Rockabilly Zombie WeekendReviewed by: Bobbie
Becky (Christina Bach) and Grant (Daniel Baldock), two young
rockabilly lovers, want to get hitched at an outdoor venue. Unbeknownst to them, earlier that same day,
two ‘Men in Black’ types from the Government ordered a local crop duster to
hose down the surrounding areas with an experimental mosquito spray to stop the
spread of West Nile Virus. Little did
anyone know that those two MIB types were unleashing something far more deadly
that the Virus!
Despite Becky’s mother, a waitress who gives hand-jobs for
extra cash behind the diner, and Grant’s mother, a rich-bitch type who tells
Grant he’s too good for the likes of that trashy Becky, these two love-birds
decide to go forward with the nuptials.
Surrounded by their best buds, beer and swarms of blood-sucking
mosquitoes, they pledge their trough.
Well, almost. As they get to the
“I do” part, a zombie attack is suddenly upon the gathered group! Will Becky and Grant escape the ghastly,
flesh-chomping hoards!?! And what about
their friends!?! Their families!?! Will they survive the … Rockabilly Zombie Weekend?!
Sound exciting?
Wellll ... it’s not as grim as I assumed it would be from the
title. Andy S. Montejo, who did the
cinematography, certainly knows his way around a camera and camera angles! And the acting, other than the two MIB types,
was certainly semi-professional. The
script, however, was shop-worn and included many stereotypical plot
points. Zombies invading a
hospital? Check! Grizzled old man showing the fleeing lovers
who has the most guns? Check! Loved one being torn apart and consumed? Check!
Military intervention?
Check!
However, the music by Killer
Moonshine was toe-tapping fun! And
the special effects, although heavily dependent on computer effects, was
stomach churning. Jaime Velez Soto
directs from a screenplay penned by Tammy Bennett. The aforementioned Christina Bach (Cassadaga), along with J. LaRose (Insidious), Michelle Elise (Vaudeville Comedy, Then and Now), Randy
Molnar (The Tenant) and Daniel
Baldock (Bigfoot and Other Adventures)
star.
Rockabilly Zombie
Weekend opened in Orlando Florida at the Plaza Cinema on Sunday, February
17, 2013. According to movie blog Sonic Electric “Originally slated for 2
theaters, demand was so great, a total of five theaters were needed to debut
the film. Actors in costume (military
uniform), escorted (evacuated), ticket-holders to their respective
theaters.” Rockabilly Zombie Weekend has been making its way around the
country, playing at midnight theater showings and, I imagine, a few remaining
drive-in theaters. It has been released
on DVD and can be purchased at the official web-site
[http://www.rockabillyzombieweekend.com/].
If you like classic cars, beehive hair-dos, hooker shoes, rockabilly
music, zombies and knocking back a few brews, then this just might the movie
for you!
Bobbie
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