Zombiez
Zombiez is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by John Bacchus. It stars Jenicia Garcia, Jackeem Sellers, and Randy Clarke. The film follows a woman who battles zombies and a deranged scientist to save her husband.
Plot
After zombies kill her coworkers at a construction site, Josephine flees to her home, where she and her husband attempt to defend themselves. Both are captured, but Josephine escapes. She navigates a city overrun by the undead and eventually returns to rescue her husband from a mad scientist known as The Dr., who claims to control the zombies. Josephine defeats The Dr. in a final confrontation.Cast
- Jenicia Garcia as Josephine
- Jackeem Sellers as The Dr.
- Randy Clarke as Steve
- Raymond Spencer as Terry
Production
The film was produced by Purgatory Blues, a small independent studio. Director John Bacchus, known for low-budget exploitation films, used the pseudonym ZWS for this project. The film was shot in urban and industrial locations in New York City, using guerrilla-style techniques and minimal crew.Release
Lionsgate Films released Zombiez direct-to-video on May 17, 2005.Reception
Zombiez received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences.- Jon Condit of Dread Central rated it 0/5 stars, calling it "the absolute worst of the direct-to-video horror genre".
- David Walker of DVD Talk also rated it 0/5 stars, writing, "There is nothing good to say about this garbage."
- Peter Dendle described it as "pointless and uninteresting, with no discernible sense of love for the topic."
- Mark H. Harris of Black Horror Movies criticized the dialogue as "improvised, resulting in repetition, clichés, awkward silence, and repetition."