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Hard Rock Zombies

- They came from the grave to Rock n' Rave and misbehave.

A hard rock band travels to the tiny and remote town of Grand Guignol to perform. Peopled by hicks, rubes, werewolves, murderous dwarves, sex perverts, and Hitler, the town is a strange place but that doesn't stop the band's lead singer from falling in love with a local girl named Cassie. After Nazi sex perverts kill the band to satisfy their lusts, Cassie calls the rockers back from the grave to save her, the town, and maybe the world.

Release Date : 1985-08-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Patel/Shah Film CompanyThe Cannon Group

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jessie (as E.J. Curcio)

Original Name : E.J. Curse

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Geno Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Sam Mann

Gender : Male

Character Name : (as Mick Manz)

Original Name : Mick McMains

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elsa

Original Name : Lisa Toothman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cassie

Original Name : Jennifer Coe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ron

Original Name : Ted Wells

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitler

Original Name : Jack Bliesener

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Richard Vidan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mickey (as H.G. Golas)

Original Name : Phil Fondacaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Buff (as Crystal Shaw)

Original Name : Crystal Shaw Martell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olaf

Original Name : Vincent De Stefano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buckey

Original Name : Gary Friedkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christian

Original Name : Christopher Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Don Matson

Original Name : Michael David Simms

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eva

Original Name : Nadia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wolf Lady

Original Name : Susan Prevatte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandfather (as Emmanuel Shipov)

Original Name : Emanuel Shipow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lu-Ann

Original Name : Stacy Stockman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed

Original Name : David O'Hara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Red

Original Name : Jonathan King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted

Original Name : Donald Moran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cassie's Father

Original Name : David Schroeder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man / Ancient Man

Original Name : John Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Maria Porter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arnold

Original Name : John Fleck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Villager

Original Name : Jack Albee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Dana Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Drew Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Man

Original Name : Jon Wilder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Intellectual

Original Name : Walter Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Jo Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Barbara King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : January King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dennis

Original Name : Mark Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Ryan Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie

Original Name : Sally Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie

Original Name : Annabelle Larsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie

Original Name : Susette Andres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie

Original Name : Susan Y. Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie

Original Name : Hisako Mura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie

Original Name : Tegan Patino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Groupie

Original Name : Rhonda Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Donna Boise

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-09-18

**_Creative & zany cult horror comedy combined with 80’s pop rock music videos_** An up-and-coming rock band in SoCal does some live gigs to impress a record company agent, but is warned by a winsome girl to stay away from her ultra-conservative village, which is the next town on their schedule. Horror ensues. E.J. Curse plays the front man, Jessie. “Hard Rock Zombies” (1985) is a madcap horror comedy with a lot of early 80’s pop rock by Paul Sabu and a kinetic, but slapdash tone akin to music videos of the time period. It's intentionally ridiculous yet the first half is genuinely funny with several laugh-out-loud scenes, not to mention a great twist (I’m talking about something linked to the Nazi element). The second half isn't as effective, since it only has a few amusing bits, but it features the two best songs on the soundtrack: The heavy & haunting chant-like "Morte Ascendere" and the rockin' "Street Angel.” The rest of the songs are too pop-oriented for my tastes, but they’re fun and fit the whacky, eccentric air. Being a zany cult flick with music video editing, don’t expect anything like “Trick or Treat” (1986), “Shock ’Em Dead” (1991), "Black Roses" (1988) or “Rocktober Blood” (1984). This is a whole different animal. It throws in everything but the kitchen sink—rock stars, groupies, crazy editing, lotsa music, the proverbial hot blonde (Lisa Toothman), monstrous midgets, a werewolf grandmother in a wheel chair, redneck yokels and freakin’ Nazis. It’s a meshing of “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” (1970) with campy non-horror and pop rock vids. Some call it “the worst film ever made” or “an Ed Wood movie if he were around in the 80s,” but it’s too enthusiastic and entertaining to be denounced like this. If you roll with it rather than against it, the flick gives you a good time. Because of the front man’s attraction to Cassie, some critics have accused the film of having “pedophilia overtones,” but they evidently don’t know what pedophilia means. Pedophilia is sexual interest in children whereas hebephilia is attraction to pubescent youths who are in early adolescence (11-14) and ephebophilia is attraction to teens in later adolescence (15-19). Since Cassie appears to be about 15-16, the front man would be an ephebophile, not a pedophile. In short, the girl’s definitely jailbait, but Jessie’s interest in her doesn’t make him a “pedophile.” The movie runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot at The Rindge House and other parts of the Los Angeles area. GRADE: B-/C+