Zombie Town | |
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Directed by | Peter Lepeniotis |
Based on | Zombie Town by R. L. Stine |
Starring | Dan Aykroyd Chevy Chase Marlon Kazadi |
Cinematography | Rudolf Blahacek |
Edited by | Brian Noon Marc Roussel |
Music by | Ryan Shore |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Box office | $130,802[1] |
Zombie Town is a 2023 Canadian comedy horror film directed by Peter Lepeniotis and starring Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Marlon Kazadi. It is based on the 2000 book of the same name by R. L. Stine.[2]
Two teenagers watch a reclusive horror filmmaker's latest film, which turns a town into zombies. The teenagers use the Eye of Horus on a canister lid to ward off zombies.
In August 2022, it was announced that Aykroyd, Chase and several other actors were cast in the film and that filming occurred in Ontario.[5] The film was shot in Sudbury in September 2022.[6] Principal photography wrapped that same month after four weeks of filming.[7]
The score was composed by Ryan Shore.
The film was released in theaters in Canada on August 18, 2023.[3] It also premiered on Hulu in October 6, 2023.[8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of five critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10.[9]