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Wikipedia article
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'Corona Zombies' is a 2020 American comedy horror film directed by Charles Band, and produced and distributed by Full Moon Features. Inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, the film stars Cody Renee Cameron as Barbie, a woman who finds herself facing an outbreak of zombies infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Alongside Cameron, the film stars Russell Coker and Robin Sydney.
'Corona Zombies' was released digitally through Full Moon Features' website and app on April 10, 2020. Later that year, it was followed by two sequels also directed by Band, 'Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King' and 'Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51', with Cameron and Sydney reprising their roles.
Cast
* Cody Renee Cameron as Barbie
* Russell Coker as Corona Zombie
* Robin Sydney as Kendra
Production
'Corona Zombies' was filmed over a period of 28 days. The film consists primarily of redubbed and repurposed footage from 'Hell of the Living Dead' and 'Zombies vs. Strippers', as well as clips of real-world news footage.
Release
The film premiered digitally through Full Moon Features' website and app on April 10, 2020.
Reception
Stuart Heritage of 'The Guardian' called the film "the sort of thing you'd watch drunk in your house at midnight. But then again, that's how you're going to watch all films for the foreseeable future, so it has to be worth a go." 'The National's Katy Gillett, in her review of the film, wrote: "If zombie movies are your thing, and you can acknowledge them as pure escapism that isn't to be taken seriously, then you're probably fine. If not, I'd skip it." Alan Ng of 'Film Threat' called 'Corona Zombies' "a hilarious satire of this whole pandemic", comparing it favorably to the 1966 film 'What's Up, Tiger Lily?' and the television series 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'.
Accolades
Sequels
'Corona Zombies' was followed by two sequels, 'Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King' and 'Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51'. Both sequels were directed by Band, star Cody Renee Cameron as Barbie and Robin Sydney as Kendra, and were released in 2020.
See also
* Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
* 'Corona' (film)
* 'Coronavirus' (india film)
* 'Songbird' (2020 film)
* 'The Covid Killer'
References
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