Wasting Away
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| Directed by | Matthew Kohnen |
| Produced by | Sean Kohnen |
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| Music by | The Newton Brothers |
| Cinematography | Allan Fiterman |
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| Distributed by | Level 33 Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wasting Away (which has also been released with the title Aaah! Zombies!!) is a 2007 zombie comedy.[1] The events of the plot take place from the zombies' point of view. The film uses color footage to show the action from the zombies point of view in which they see themselves as normal humans and occasionally switches to black-and-white footage to show the zombies from the point of view of normal humans.
Plot
A hazardous serum that turns people into zombies, the product of a failed military experiment to create super soldiers, is accidentally released and infects a group of friends when they eat ice cream that has come in contact with the serum. Unaware that they have become zombies, they are puzzled by why people tend to flee at the sight of them, and why the world seems unusually 'sped up.' The friends meet Nick Steele, a U.S. Army soldier who was also accidentally infected and try to find out the truth while adjusting to their new lives. Meanwhile, they are being pursued by the military who are trying to contain the new zombie threat and cover up the experiment.
Cast
- Matthew Davis as Mike
- Julianna Robinson as Vanessa
- Michael Grant Terry as Tim
- Betsy Beutler as Cindy
- Colby French as Nick Steele
- Richard Riehle as Colonel South
- Jack Orend as Dr. Richter
- Joel McCrary as Mark Kanan
- Tracey Walter as Mr. Whicks
- Oren Skoog as Danny
- Will Stiles as Chad
- Michael Cornacchia as Ronald Rupert Eschelon III
- Larry Weissman as The Drunk
Release
Wasting Away premiered on October 16, 2007, at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival.[2] It was released on DVD on October 19, 2010.[3]
Reception
Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that although zombie comedies have grown old, the film is "amusing and ingratiating".[4] Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote, "Matthew Kohnen's inventive, well-acted romp has cult potential written all over it."[5] J.C. De Leon of Brutal as Hell wrote that the film has "moments of amusing comedy", though it focuses too much on silly humor over horror.[6] Jodie Bass of Beyond Hollywood wrote, "This one really is destined to become a cult classic and rightly so."[7] Michael Rubino of DVD Verdict wrote that the film has a great gimmick but fails to live up to its promise, in part due to its budget.[8] Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2, academic Peter Dendle said, "Though decidedly risk-averse, Aaah! Zombies!! pursues a conceptually innovative angle with satisfying detail and persistence."[9]
References
- ↑ Distributor's site with background information
- ↑ McWeeny, Drew (2007-10-11). "It’s ScreamFest Time In LA! THE SIGNAL, DIARY OF THE DEAD, INSIDE And More!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Low, K. W. (2010-10-19). "DVD Releases – October 19th: It’s a Rocky, Psycho Night of the Predators in Mirrors". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2008-06-19). "Review: 'Wasting Away'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Hunter, Allan (2009-01-05). "Wasting Away". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ De Leon, J. C. (2011-04-23). "Play At Your Own Risk: A Netflix Advisory | J.C. Stumbles Upon 'Wasting Away' AKA 'Aaah Zombies!'". Brutal as Hell. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Bass, Jodie (2008-10-13). "Wasting Away (2007) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Rubino, Michael (2010-10-27). "Aaah! Zombies!!". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010. McFarland & Company. pp. 17–20. ISBN 978-0-7864-6163-9.