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Reel Zombies

Reel Zombies

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Reel Zombies

"When the dead rise, the cameras roll!"

2008

1h 29m

4.2(5 votes)

Action

Comedy

Horror

Overview

Three film directors make a documentary about the undead in an invested world, he filmed in a time of real zombies. The crew filmed the backdrop of the zombie apocalypse, the real zombie invasion is underway

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

David J. Francis

Himself

Mike Masters

Himself

Stephen Papadimitriou

Himself

Amber Lynn Francis

dedicatee

Heath Hudson

Heath Hudson

Dale Simmons

Stephannie Hawkins

Stephannie Hawkins

Herself / Rebecca

Creative team

Directed by: David J. Francis
Mike Masters
Written by: Mike Masters

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