MOVIES > ZOMBIES
Hot on the heels of the box-office triumph of his zombie-horror comedy Zombieland, a news item resurfaces in which Zombieland lead Woody Harrelson attacks a paparazzo, punching him in the face and destroying his camera. Harrelson’s defense: “With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie.”
I can’t believe we ever thought he was crazy. Harrelson is to be applauded for his vigilance against the zombie plague, and for stepping into an ages-old and diverse cinematic tradition in which movie characters and their real-life counterparts square off against the walking, hungry dead.
From the heroes of the Irish indie horror Dead Meat…
…to the old school voodoo antics of Blood of the Zombie…
…to whatever the hell’s going on in Al Adamson’s amazing Blood of Ghastly Horror…
…Jaman applauds all those taking up the fight against the zombie menace, and those who commit the tales to film.
(With thanks to Nick K. for calling the Harrelson item to my attention.)
