Zombie with a Shotgun is a 2019 American science-fiction horror feature film and the movie adaptation of the web series and short of the same name.
Written and directed by Hilton Ariel Ruiz (6.6.66 Beyond the Halls of Paradise), the movie stars Braeden Baade, Kathryn Kuhn, Kyle Hester and Emilie Paap.
Plot:
Aaron and Rachel are on the run due to the fact that Aaron is infected by what seems to be a zombie virus. As the story unfolds, they find that there is more to this infection than it seems. For some reason, Aaron has not developed the full zombie virus. He seems to be trapped in a transitional phase which grants him certain abilities.
One of them is the ability to communicate with other zombies. This makes Aaron a valuable pawn as he’s being pursued by shadowy figures with ulterior motives. Now he must stay alive (or undead) long enough to figure out the source of his infection…
Reviews:
“The Dad deserves an Overacting Oscar. When the movie focuses on Aaron and Rachael trying to stay alive, it is watchable. When it gets too wordy, I can easily see the viewer losing interest, and perhaps, checking out altogether.” Bulletproof Action
“Performances are mostly better than some B-movies with more money to toss around. The two lead characters Aaron (Braeden Baade) and Rachel (Kathryn Kuhn) are the best on offer. Unfortunately, it’s the dialogue and scripting that ultimately hurts the pacing for this zombie movie.” 2/5 Mother of Movies
“A rather cool variation on the zombie theme, adding elements of paranoia and conspiracy thriller to the mix while giving the whole thing a suitably gritty tone and grindhouse feel – and all at a high pace with plenty of action, fights, gunfights and chases. Maybe not the re-invention of the genre, but a film that dares to think outside the box…” Search My Trash
“This feels like the origin story for a series of films to go with the comics. But from what I’ve seen of them that would take a fairly large budget to pull off properly. Unfortunately, given the budget Zombie With a Shotgun had, and the results it bought, the property may be better off staying on the printed page where budgets are less of an issue.” Voices from the Balcony
Release:
Zombie with a Shotgun is now available to rent or buy via Amazon.com
Cast and characters:
Braeden Baade … Aaron Walker
Kathryn Kuhn … Rachael Young
Kyle Hester … Hank Ray
Emilie Paap … Melissa
Jeremy Fultz … Hobo
Brandi Satterfield … Alina Thompson
David Lee … Mr Yoshida
John Luke … Mr Walker
Ryan Forsythe … Nathan
Sam Akeel … Jack Edmunds
George V. Andreakos … Robert the Landlord
Robert Bella … Mr Ross
Kathleen Bily … Katelyn
Sammy Mena … Zombie
Ashley Dargham … Female Zombie
Technical details:
1 hour 19 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.78 : 1
Trailer:
Free to watch online:
