Zombie Night 2: Awakening
{{Infobox film
| name = Zombie Night
| image = Zombie Night 2.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = David J. Francis
| producer = {{plainlist|
- David J. Francis
- Mike Masters
}}
| writer = Mike Masters
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Sharon DeWitt
- Kari Grace
- Dan Rooney
}}
| music = Roman Zebik
| cinematography = Robert Scarborough
| editing = Chris Bellio
| distributor = Last Call Productions
| released = {{Film date|2006|10|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
}}
Zombie Night 2: Awakening is a 2006 Canadian horror film directed by David J. Francis and starring Sharon DeWitt, Kari Grace, and Dan Rooney. It is a conceptual sequel to Zombie Night. It was followed in 2008 by Reel Zombies.
Premise
Mosquitoes spread a zombie plague, and humanity is devastated. Denied shelter with a heavily armed group of survivors, Keith and Shelley attempt to clear out a marina and use it to escape to a better location. Amid attacks by nocturnal zombies, the previous group begin to raid them for supplies.
Cast
- Steve Curtis as Keith
- Sharon DeWitt as Shelley
- Dan Rooney as Basil
- Maria Ibey as Candace
- Kari Grace as Crystal
- Johnny Paris as Derek
- Bob Hillhouse as Pascal
- Nick Smith as Saul
- Lise Moule as Crazy
- Sarah-Jean Villa as Vikki
- Mark Parr as Logan
- Dana McArdle as Eli
- Jessica Pickles as Hailey
- Tony Watt as Jay
- David J. Francis as Father
- Ryan Gallant as Zombie
- John Bell as Andrew
- Corey Clarke as James & Groom Zombie
- Amanda Pauls as zombie with gash across face
- Brendan Mertens as Bug Zombie
Production
Zombie Night 2: Awakening was filmed to the turn of the year in Deseronto, Ontario.{{cite book|title=The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010|last=Dendle|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Dendle|publisher=McFarland & Company|year=2012|pages=28–29|isbn=978-0-7864-6163-9}} The budget was under $100,000.{{cite web|url=http://deadharvey.blogspot.com/2008/12/interview-with-david-francis.html|title=Interview with David Francis, writer/director of "Awakening"|work=deadharvey.blogspot.com|date=2008-12-30|access-date=2015-02-26}}
Reception
Susan Walker of The Toronto Star rated it 1.5/4 stars and wrote that it "might be enough to satisfy a loyal fan base" but is not a good film.{{cite news|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zombie_night_2_awakening/|title=Zombie Night 2|last=Walker|first=Susan|work=The Toronto Star|date=2006-10-27|access-date=2015-02-26|via=Rotten Tomatoes}} Ulises Silva of Quiet Earth rated it 4.5/10 stars and called it "a suspense-less, ineffective zombie film" that could have benefited from a higher budget.{{cite web|url=http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2008/02/04/Review-of-Awakening-Zombie-Night-2|title=Review of Awakening: Zombie Night 2|last=Silva|first=Ulises|work=Quiet Earth|date=2008-02-05|access-date=2015-02-26}}
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2, academic Peter Dendle said, "There are at least a few interesting touches in the zombie conceptualizations here, unlike the depressing and tedious vision in the first feature."
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0473738}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|zombie_night_2_awakening}}
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20090303101708/http://awakening.primalfilms.com:80/main/index.html}}
Category:2006 comedy horror films
Category:Canadian comedy horror films
Category:Canadian sequel films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:Films about mosquitoes
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