Ebola Rex#Sequel
{{Short description|2020 American horror film directed by Dustin Ferguson}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ebola Rex
| image =
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| director = Dustin Ferguson
| producer = Joseph Kelbie Williamson
| writer = Dustin Ferguson
| starring = {{ubl|Mel Novak|Shawn C. Phillips}}
| music = Matthew Festle, Jermey Ashley Pair
| cinematography = Dustin Ferguson
| editing = Dustin Ferguson
| studio = SCS Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2020|09|01}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Ebola Rex is a 2020 American horror film written and directed by Dustin Ferguson, starring Mel Novak, Mike Ferguson, and Shawn C. Phillips.{{Cite web|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2021/05/ebola-rex-ready-to-stomp-on-demand.html|title=EBOLA REX Ready to Stomp On Demand|website=screenanarchy.com|date=18 May 2021 |access-date=2021-09-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/ebola-rex-clip/|title=Ebola Rex Clip Has a Diseased Dinosaur Tearing Apart Los Angeles|website=movieweb.com|date=27 August 2020 |access-date=2020-09-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2020/08/25/dustin-fergusons-ebola-rex-new-jurassick-clip-released/|title=Dustin Ferguson's EBOLA REX – New JurasSick Clip Released|website=horrorsociety.com|date=25 August 2020 |access-date=2020-09-25}} The film is available on VOD and DVD on SCS Entertainment.{{Cite web|url=https://rue-morgue.com/trailers-emerge-for-alone-the-owners-and-notzilla-and-ebola-rex/|title=TRAILERS EMERGE FOR "ALONE," "THE OWNERS" AND… "NOTZILLA" AND "EBOLA REX"!|website=rue-morgue.com|date=6 August 2020 |access-date=2020-09-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/159570/dustin-ferguson-new-dinosaur-film-ebola-rex-starring-mel-novak-now-available-on-vod-dvd/?fbclid=IwAR16OhehMUFtCo88RleSJz5LsJd_r4IhnZssLTj7FesxcpZu7Jyv1HwvPdo|title=Dustin Ferguson new dinosaur film Ebola Rex starring Mel Novak now available on VOD & DVD|website=horrornews.net|date=9 September 2020 |access-date=2020-09-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/402157/an-infected-dinosaur-rampages-through-los-angeles-in-new-trailer-for-ebola-rex/|title=An Infected Dinosaur Rampages Through LA In New Trailer For EBOLA REX|website=dreadcentral.com|date=4 June 2021 |access-date=2021-09-01}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-04 |title=EBOLA REX – Terror is Contagious! Coming to DVD and Digital June 8, 2021 |url=https://horrornews.net/166641/ebola-rex-terror-is-contagious-coming-to-dvd-and-digital-june-8-2021/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}
Plot
A dangerous, captive Tyrannosaurus Rex is injected with the Ebola Virus and escapes a secret government lab to wreak bloody havoc in Southern California. A brave General, Davis, and Dick Steel, an obsessed, renegade soldier, try to stop it.{{Cite web|url=https://www.horror-asylum.com/news/dustin-fergusons-new-dinosaur-flick-ebola-rex-with-mel-novak-now-available-on-vod-dvd/?fbclid=IwAR3TTqtzpfVsULpBtKaKJX_x_-_vDSHPDLYrOQtZAyi_SEjg0PkFl3PS840|title=Dustin Ferguson's New Dinosaur Flick 'Ebola Rex' with Mel Novak Now Available on VOD & DVD|website=horror-asylum.com|date=10 September 2020 |access-date=2020-09-25}}
Cast
- Mel Novak as General Davis
- Ken May as Dick Steel
- Mike Ferguson as Mike
- Shawn C. Phillips as Protester #1
- Erik Anthony Russo as Erik
- Jennifer Nangle as Malvolia, the Queen of Screams
Release
Ebola Rex premiered on September 1, 2020 and was made available on VOD and DVD on SCS Entertainment. The film was later re-released on June 8, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-22|title=Ebola Rex Trailer Has Dinos, Disease... but No Chris Pratt|url=https://www.cbr.com/ebola-rex-trailer/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=CBR|language=en-US}}
Reception
Horror Society was critical of the film while also stating that "Ferguson and company took a time where people are panicking and turned it into a way to express himself. I would have chose a different approach but at least he spent his time making movies and not bitching about politics on the internet."{{Cite web|date=2020-09-13|title=Ebola Rex (Review)|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2020/09/13/ebola-rex-review/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Horror Society|language=en-US}} Another review, at Reel Reviews, was more appreciative of the funny aspects of the film, as did other reviews{{Cite web |title=Ebola Rex (2021) {{!}} FilmTotaal |url=https://www.filmtotaal.nl/film/35833 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=www.filmtotaal.nl}}{{Cite web |title=Ebola Rex - Movie Review |url=https://reelreviews.com/intheaters/ebola-rex-vod-review |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=reelreviews.com}} including one at CBR, calling it a mockbuster.
Legacy
= Sequel =
In 2021 Ferguson released a sequel, Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets. The film had a premiere on YouTube on March 1, 2021 and was released as a limited edition DVD the following day.{{Cite web|title=😍 El tráiler de Ébola Rex Vs. Murder Hornets está aquí, olvídate de Godzilla Vs. Kong 👍|url=https://noticiasrtv.com/el-trailer-de-ebola-rex-vs-murder-hornets-esta-aqui-olvidate-de-godzilla-vs-kong/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Noticias RTV|date=2 February 2021 |language=es}} Mel Novak returned for the sequel.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=EBOLA REX vs. MURDER HORNETS – Free Premiere March 1st Only + Limited Edition Disc|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2021/02/28/ebola-rex-vs-murder-hornets-free-premiere-march-1st-only-limited-edition-disc/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Horror Society|language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets (2021) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/Ebola-Rex-Versus-Murder-Hornets/1507374/ |access-date=2023-12-04}}
= Video games =
In 2021 SoCal Cinema (SCS) Studios released video game adaptations of Ebola Rex and Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets.{{Cite web |title=You can now own our "Ebola Rex" and "Ebola Rex V.S. Murder Hornets" games for the PC as part of the "Mega Disc" collection for only $9.99 each! Follow the link below! |url=https://www.facebook.com/110238557159478/posts/you-can-now-own-our-ebola-rex-and-ebola-rex-vs-murder-hornets-games-for-the-pc-a/330738178442847/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Facebook |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|12680102}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|ebola_rex}}
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Category:2020s English-language films
Category:Films about Tyrannosaurus
Category:Films about viral outbreaks