Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd in “Zombie Town”
This town has zombie fever.
ET Canada has the first look at the upcoming horror-comedy “Zombie Town,” based on the book by RL Stine, with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd reuniting to star.
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In this behind-the-scenes featurette, the cast and crew shed light on the film, about a magical film that turns an entire town into zombies, leaving two teenagers to save everyone.
Aykroyd plays a filmmaker who lives in the city and who has used the magic piece of film to make some of his previous films.
“I play Len Carver,” says the Canadian actor, “and he had a great career doing movies with zombies in them, made a lot of money and became very famous. But the secret is that every film he made trapped the actors in the film.”
Chase, who plays Mezmarian, jokes, “Zombie movies? They’re talking about zombies. You know, everyone needs one in their living room.”
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The comedy duo last collaborated on another horror comedy, 1991’s Nothing But Trouble. Having starred together on Saturday Night Live, they also appeared in 1985’s Spies Like Us and 1988’s Chaddyshack 2 .
On the musical side, the “Zombie Town’s theme song, titled “Zombie Hideout”, was composed and recorded by Styx’s Lawrence Gowan.
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Directed by Peter Lepeniotis and shot in Ontario, the film also stars Marlon Kazadi, Madi Monroe, Henry Czerny, Scott Thompson and Bruce McCulloch.
“Zombie Town” opens in theaters in Canada August 18 on 250 different screens via Cineplex.
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