Redneck
Zombies
is also great for what it is not. Original, gory and
funny...it is.
High-brow cinema it certainly is not. Jump in and try some shine!
Written by The Zombie Master
Lee
Roberts October 9, 2007
Release: 1987 Directed by: Pericles Lewnes Written by: Zoofeet & P. Floyd Piranha
Starring:
Lisa M. DeHaven as Lisa Dubois Tyrone Taylor as Tyrone Robinson W. E. Benson as Pa P. Floyd Piranha as Junior Zoofeet as Billy Bob (Elly May)
Once upon a time, there lived a man by the name of Lloyd
Kaufman. One day, Lloyd met Michael Herz, and they decided to create
Troma Entertainment. This would be not only for the benefit of Lloyd
and Michael but Troma would also be an outlet for other independent
film makers to release their material. On the other end of the world
(not really, probably just a few hundreds miles actually), was an
inventive director by the name of Pericles Lewnes who had a Video
camcorder and thought that was all he needed to make a movie. Mr.
Kaufman was very impressed with Mr. Lewnes’ work and agreed
to buy and shop the movie for a percentage of the profits. Thus history
was made and Redneck Zombies was born.
Redneck
Zombies starts with Tyrone
Robinson (Tyrone Taylor), an army soldier, transporting a 30 gallon
drum of toxic waste in the back of a Jeep. The drum is not strapped
down so when Tyrone hits a bump in the road, the drum falls out and
rolls down a ravine. Tyrone attempts to retrieve the drum but a redneck
with a gun stops him. Tyrone decides that his well being is more
important and promptly leaves without the drum of toxic waste.
Changing scenes we now see a group of rednecks, led by Pa (W. E.
Benson) that has come up with a brilliant idea. They are going to use
this 30 gallon drum to make moonshine. The batch happens to come out
with a green tint and a much stronger taste but they deliver it to
their customers anyway.
While all of this is going on, a group of campers have been hiking
through the very same area in search of a good place to set up camp.
Once located, they put up their tents, light a fire, pull out the adult
beverages and herbal sustenance, and proceed to rough it.
In the mean time, the aforementioned rednecks have drank the tainted
shine, keeled over dead, and been reanimated by whatever toxic material
was left in the drum. When the two groups finally meet, a discovery is
made. The zombie rednecks are hungry and the campers don’t
taste that bad.
Redneck
Zombies is a great film for what it is and for what it is
not. What is Redneck Zombies? It is funny (zombie
autopsy performed by a veterinarian student on acid), gory
(lower half of body found with no upper half except for the left over
organs) and original (you can take out these zombies with a
certain kind of deodorant spray). What isn’t Redneck
Zombies? It isn’t high quality (filmed for about
10K on a handheld VHS camcorder), it won’t win any awards for
dialogue (“quit yer sassin’ boy! I pulled you outta
yer mother and I’ll shove ya right back in!”), and
it doesn’t take itself seriously (just look at the title).
If you are looking for an over produced “Scream 5”
Hollywood horror film then pass by this one in your friendly
neighborhood Blockbuster. If, however, you have the ability to remove
the stick from your butt that society has so graciously placed there,
then look for Redneck Zombies and have a great
time. You look like you need it.
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Redneck
Zombies starts with Tyrone
Robinson (Tyrone Taylor), an army soldier, transporting a 30 gallon
drum of toxic waste in the back of a Jeep. The drum is not strapped
down so when Tyrone hits a bump in the road, the drum falls out and
rolls down a ravine. Tyrone attempts to retrieve the drum but a redneck
with a gun stops him. Tyrone decides that his well being is more
important and promptly leaves without the drum of toxic waste. 
While all of this is going on, a group of campers have been hiking
through the very same area in search of a good place to set up camp.
Once located, they put up their tents, light a fire, pull out the adult
beverages and herbal sustenance, and proceed to rough it. 
(lower half of body found with no upper half except for the left over
organs) and original (you can take out these zombies with a
certain kind of deodorant spray). What isn’t Redneck
Zombies? It isn’t high quality (filmed for about
10K on a handheld VHS camcorder), it won’t win any awards for
dialogue (“quit yer sassin’ boy! I pulled you outta
yer mother and I’ll shove ya right back in!”), and
it doesn’t take itself seriously (just look at the title). 
