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Director
Director
Cast
Deb Clarington
Chaz Waverly
Frank Waverly
Ryan Waverly
Stacy
Ruby
Synopsis
After a one night stand Deb wakes up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
Original titleNight Of The Living Deb
IMDb Rating5.5 2,256 votes
TMDb Rating5.4 35 votes
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A zombie movie that stands out!
Loved it! It is kind of Shaun of the Dead kind of flick, a romantic
zombie comedy, but pretty fresh and funny and entertaining and cool.
The actress that plays Deb, the lead character, is fantastic, charming
and funny. Ray Wise has a great supporting role. The music, the sound,
photography, effects – all together made a very good movie in every
level. The director played nicely with clichés, made a very light but
exciting movie with zombies, and since there is so much zombies these
days, it is a great success to make a movie that can stand out. Well
done in every way! I saw it at the closing of Dead Lake festival in
Palic, Serbia. Highly recommended.
On of the Best Original Movies This Year, Rom-Com Zombie
This movie is so good that I sign on IMDb to give my first review. As
some one who watches hundreds of movies a year, it is always refreshing
to see something original in a very competitive movie types like
Rom-Coms & Zombie films. They seem to be a dime a dozen. So when a film
tries to put the two together it’s got to be hard to stand out. This
film Night of the Living Deb not only succeeds but is outstanding. This
Kickstarter back indie film is a perfect example of the great talent
that’s out there if only given a chance. From the clever title to the
end the movie it is fantastic. The clever writing/dialogue will have
you laughing out loud. The acting, directing and filming is great. It
is the best funny original Rom-Coms of the year. You add the Zombie
angle and it falls into a very clever movie. It is filmed in Portland
Maine another great bonus. Hats off to ALL involved in this film and if
the people behind this film want to fund another Kickstarter film let
me know. I’ll be one of the first backers. Thank you all for the great
art of the film making.
Just for the skeptics out there, I had nothing to do with the funding
or production of this film, but I wish I was. Just go see it any way
you can and enjoy.
T-Bohn
Funny, Gory Good Times
Deb… Oh, Deb… Smart, fun, resourceful and ever-so-slightly insane.
Rankin and Co. created a fast-paced, entertaining romp through the
Rom-Zom-Com genre and you won’t be disappointed.
Old Skool Zombie-movie fans will appreciate the adherence to the
Romero-Rules.
Comedy fans will enjoy the mix of quick wit and good-old-fashioned
slapstick.
Romantics will appreciate the genuine heart and camaraderie between Deb
and the ensemble.
Lots of clever inside jokes for horror fans (especially those who love
Stephen King films set in Maine). The use of the quirky small city
shines through as a love letter to Rankin’s home state.
Always great to see Ray Wise in an apron… or anywhere, really. Some
of the funniest bits in the movie come from Chris Marquette, who is
delightful as a spoiled, militant Papa’s boy.
Too fun to miss.
An original romantic horror spoof guaranteed to entertain
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
A waste of time
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Romantic Zombie Comedy
While I wouldn’t call it flavor of the month, the last couple of years
saw a bit of a rise. Not only of the dead themselves but a rise in
zombie comedies with a romantic touch. Some worked better than others,
some just try to be a bit funny. And that is what this movie is. It’s
not an instant classic or anything, but it does what the box says and
it’s entertaining enough to watch.
It starts off innocently enough, just to turn things up and speed
things up a bit. The main actress is what either will draw you into it
or appall you. I thought she was really funny and did a great job. Of
course it’s silly, it’s meant to be that way. I mean the title along
indicates that (how come no one thought of that before I wonder?) …
It’s actually pretty easy to decide if you like this or not, but
something I can’t do for you of course
Zombie rom com fail
Another zombie comedy. The makers of this film seem to think that’s
some kind of a novel thing, but it really isn’t because I’ve watched
about half a dozen such films that were made in the last few years and
most of them have been a wash out. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB is no
exception, a film that fails due to the appalling low brow humour and
completely irritating cast of characters, none more so than Deb
herself.
This film unwisely attempts to meld the romantic comedy genre with the
zombie film. I hate rom coms so I was instantly turned off by the
premise and struggled to sit through it if I’m honest. The character of
Deb, as played by Maria Thayer, is described as ”endearingly awkward”
on this film’s home page and it soon becomes obvious that the writers
want you to warm to her quirkiness, her accident prone nature, her dumb
idiosyncrasies. The problem is that I didn’t. I found her supremely
irritating and she made me want to switch the television off.
The rest of the cast are no better, with Chris Marquette stuck in first
gear with repetitive jokes and wooden acting. The only veteran
performer is Ray Wise (ROBOCOP), who you have to feel for, being stuck
in this inanity. After a mildly original set up, the narrative soon
descends into the ‘escape from one situation to the next’ mould, all
set at night in a local location. There are splattery gore effects and
bad zombie acting, and none of it is remotely entertaining. NIGHT OF
THE LIVING DEB is a film which demands a shot through the head to put
it out of its misery.
Bit by a zombie in a god awful sweater…
I didn’t really know what this movie was about, nor did I have any real
expectations to it. All that mattered was the fact that it was a zombie
movie. Sure, I knew that it was going to be a comedy of sorts, but it
had zombies in it. And anything with zombies in it, is worth a watch in
my opinion.
The story had some interesting and good aspects to it, that mostly
being the story of socially awkward eb Clarington (played by Maria
Thayer), which actually put the zombie outbreak in the background.
The comedy elements to ”Night of the Living Deb” were present all
throughout the entire movie, with the majority of those moments
actually bringing about laughs or a big smile. To that point, then
director Kyle Rankin was certainly on to something.
”Night of the Living Deb” was, however, not an impressive movie. And by
that I mean that the storyline was a bit too forced and not all aspects
of the storyline worked out in favor of the movie.
And also the special effects were not overly impressive. Sure, this was
not a zombie movie in the traditional sense, so one might debate
whether or not it should have had more impressive zombie make-up or
not. In my opinion, it should; you can’t have a zombie movie and then
cut back on the special effects department. Most of the zombies in
”Night of the Living Deb” were just equipped with that low budget
zombie make-up; you know, grayish skin foundation, blackened around the
eyes and some theater blood sprayed here and there. It is just a blow
to the movie when they don’t go all the way with zombie make-up. I am
not saying that they needed to show gruesome dismemberment and other
such damage caused by zombies, but a proper zombie make-up on those
portraying the zombies would have been nice.
The acting in ”Night of the Living Dead” was good. And it was
especially Maria Thayer who carried the movie quite nicely. Michael
Cassidy was also contributing a good amount to the movie. And it is
always nice to see Ray Wise make an appearance in a movie.
”Night of the Living Deb” is certainly entertaining enough for what it
turned out to be, but it didn’t impress me in any way. Nor was it a
movie that brought anything overly new to the zombie genre.
Redhead vs deadheads.
After a drunken one night stand with pretty boy Ryan (Michael Cassidy),
zany redhead (ie., effin’ irritating ginger) Deb Clarington (Maria
Thayer) discovers that the town of Portland, Maine, is in the midst of
a zombie apocalypse.
Although clearly modelled after Shaun Of The Dead, Night of the Living
Deb doesn’t come anywhere near to matching the charm, wit or
originality of Edgar Wright’s classic zombie comedy, the film offering
up tepid humour and lacklustre living dead action, with Thayer putting
in a performance that can best be described as thoroughly annoyingfive
minutes in her company and I would seriously be considering throwing
myself to the flesh-eaters.
Ray Wise and Chris Marquette are the most recognisable actors in this
mess (Shawn C. Phillips doesn’t count), but I bet they wish that they
weren’t.
Bad Dialogue, Bad Overacting, Over The Top Physical Comedy– Just Bleh!
Not a Fan. The writer tried way too hard to force feed us cutesy and
quirky in the lead actress. Her wardrobe was overly contrived to show
just how quirky she was, but just looked like she rolled around in a
thrift store and whatever stuck, stayed. Her dialogue, which was
stilted and sounded straight from an 8th grade play was a combo of 80’s
references, current teen speak, and random nonsense phrases. When you
add in the overacted physical comedy, it just made for a seriously
annoying character. Unfortunately all the dialogue and physical comedy
was just poorly done, and varied from overacting to looking like they
were reading the bad dialogue off cue cards for the first time. A
failed attempt at zombie humor and a waste of time. I gave it a 2 for
the cute name.
Night of the Living Deb
On the beginning, they seemed anomalies which were difficult to
classify into horror cinema, but eventually, the ”zombie romantic
comedies” (also known as ”zom-rom-coms”) earned a niche into fantastic
cinema. Night of the Living Deb is an addition to that category with an
excellent sense of humor and an affable narrative which places more
emphasis on the romance than the zombie crisis… something I ended up
liking much more than I expected. Like any romantic comedy, Night of
the Living Deb includes numerous clichés, but screenwriter Andy Selsor
knew how to bring them a twist, making them less predictable; for
example, the obligatory romantic triangle between Deb, Ryan Waverly and
his fiancé Stacy is tangentially related to the origin of the zombie
infestation, creating an interesting dynamic in which Ryan’s powerful
family is also involved, because they don’t want to see the oldest son
(and possible heir of the family empire) in a relationship with a
humble middle-class camerawoman. As I previously said: clichés, but
very well implemented as catalysts of the narrative. Oh, and besides,
the great Ray Wise as the father of the groom. What can go wrong?
Another pro is the sense of humor from the main character, perfectly
played by Maria Thayer as the classic ”adorable harebrained” we
genuinely want to see triumphing against adversity. I liked seeing
Thayer finally playing a leading role after uncountable works as ”guest
star” in many sitcoms and TV series (including some of my favorite
ones: 30 Rock, The Mindy Project and New Girl). Her exuberant
performance complements Deb’s personality without ever making her
irritating or affected. And even though Thayer is an attractive
redhead, she doesn’t reach the unreal standard of Hollywood beauty who
automatically nullifies the ”normal girl with a bad luck for love”
premise. I’m sorry if that sounds sexist, but I’m tired of all those
roles with gorgeous actresses who try to look ”ugly” in order to
convince us of their incapability of attracting men; if only they take
their glasses off… I think I have already spoken enough about the
romance. What about the zombies? Frankly, Night of the Living Deb
doesn’t take the living dead threat very seriously; yes, we see some
blood, there are a few ”head shots” and some unfortunate bites on
characters we hadn’t expected to see infected; but in general, the
zombies are a source of humor instead of horror. Fortunately, Selsor
didn’t rely on tedious artificial conflicts to complicate the
relationship between Deb and Ryan, so the zombies are also employed as
an obstacle the couple must overcome to be happy. There are no
misunderstandings, or surprising revelations, or courtships which start
being a bet until becoming real, or similar foolishness. We just have a
likable couple mutually attracted to each other, caught in the middle
of a zombie apocalypse. In my opinion, that worked brilliantly, because
I found Night of the Living Deb an excellent zom-rom-com which didn’t
need any big tricks to keep me very amused. The likable interaction
between Deb and Ryan is the main course; the zombies are just a
seasoning of the romance.
A Bit Too Shallow For Its Own Good
Night of the Living Deb (2015)
** (out of 4)
Deb (Maria Thayer) wakes up after a night of drinking in the apartment
of Ryan (MichaeL Cassidy). The two quickly try to play off their night
but soon they’re back together when they realize that a zombie
apocalypse has broken out.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB isn’t the greatest horror spoof ever created
but there are a couple nice laughs that help keep it moving but there’s
really not enough here for a feature-length film. I think this here
would have worked much better as a short film because there’s really no
plot here as we basically see Deb, a rather nerdy person, falling in
love with the good looking Ryan and the majority of the film has her
being mistreated or taken advantage of. Oh yeah, the other thing is
that she is very sarcastic and this is where the majority of the laughs
come from.
Thankfully both Thayer and Cassidy are good in their roles and this
certainly helps since we spend the majority of the running time with
them. Thayer is the star here and she turns in a nice performance but I
still felt that only twenty-percent or so of her jokes actually worked.
The film could have benefited had there been something more going on.
Perhaps more in-jokes or at least something more to hold the viewer’s
attention.
As it stands, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB has a creative title but it’s too
bad the film itself wasn’t more creative.
Unfunny Dialogues and Situations
On the Eve of July, 4th, in Portland, Maine, the camerawoman and
aspiring anchor Deb Clarington (Maria Thayer) is drinking with her best
friend Ruby (Julie Brister) in a bar. She falls for a handsome stranger
and flirts with him. They drink a lot together and in the morning, Deb
wakes up in his apartment in an awkward situation since they do not
remember what they did on the previous night. When Deb leaves his
apartment, she finds in middle of a zombie apocalypse. She returns to
the apartment and she learns that he is Ryan Waverly (Michael Cassidy),
the son of the wealthy Frank Waverly (Ray Wise), who is the responsible
for supplying water to the town. Deb decides to leave Portland to meet
her mother, but Ryan convinces her to go to the mansion of his father
to meet his brother Chaz Waverly (Chris Marquette) and his girlfriend
Stacy (Syd Wilder) and leave the town together. Soon Den learns that
Frank and the Governor are the responsible for the outbreak. Will they
succeed to escape from the zombies?
”Night of the Living Deb” is one of those films that the viewer wants
to like, mostly because of the cute lead actress. However the writers
are weak and the cast has unfunny dialogues and situations in the
screenplay. In the end, this movie is a waste of a nice cast. My vote
is five.
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Wonderful Surprise
Deb is a smart, socially awkward girl who is drinking with her friend
one night at the bar. The next morning she wakes up in a guy’s place
after a one night stand. While she is leaving a zombie outbreak is
taking place all around. She takes her car, grabs the one night stand
and begins her zombie survival adventure.
This was actually pretty good. It’s a smart zomedy with good writing
and several clichés avoided. Not really violent at all with maybe a
bite or two and people get shot. Nobody is taking bats to their heads
and the zombies aren’t playing with intestines. Ray Wise does a good
job as the evil company owner.
I was surprised with this one for sure. You can even watch this one
with the significant other as there is a love story as well.