Doc of the Dead is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Alexandre O. Philippe from a script co-written withChad Herschberger.
The film had its world premiere on March 10, 2014 at the South by Southwest festival, followed by a television premiere on Epix on March 15.
Altitude Film Distribution will be releasing Doc of the Dead in the UK on February 23, 2015 via DVD and VOD.
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The documentary film delves deep into the evolution of the zombie genre in film, television and literature, as well as its impact and influence on pop culture. Featuring George Romero, Simon Pegg, Greg Nicotero, Bruce Campbell, Max Brooks, Tom Savini and many others.
Reviews:
“If you wanted to capture the entire zombie phenomenon in some sort of film so it could be put away in a time capsule for people in the future to better understand our society, this is the film you would want to be there. It’s incredibly thorough and amazingly informative with guests who are talented and full of experience and information on the subject. It’s also really funny at times, creative and amusing. This is a wonderful documentary for anyone who’s ever had the slightest inkling of an interest in zombies.” Scott Hallam, Dread Central
“The most enjoyable and fascinating segments of Doc of the Dead deal with the origins of the term zombie and the uniqueness of the monster in terms of Hollywood source material. Zombies are one of the few creatures to be plucked directly from folklore without much inspiration from literary tradition (as opposed to say, vampires or werewolves). The first twenty minutes or so of the film examine the term “zombie” in African and Carribean cultures, which dovetails nicely into a look at how the first zombie films came into being and how the creature evolved across the silver screen and other mediums throughout the years.” John Jarzemsky, Twitch
“Overall, Doc of the Dead could end up being a gateway for someone who started watching a zombie TV show and wanted to know more about zombie movies into the history of the genre, and the more people interested in zombies, the better. Seeing opinionated filmmakers explicitly saying “fuck fast zombies” or explaining how zombies don’t have to be corpses, as they weren’t corpses in the original zombie movies, but self-proclaimed zombie aficionados might be left wishing there was a little more to chew on.” The Wolfman Cometh
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Cast:
- Simon Pegg
- George A. Romero
- Bruce Campbell
- Fran Kranz
- Tom Savini
- S.G. Browne
- Greg Nicotero
- Robert Kirkman
- Charlie Adlard
- Max Brooks
- Stuart Gordon
- Alex Cox
- Judith O’Dea
- Russell Streiner
- John Harrison
- John A. Russo
- Joanna Angel
- Arnold T. Blumberg
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