''A Little Bit Zombie'' is a 2012

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that was directed by Casey Walker. The film received its world premiere on February 4, 2012, at the

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, and was released on to DVD on July 16, 2013. The movie stars

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as a young man trying to control his new hunger for human flesh in order avoid the wrath of his fiancee. Filming took place in

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, during June 2011. The movie was

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through Walker's initiative called ''My Million Dollar Movie'' over a five-year period, during which he raised over a million dollars by allowing people to back the film by "purchasing" a frame.

Synopsis

All Steve (

) wants is to make his incredibly controlling fiancee Tina (

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) happy, even if it's at his own personal expense. His best friend Craig (

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) and sister Sarah (

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) accompany Steve to their family's cabin in the hopes of convincing him that she's not right for him, but with no success. When Steve is infected with a strange virus via a mosquito bite, he begins to turn into a zombie and hunger for brains. Despite this new turn of events, all Tina cares about is getting married and doesn't care that Steve is starting to miss various body parts. Now Steve must try to control his new urges while also trying to avoid a zombie hunter (

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) out to end his existence.

Cast

as Steve *

as Tina *

as Craig *

as Sarah *

as Max *

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as Penelope Pendleton *

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as Capt'n Cletus *

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as Terry 'Terror' Thompkins * Neil Whitely as The Professor * Spider Allen as Ringmaster * Melanie Rainville as Bearded Lady * Richard Rowntree as BBQ Bill *Trevor Martin as Master Baiter / Cory Cortex *

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as Pizza Guy * Rob Roy as Battered Local

Reception

Critical reception for ''A Little Bit Zombie'' has been predominantly positive. Much of the praise for the film centered upon its lighthearted nature, which some reviewers noted worked in the movie's favor. ''

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'' gave ''A Little Bit Zombie'' an overall favorable review and called it "outrageously funny". The review from ''

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'' was more mixed and remarked that they felt that "the pacing was a bit off towards the beginning of the film", but that they overall enjoyed the movie as a whole.

Awards

*''Gold Remi Award for Best Dark Comedy'', WorldFest Houston (2012, won) *''Golden Palm Award for Best Independent Film'',

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(2012, won) *''Festival Prize for Best Feature Film'', Louisville Fright Night Film Fest (2012, won) *''Festival Prize for Best Zombie Film'', Louisville Fright Night Film Fest (2012, won) *''Festival Prize for Best Comedy Film'', Louisville Fright Night Film Fest (2012, won) *''Golden Ace Award for Feature Film'', Las Vegas International Film Festival (2012, won) *''Gold Kahuna Award for Best Feature'', Honolulu International Festival (2012, won) *''Best Feature Film Award'',

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(2012, won) *''Canadian Comedy Award for Best Writing - Film,

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(2012, won) *''Rising Star Award'',

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(2012, won)

References

External links

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