Night Of The Living Dorks
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directed by: Matthias Dinter
produced by: Philip Voges, & Mischa Hofmann
starring: Tino Mewes, Thomas Schmieder, Manuel Cortez, Collien Fernandes, Nadine Germann, Hendrik Borkmann
Feature, 88 Minutes
Festival-links:
Brooklyn International Film Festival 2005
Chicago Film Festival 2005
Newport Beach Film Festival 2005
Fantasia Film Festival Montreal 2005
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2006
invited to the following festivals: Amsterdam, Dead by Dawn, Puzon, Fantasporto, Newport Beach, Seattle, Brooklyn, Fantasia Film Festival Montreal, Chicago Film Festival, Toronto After Dark...
"A zombie comedy that knocks 'em dead with offbeat genre-ribbing humor..." (Lisa Nesselson, Variety)
"Night of the Living Dorks combines the outlandish, gruesome comedic humor of Peter Jackson’s Dead-Alive with the conventions of a John Hughes comedy. The result is a fast-paced, witty concoction; part teenage fantasy, part adolescent nightmare." (41st Chicago Film Festival)
"An audience favourite wherever its been shown, Night of the Living Dorks is a whacked-out, feel-good flick that totally works." (Mitch Davis – Montreal Fantasia Film Fest 2005)
"The Weird Science of zombie movies… A riot from start to finish." (Eric Campos, FILM THREAT)
"...a slick and polished German production...with plenty of well-timed gags, brisk pacing, spirited performances..." (Michael Gingold - FANGORIA)
"I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS ENOUGH." (Ain't it Cool News)
Synopsis:
Philip and his two best friends, Meatball and Conrad, are genuine nerds. Fellow students, parents, teachers - everybody picks on them.
Nonetheless Philip's wet dreams focus on his classmate "Uschi", a highly erotic blonde. The problem is, that his "dream girl" only likes winners and that her boyfriend is the arrogant Wolf, captain of the football team and son of very rich parents.
One night, Philip, Meatball and Conrad are invited by Rebecca and her gothic friends to a midnight Voodoo ritual on the local cemetery. The ritual - complete with "real Zombie Ashes" - is supposed to instantly turn them into cool dudes but nothing happens. On their way home, the "cool dudes" crash their old car into a tree.
They wake up in the local morgue, all with a little yellow note on their toe. Much to their surprise, they feel smarter, stronger and better than ever… except maybe for their appetite for raw meat and their hard drinking habit…