Zombie comedy
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The zombie comedy [1][2][3] is a film genre which aims to blend zombie or horror motifs with slapstick comedy. Examples include Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead,[4] Andrew Currie's Fido,[5] Matthew Leutwyler's Dead & Breakfast, and Peter Jackson's Braindead.[6] Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II, although a horror film, contains some light hearted and dark comedy elements, and its sequel, Army of Darkness, is even more comedic. An American Werewolf in London (1981)[7] and the Return of the Living Dead series (1985)[8] (especially the first two and the last of the series) can be considered some of the earliest examples of Zombie-comedy. The earliest roots of the genre, however, can be found in Jean Yarbrough's King of the Zombies (1941) and Gordon Douglas's Zombies on Broadway (1945), though both of these films dealt with Haitian-style zombies.
The 1993 film My Boyfriend's Back could also be considered a zombie comedy, as could 1999's Idle Hands, starring Devon Sawa and Seth Green.
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- ^ "Night of the Living Dorks (review)". Cinema Blend. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
- ^ Bemenderfer, Mark (October 12, 2004). "Zombie Comedy Succeeds In Both Genres". The Observer Online. Retrieved on April 9, 2007.
- ^ Gartside, Will (September 30, 2004). "Zombie Comedy Slays Audiences". The Badger Herald. Retrieved on April 9, 2007.
- ^ Edelstein, David (September 23, 2004). "The Importance of Being Undead: A Zombie Comedy of Manners". Slate Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
- ^ Capt. Xerox (March 16, 2007). "Critics Love the New Zombie Comedy Fido". The Website @ The End Of The Universe. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
- ^ Frazer, Bryant. "Braindead (review)". Deep Focus. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
- ^ Nelson, Resa (2004). "Science Fiction Weekly Interview". SciFi Weekly, Issue 388, paragraph 4. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
- ^ Dellamorte (January 22, 2003). "Return of the Living Dead". Classic Horror Review. Retrieved April 9, 2007.

