Zombieland
Zombieland (2009)

Zombieland

2/5
(52 votes)
7.6IMDb73Metascore

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Goofs

When Columbus is consoling 406 after she was attacked, the handle on the mug she drinks from keeps changing direction.

When Tallahassee teaches Little Rock how to shoot, there is no audio for when Little Rock reloads her gun, and an empty shell hits the ground.

In the scene in the celebrity mansion where Columbus and Wichita (almost) kiss; the center wine bottle with the candle is facing forward in some shots and backwards in others.

When Columbus and Wichita are drinking alone and talking in the mansion, the candle lengths of the various candelabras in the background table between their heads vary greatly in size between dialog shots.

When Wichita entices Columbus with a bottle of wine, we see Columbus standing near a surface covered in picture frames and knick knacks.

When the camera is on him, the vase in the back has a lid that is sitting perfectly flat.

The camera switches to Wichita and then back to Columbus who then moves the lid that is now crooked.

When Tallahassee paints the number "3" on the drivers door of the Hummer, the number changes size later in the film and all additional shots.

When Tallahassee is showing Little Rock how to shoot, she pulls the trigger, the hammer clicks, the camera cuts to the other side, and the gunfire noise is made.

Saluting the late 'Bill Murray (I)' (qv) with gunfire, Tallahassee, Columbus and Wichita fire their weapons, but Little Rock does not pull the trigger.

It can be clearly seen that she does not pull the trigger yet there is a sound to signify that she has, and she also proceeds to reload her gun three times without pulling the trigger once.

Tallahassee says there are six people alive in the world when he meets 'Bill Murray (I)' (qv).

Outside of flashbacks, there are only five live people in the movie - Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, Little Rock and Murray.

However, Cynthia Knickerbocker earned Zombie Kill of the Week about halfway through the movie, which brings the count to six living people even though there are only five alive in the party.

In addition, Tallahassee may have simply been paraphrasing; unless he checked every square inch of the planet, there's no way he could know exactly how many people were still alive in the world.

In the scene in which zombies climb the Tower of Terror-style ride to get Wichita and Little Rock, a safety harness is briefly visible on one of the male zombies.

When Columbus first sees the black Escalade coming down the highway, Tallahassee rams a car out of the way, the 'bulldozer' attachment on the bumper gets damaged, then seconds later, it is back the way it was.

When Columbus and Tallahassee are leaving 'Bill Murray (I)' (qv)'s house, Columbus is riding away on a motorcycle wearing a leather jacket.

He proceeds to crash the bike in the driveway and when Tallahassee drives closer to pick him up Columbus is no longer wearing the leather jacket.

When Columbus and Tallahassee are at the Hostess truck Columbus flips a package of snowballs into one hand and the gun is in his other hand.

In the following shot the package and gun have traded places.

When Tallahassee and Columbus push the stand, creating a domino effect with the other stands, the last stand is seen to be falling before it had contact with the one before it.

Early in the film, Columbus enumerates his rules for survival.

While he explains rule #4, "Beware of bathrooms", he flees a bathroom at a gas station, with a single male zombie in pursuit.

As he rounds a corner, he sees and shoots a female zombie and we see that the male zombie is almost close enough to touch Columbus.

In the very next shot, with no apparent time lost between cuts, the male zombie is now much further away.

In the scene where Columbus and Wichata get out the yellow Humvee to collect a map for Beverly Hills stars mansions Columbus shoots a zombie in a pink outfit.

The zombie falls dead on the pavement.

However when Columbus gets into Humvee in the next shot the zombie in the pink outfit is lying in the street in front of the side door.

During the scene where Tallahassee has just met and picked up Columbus.

They drive off revealing a crashed 747 on the highway.

However there is clearly no crashed airliner in the earlier scenes.

When Tallahassee barricades himself in the game booth at Pacific Playland, he prepares for his gunfight by placing four magazines on the counter in the following order (left to right)One single-stack mag, one double-stack mag, one single-stack, one double-stack.

When he runs out of ammo and goes to reload, the magazines have changed order.

They are now (left to right) two double-stacks and two single-stacks.

Additionally, both guns are empty and he dropped the magazines from both guns, but when he slams the guns down onto the magazines, he only actually reloads one gun.

Three mags are left on the counter (one double, two singles).

Wichita states _Anaconda (1997)_ (qv) was her first R-rated movie.

"Anaconda" is rated PG-13.

In the first scene with Columbus when he fiddles with the keys trying to get his car door unlocked while being chased by zombies, when he decides to take them for another lap he drops the keys on the ground however when he is running away we can see that there are no keys on the ground.

In the introduction, when Columbus is listing the rules, during the "Fasten your seat belt" rule the woman is driving away from a group of small girls in a minivan.

The girl who falls from the back of the van wearing the yellow dress is an adult stunt double.

When the girls run to get on the tower of terror ride the harnesses are up on three seats.

When the ride starts to rise all three harnesses are down, including the harness on the empty seat.

All harnesses must be down for most rides to run.

Throughout the movie, shotguns are fired on numerous occasions with no recoil.

This is especially noticeable at the amusement park when the girls are both firing from the hip.

When Tallahassee and Columbus are outside the grocery store, Tallahassee is taking out various weapons for destruction, one of them is a baseball bat.

As he is talking about the expiration date of the Twinkie you can see there is no weight on the bat (used for practicing your swing as it makes your swing slower).

As they enter the store all of a sudden a red weight has been added.

At the beginning of the film, Columbus states that he is making his way from his dorm room in Austin to Columbus.

In a later flashback, it is obvious he lives in an apartment, not a dormitory.

However, if he is attending school at the University of Texas this is a possible type of housing since the university is not able to support the freshman class in traditional dormitories.

Columbus may be living in a housing co-op which could resemble an apartment more than a dormitory At the Garland, TX scene the male zombie coming out of the restroom has toilet paper stuck to his foot which disappears and reappears as the camera angle changes.

When Tallahassee opens the Hostess truck his gun is in his hand, when he starts digging through the Sno Balls his gun is holstered.

When Tallahassee and Columbus enter into Blaine's Grocery store and Tallahassee plays the banjo, bags of Wal-Mart's exclusive line of "Ol' Roy" dog treats can be seen in the background When Tallahassee and Columbus meet and pull their guns on each other, there are a few cut scenes that show them with their guns raised.

A shot is then shown where you see Tallahassee raise his gun again.

When Tallahassee finds the yellow hummer, he opens the drivers door and the camera is visible in the mirror.

When Wichita is going to drop Columbus off to take a different truck, he decides to stay in the Hummer.

They drive past the truck, however the front of the truck stays illuminated by "headlights" despite having completely passed the truck.

When Tallahassee is in the game booth you can see the zombies opening the gate on one side, but in the next shot it's closed.

In the opening credits there's a slow motion shot of a man in a bow tie shooting a gun.

We can see the empty shells being ejected, but in slow motion it's clear that there are no bullets coming out of the gun.

When Columbus goes to save Wichita and Little Rock, who are stuck on a ride, he is faced with a clown.

He checks his pockets and pulls out two shells in a zip-lock bag.

He drops them and does not have time to reload.

However, he has had time to reload before the next scene in which he shoots the Twinkies.

When Tallahassee walks towards the Hummer the arms attached to the steering wheel are away from the wheel when we first see them, yet in the very next shot they are against, if not tucked inside, the steering wheel.

In the grocery store when Wichita checks the double barrel shotgun to see if it's loaded, firing pin indentations are visible in the primers of the shells indicating the shells have already been fired.

After Tallahassee hits the zombie with the banjo, there is blood on the banjo.

But a second later, when he goes for the double tap, there is no blood on the banjo.

When Witchita and Little Rock are on the "Blast Off" ride at Pacific Playland, before taking off they shoot the approaching zombies.

The last zombie to approach them before launching gets shot, but Witchita and Little Rock do not shoot, or even aim at him.

After the first meeting of Columbus and Tallahassee, there are already well-worn tire tracks that they follow, indicating multiple takes.

When the party gets to the theme park, they turn the power on in order to ride the rides; however, there are two possible problems with this.

On one hand, since nobody is running the power plant, it is unlikely that it would be generating power and on the other hand, it is unlikely that anybody would have had or taken the time to turn off the power in the first place.

If it was soon after the zombie apocalypse as implied there may still be electricity for a short while.

At the amusement park, as soon as one of the breakers is turned on, the roller coaster lights up and a car goes flying down the track.

It would have had to have been pulled up the hill first before being able to go down the track.

If the amusement park was shut down in a hurry the power may have gone off while the car may still be at the top.

When Little Rock and Wichita go to the amusement park, they leave the mansion in the morning, and arrive when it is dark.

However, when Tallahassee and Columbus go after them, they leave in darkness, and arrive in darkness.

The girls are still on the ride when they arrive.

Tallahassee and Columbus may have driven a lot faster than the girls, and its not implausible that the 2 girls managed to stay alive on the ride for as long as they did, and nothing suggests that the guys arrive much later than the girls - PLOTThe film takes place 2 months after the first zombie attacks, but still we see a functioning power grid and electricity everywhere.

This is highly unlikely without human supervision.

When Tallahassee manages to grab his gun from Little Rock, Wichita threatens him with a pistol.

Where she got it, and why she never uses it before or after this scene is unexplained.

When Tallahasee and Columbus are in the supermarket, Tallahasee kills a zombie with a banjo.

In the next shot of him he is holding what appears to be a metal pipe and the banjo has gone.

However, the "metal pipe" is an aluminum baseball bat.

Tallahassee is seen with the bat prior to playing the banjo.

After killing the first zombie with the banjo, he switches to the bat.

Then switches to the pruning sheers before killing the third zombie.

It's clear that he uses each weapon only once, then changes each time.

When Columbus and Tallahassee are in the Grocery Store a box of Twinkies is visible.

When Columbus and Tallahassee first get the hummer, the road that they are seen driving on in Texas, is the same road the entire group is seen driving on just as the pass the sign that says "Welcome to California.

" The first ride that Wichita and Little Rock ride at Pacific Playland requires an attendant to be present to hold down an "operator present" button for the ride to function.

If no one is at the park to operate the ride, then the girls would not be able to ride it.

Awards

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2009


EDA Special Mention Award
Unforgettable Moment

BMI Film & TV Awards 2010


BMI Film Music Award
Film Music

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010


Critics Choice Award
Best Comedy Movie

Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2010


COFCA Award
Actor of the Year

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2009


DFCS Award
Best Ensemble
Best Supporting Actor

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2010


Chainsaw Award
Best Actor
Best Wide-Release Film

Fright Meter Awards 2009


Fright Meter Award
Best Actor

Gold Derby Awards 2010


Gold Derby Award
Makeup/Hair

Golden Schmoes Awards 2009


Golden Schmoes
Best Action Sequence of the Year
Best Comedy of the Year
Best Horror Movie of the Year
Best T&A of the Year
Biggest Surprise of the Year
Coolest Character of the Year
Most Memorable Scene in a Movie

MTV Movie + TV Awards 2010


MTV Movie Award
Best Scared-As-S**t Performance
Best WTF Moment

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards 2009


Rondo Statuette
Best Film

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2009


Special Award

Scream Awards 2010


Scream Award
Best Cameo
Best Ensemble
Best F/X
Best Horror Actor
Best Horror Actress
Best Horror Movie
Best Scream-Play
Best Supporting Actress
The Ultimate Scream

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2009


Audience Award

Teen Choice Awards 2010


Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Choice Movie: Breakout Male

Box Office

DateAreaGross
13 December 2009 USA USD 75,590,286
6 December 2009 USA USD 75,408,241
29 November 2009 USA USD 75,170,292
15 November 2009 USA USD 74,542,128
8 November 2009 USA USD 73,506,107
25 October 2009 USA USD 67,213,384
18 October 2009 USA USD 60,640,317
11 October 2009 USA USD 47,603,512
4 October 2009 USA USD 24,733,155
USA USD 75,590,286
25 October 2009 UK GBP 3,001,207
18 October 2009 UK GBP 2,340,592
11 October 2009 UK GBP 1,240,984
Worldwide USD 102,391,540
Non-USA USD 26,801,254
DateAreaGrossScreens
4 October 2009 USA USD 24,733,155 3,036
9 October 2009 UK GBP 1,240,984 298
DateAreaGrossScreens
13 December 2009 USA USD 119,670 236
6 December 2009 USA USD 152,014 257
29 November 2009 USA USD 250,462 269
15 November 2009 USA USD 475,124 511
8 November 2009 USA USD 1,295,685 1,100
25 October 2009 USA USD 4,205,812 2,447
18 October 2009 USA USD 7,616,939 3,171
4 October 2009 USA USD 24,733,155 3,036
25 October 2009 UK GBP 323,815 279
18 October 2009 UK GBP 576,932 302

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Reviews

I have never disliked a zombie movie. They have either always made me laugh or made me thoroughly entertained.

It really was one of the funniest. I bought this on a random buy after it came out.

The film really hits the mark with the humor. It never gets excessive and sometimes the audience laughed so hard, I couldn't hear the movie.

There was a time when humanity roamed naked on the surface of the Earth. There was a time when every syllable that poured out of a semi-clothed lunatic's mouth became a word of the almighty.

Zombieland was just one awesome addition to the zombie genre. Not only was it funny, it made sense.

I can believe the world is full of zombies but NOT THESE TWO GALS doing what they do. Lame movie only for that...

No matter how skilled you are with what's the latest Oscar Buzz or equipped with the knowledge of anticipating which film this week will sustain the longevity of film history such as No Country for Old Men, The Dark Knight, or The Artist, sometimes you have to take films for what they are and judge them on what they try to be. Such is the case with Zombieland.

Zombieland is not the most ambitious movie. It's kinda dumb, has cliches and over-the-top characters.

This isn't a perfect movie by any means, but it certainly was a lot of fun to watch. I bet it was ten times more fun to make!

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