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Dance of the Dead (2008)

Dance of the Dead poster
Directed by
Gregg Bishop
Genre
comedy horror, science fiction film, zombie comedy, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 221 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school students must band together during their prom night to fight off a zombie outbreak. They work to protect their dance from the undead attackers.

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What happens

Dance of the Dead is a 2008 American independent zombie comedy film, directed by Gregg Bishop and written by Joe Ballarini. The film featured Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby, Lucas Till, Blair Redford and Carissa Capobianco. The plot revolves around the mysterious reanimation of the dead and the efforts of several students to save their high school prom from attack. The film had a limited theatrical release at Mann's Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles on 13 October 2008, before being released on DVD. The movie premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2008, including the South by Southwest Film Festival and the Atlanta Film Festival, to universal critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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