Boy Eats Girl (2005)

Director:

Stephen Bradley

Writer:

Derek Landy (writer)

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (Ireland)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Plot:

A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved. |

Plot Keywords:

Mother Son Relationship | Nail | Video Store | Snake Bite | Small Town

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Samantha Mumba	...	Jessica
David Leon	...	Nathan
Tadhg Murphy	...	Diggs
Laurence Kinlan	...	Henry
Sara James	...	Cheryl
Mark Huberman	...	Samson
Sarah Burke	...	Charlotte
Paul Reid	...	Shane
Jane Valentine	...	Glenda
Conor Ryan	...	Kenneth
Deirdre O'Kane	...	Grace
Doreen Keogh	...	Mrs. Brumble
Bryan Murray	...	Mr. Frears
Denis Conway	...	Craig
Lalor Roddy	...	Fr. Cornelius

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Ireland | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:R | Ireland:18 (video rating) | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Singapore:R21 (cut) (original rating) | Australia:MA (TV rating) | USA:R | Ireland:15A (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Element Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Craig is running from the zombies, he pulls off two planks from a fence, but the wooden bar at the top stays on and he breaks it separately. Later, when he replaces the piece of fence, the wooden bar is attached to the two planks.

Quotes:

Henry: What's it like, being dead, Nathan?
Nathan: It's empty. Numb. There's no blood circulating.
Diggs: None? Not even... down there?

Harmless comedy fun

Boy Eats Girl is the kind of film to watch when you're in a non-committal mood, something that demands only vague attention and which doesn't try to be clever. If you want a horror or a zombie movie then look elsewhere, it's neither nor does it try to be.

It is a comedy, let's get it straight right now, not a zombie film. Romero's legacy to pop culture and the film industry certainly gets a good outing here, but this isn't a film to make gorehounds feel fat and happy, nor will zombie purists find anything to debate over.

A lot of the characters are like those from sappy American Teen comedies but with Irish accents and in situations involving blood and throw-away limbs.

Perhaps this helps: It's California Man with gore.

It entertained me for the short running time (about an hour I made it) and I liked it enough to cough up £5 for it. If you give it a chance as a silly gory comedy, you may well like it too.