Zombies much more of a wrestling movie than the film exploits of men such as the rock and steve austin. However, once the zombies attack, the movie races nonstop to the final conclusion. If you are familiar with troma films, and appreciate that low brow indie. Pro wrestler vs zombies is a 20 movie that, well, pits professional wrestlers against an army of zombies. The plot is paperthin, involving a man named angus portrayed by a local pittsburgh wrestler, ashton amherst, and dubbed over by another actor with an atrocious irish accent booking a number of professional wrestlers for a private exhibition and siccing an army of zombies on them. Worth a watch if youre a wrestling fan or looking for a fun, cheesy time of things, but honestly, dont go too far out of your way for this, theres a lot more attempts at plot or attempts at jokes than the actually good schlock. An exclusive invitation to the cast wrap party including air fare usa and canada only. If you like pro wrestlers vs zombies you are looking for humorous, rough and not serious movies about with zombie, wrestler, prison, survival, vengeance, supernatural and confined themes of action, comedy and horror genre shot in usa. Cody knotts, director of pro wrestlers vs zombies returned to pythons paradise today to discuss his new film project, kecksburg. Feb 19, 2014 the presence of a full cast of wrestlers makes pro wrestlers vs. Some of the biggest names in professional wrestling are fighting off hoards of the undead. Apr 02, 20 trailer for the feature film, pro wrestlers vs zombies, directed by cody knotts and filmed in parkersburg, west virginia. I absolutely loved every minute of pro wrestlers vs zombies and would highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of pro wrestling, horror, and classic 80s bmovies.
Oct 27, 2016 as you get ready for halloween weekend, enjoy the infamous zombie film thats so bad, its scary. Four years later, hogan would team with the film s bad guy mr t to headline the first ever wrestlemania and single to beginning of the modern era of pro wrestling. Zombies brings real life professional wrestlers and puts them in a battle to the. Hes granted the power of necromancy and angus wastes no time in tricking shane and rowdy. After shane the franchise douglas accidentally kills a fellow wrestler in the ring, the deceased wrestler s brother angus ashton amherst decides to take matters into his own hands by summoning an ancient demon to seek revenge. Presents zombie wrestling the movie october 26, 2018 toronto, canada. A chance to party with the cast and crew of pro wrestlers vs. Zombies is exactly as it sounds sports entertainment icons and local ring talent using their signature fighting styles, athleticism and anything they can get their hands on to fend off the undead. Jan 16, 2014 an exclusive invitation to the cast wrap party including air fare usa and canada only. Pro wrestlers vs zombies 2014 6th september 2015 24th october 2019. Here are ten films that bring the two together to create a wonderful and. An early version of the film was shown at an international horror festival in whitby, england in october 20, and the movie was released to dvd on march 28, 2014 along with a limited theatrical release. In a quest for novelty, various of the films started throwing together the most ridiculous mashups and title collusions imaginable. Zombies may not be for those that are looking for a sensational, blockbuster film.
I was granted an interview with the director of pro wrestlers vs zombies, a film which im sure pro wrestling fans and zombie fans will love. Some fun and silly scenes, but honestly, not as many as youd want in a film called pro wrestlers vs zombies. So thus we get to do a film with the flimsiest of ideas to somehow get pro wrestlers to fight zombies and that will be how roddy piper gets into. An early version of the film was shown at an international horror festival in. But for those of us that enjoy a good lowbudget gem. Pro wrestlers vs zombies also known as cody knotts pro wrestlers vs zombies is a 20 horror film that was directed by cody knotts. As the film is finally reaching its planned release in late march, i have. Rowdy roddy piper talks about wrestlemania, his relationship with. Best movies like pro wrestlers vs zombies bestsimilar. Starring rowdy roddy piper, the franchise shane douglas, hacksaw jim. Zombies at the movies official website and it looks like brilliant fun the film is being produced by a new company. Talking wrestlemania and nassau coliseum with rowdy.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Directed by cody knotts starring roddy piper, shane douglas, matt hardy, jim duggan, kurt angle prowrestlers vs. Pro wrestlers vs zombies 2014 pro wrestlers vs zombies. What it can boast though is a calibre of actual wrestling legends. The film is packed with ridiculous fightdeath scenes and the overall look of the movie gives off a very classic grindhouse vibe which adds to its throwback charm. Pro wrestlers vs zombies 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Warum sollte man sonst ein paar pro wrestler fur einen gig in einem verlassenen gefangnis buchen. Zombies primarily was filmed in parkersburg, west virginia, with locations at the former wood county jail, fort boreman park, city park. Pro wrestlers vs zombies 2014 the image could not be loaded. Dedicated to the upcoming film project cody knotts pro wrestlers versus zombies. Apr 06, 20 here is the official trailer of the movie pro wrestlers vs zombies, where im featured as one of the leading stars. Zombies writerdirector cody knotts, who told us all about his experience making the movie.
Zombies and professional wrestlers fight to the death in a horror film making its u. Zombies i knew going in what to expect, but this was even still a little disappointing. I was born in saskatoon, i think probably the coldest place on earth, piper said with a laugh during an interview to promote his latest film project, pro wrestlers vs. The fact that you can become just as popular as hulk hogan in the 80s, and do an even better job at transcending pro wrestling and cementing yourself a spot in pop culture, without the full backing of the wwe, speaks volumes of rowdy roddy pipers endless talent and charisma. Apr 15, 20 a trailer has been released for upcoming actionhorror movie pro wrestlers vs. Ive come to the conclusion that all rasslin horror can be traced back to. Pro wrestlers vs zombies is a 20 horror film that was directed by cody knotts. We will come back to kickstarter once the film is the completed. Featuring roddy piper, shane douglas, jim duggan and kurt a. Like why were the zombie performing wrestling moves instead of eating the people. Zombies, which has a limited released in theaters, including island cinemas in mastic, and can be ordered on dvd at.
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