Zombie Babies (2011)
Yes, ZOMBIE BABIES is the actual title of this movie, but wait; it gets better!! The tagline is, “What’s grosser than a pile of dead babies?” Hopefully you realize that nothing in ZOMBIE BABIES is meant to be taken seriously. We have silly, yet quite funny, dialogue; over-the-top, gross characters; and dead babies coming back to life after an accident. Writer-director Eamon Hardiman, who also gave us the PORKCHOP franchise and VAMPIRE WHORES FROM OUTER SPACE, set out to make a gross-out, crossing-the-line kind of film and he succeeds. There’s a little bit of everything here to offend everyone, that is unless you actually have a sense of humor and take this film as it’s intended – as a horror-comedy.
ZOMBIE BABIES revolves around the antics of one Dr. Burt Fleming (Brian Gunnoe) — I think he’s a doctor. Even the good doctor himself has been hit by the economy and it seems no one is coming in to take advantage of his specialty. What’s his specialty, you ask? Late-term abortions. That’s right; there’s no woman, no matter how far along her pregnancy is, that Fleming will turn down. In order to boost business, Fleming (now that I think of it, I don’t believe he’s a doctor at all) is offering his services at next-to-nothing prices. It doesn’t take long before a few couples gather together to take advantage of getting rid of their little unwanted bundles of joy. There’s Kevin and Leah (Trent McKelvin & Kaylee Williams); Jami Lynn and Jackson (Missy Dawn & Dean Stark); Veronica and Louis (Ruby Larocca & Shawn C. Phillips); and Capri and Reggie (Desiree Sueliu & Ford Austin). They join Fleming at his casino-clinic (??!?) for a fun weekend of abortions and partying.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, ZOMBIE BABIES is all played for laughs.
Leah (Kaylee WIlliams) is a beauty who can also kick ass!!
The first thing Fleming does is get those pesky abortions outta the way so everyone can enjoy the rest of their weekend. Jami Lynn, Capri, and Veronica all go through with the late-term abortions, but Leah has second thoughts and ends up keeping her baby. We don’t get to see anything too explicit with the abortions, but we do get a pretty kick-ass abortion montage. Remember the great training montages in all the ROCKY flicks? Well imagine them instead with ankles in stirrups, long wire coat hangers, and lots of blood spurting everywhere … you get the picture. This montage is grossly offensive, and it was right up my alley. It’s hard to take a film like this seriously, so don’t!!
Does this REALLY look like a doctor? Dr. Burt Fleming (Brian Gunnoe) enjoying a little “down” time.
But what’s a poor doctor to do after he completes three abortions? Cleanup is such a pain in the ass that the doc decides to throw the dead, late-term babies in a pile in the basement. Yeah, I know. But Fleming has a distillery in the basement (right next to the pile of dead babies), and that damn thing decides to spring a leak and soak the pile of little corpses with a very potent amount of alcohol. Now the babies are back, and they don’t take too kindly to being aborted!! Let the undead have their revenge.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, ZOMBIE BABIES is all played for laughs.
A little levity in the abortion room!!
There’s umbilical cord decapitations; death by baby feces; babies in blenders; and just about anything else that could potentially shock and offend you. The cast looks as though they’re having a blast with the material and much of the dialogue seems to be ad-libbed (and ad-libbed well). Everyone does a good job and the fun they’re having is infectious. Lots of nudity and debauchery abound as the group is picked off one by one by the undead fetuses. Kaylee Williams (Leah) stands out as the expecting “Expendable” who ends up kicking some baby ass. Her innocent and sexy look made her perfect for the role of Leah, the once meek now kick-ass heroine.
This is just a taste of the titular creatures!!
The “babies” themselves are obviously a combination of hand puppets and puppets on wires and that’s what made this so much fun. Once the zombie babies start attacking you can’t help but laugh and have a fun time. The f/x are all practical and the filmmakers here aren’t afraid to go heavy on the blood and goo.
The only negative thing I have to say about ZOMBIE BABIES is that it dragged on a little too long. At a running time of 95 minutes, there were more than a few scenes that just went on for too long. Another go around (or two) in the editing room could have tightened this one up and made the pace a little quicker – which is exactly what it needed. But just wait until you see Fleming and his assistant Teddy (Rob Cobb) man up and go after the undead babies. Their weapon of choice? Wire coat hangers, of course!! And I was literally laughing out loud when these two were running through the undead-infected house and and dead babies were flying all over the place. Good stuff.
ZOMBIE BABIES won’t be winning any Oscar’s any time soon. With its rather controversial subject matter (of late-term abortions), over-the-top execution, and blood, gore, and tits everywhere, ZOMBIE BABIES never tries to be more than it is: A really silly and ridiculous zombie-comedy. I had a lot of fun with this one. Check it out.
Look for ZOMBIE BABIES to hit DVD stores on September 25, 2012 from Independent Entertainment.
My Summary:
Director: Eamon Hardiman (& writer)
Plot: 3 out of 5 stars
Gore: 7 out of 10 skulls
Zombie Mayhem: 3 out of 5 brains
Reviewed by Scott Shoyer
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[...] which are both written and directed by Eamon Hardiman (who also wrote and directed ZOMBIE BABIES, my review here). This man’s a machine!! To appreciate this film ya gotta understand what you’re getting into. [...]
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[...] which are both written and directed by Eamon Hardiman (who also wrote and directed ZOMBIE BABIES, my review here). This man’s a machine!! To appreciate this film ya gotta understand what you’re getting [...]
It was a bit of a no-brainer I suppose but I love how they used the baby blocks in the title! “What’s grosser than a pile of dead babies!”…that tagline alone would have at least piqued my interest…but it actually sounds like this is worth checking out!
It’s a fun, mindless zombie flick definitely not meant to be taken seriously!!
“It smells like Steve Guttenberg ate out Jessica Tandy on the set of Cocoon.”
That line from the film almost made me pee myself – and thanks, Scott, for recommending this!
That line made me do a spit take, Deggsy!! Lol
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