Undead

"Crazy has come to town for a visit."

2003 1h 37m EN

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5.5

MID

🥫

32%

ROTTEN

😬

METACRITIC

⭐

5.3

IMDB

★5.5TMDB · 247🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes●34Metacritic★5.3IMDB · 14,981

HorrorActionComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out.

“Crazy has come to town for a visit.”

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Cast

Felicity Mason
René Chaplin
Mungo McKay
Marion
Rob Jenkins
Wayne
Lisa Cunningham
Sallyanne
Dirk Hunter
Harrison
Emma Randall
Molly
Steve Greig
Agent
Noel Sheridan
Chip

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Spierig
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 29% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Spierig, shot by Andrew Strahorn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cliff Bradley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Felicity Mason and Mungo McKay and Rob Jenkins carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Crazy has come to town for a visit.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0339840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Spierig directs. Andrew Strahorn behind the camera. Cliff Bradley scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 29% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Directed by Peter Spierig, shot by Andrew Strahorn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cliff Bradley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Felicity Mason and Mungo McKay and Rob Jenkins carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Crazy has come to town for a visit.".
8IMDB entry: tt0339840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "shotgun", "comet", "zombie", "end of world".