriend so that he can tell her that he loves her. Brent adopts a feral zombie which he dubs "Cheese", and they set off, not knowing that they are being tracked by an evil corporation. Eventually captured by a zombie hunter hired by the corporation, the boys escape and make their way to Mike's girlfriend, who accepts him despite his condition.

Cast

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Production

Production completed in March 2010.[1] The Evil Dead franchise was an inspiration for the directors, brothers whose father worked on the first film in that series.[2]

Release

DeadHeads premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 29, 2011. After it sold out, the festival scheduled a second screening.[3] It was released on home video in the UK in by Freestyle Digital Media[4] in January 2012,[5] and in the US in March 2012.[6]

Reception

John Marrone of Bloody Disgusting rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that it is an unapologetically stupid yet funny film.[7] Gareth Jones of Dread Central rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "Besides its failings DeadHeads is well shot and directed, suitably appealing, and the laughs that it does deliver (if variably) and likable characters will definitely see you through to the end."[8] Noah Lee of Film Threat rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "DeadHeads is an amusing, low budget movie that does a lot with what it's been given."[9] Andrew Mack of Twitch Film wrote, "Dead Heads has the right balance of the Zom and the Com."[10] Ben Bussey of Brutal As Hell called it "a genuinely fresh and unexpected approach to the subgenre".[11]

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