Ep. 06-02: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Ana is unpleasantly surprised when her husband is brutally attacked by her zombified neighbor. Ana flees and meets a police officer named Kenneth, along with more survivors who decide that their best chances of survival would be found in the deserted Crossroads Shopping Mall. When other trapped survivors need help and supplies begin running low, the group decides they cannot stay put forever at the Shopping Mall and devise a plan to escape.

Dawn of the Dead (2004) has big shoes to fill, improving upon the original Dawn of the Dead (1978), a major classic in the horror oeuvre. Unfortunately, cameos from the original cast and adding more characters fighting fast zombies is not enough. Join us as we discuss why this movie is flawed, including its director Zack Snyder. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys runs very fast to a shopping mall sanctuary, fighting an impossibly large and undefeatable mass of the undead.

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Ep. 05-02: 28 Weeks Later (2007)

28 Weeks Later (2007) – Six months after the original epidemic, the rage virus has all but annihilated the population of England. The U.S. Army declares the danger gone, and American soldiers arrive to restore order and begin reconstruction. Refugees soon return to British soil, but one of them carries a deadly secret—some are immune but still carry the virus, meaning infection is only temporarily dormant and rage will rise again.

05-02 28 WEEKS LATER

England is safe. Wait! No? Danny Boyle’s insanely fast “zombies” are back in this much-anticipated follow-up to 28 Days Later (2002). Join us as we discuss the good and bad of this sophomore effort, including the familiar cast, screenplay, and the harrowing first eight or so minutes of the film. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys seeks to help reconstruct a decimated London just in time for another rage-infected pandemic!

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Ep. 02-09: 28 Days Later (2002)

A little known virus called RAGE is released from the confines of a test laboratory and, twenty-eight days later, Jim awakens from a coma to find himself in an abandoned London. But it’s not completely empty… fast, rabid, humanoids will chase you down and infect you with the virus they now host, by clawing, biting, or spewing blood. Jim eventually finds others and they seek protection at a military outpost. But are the radio broadcasts promising salvation legitimate, or just a lure to exploit the weak, hungry, and desperate?

28 Days Later is a milestone in 21st-century horror cinema, being the first movie to introduce the concept of fast-moving “zombies.” Join Tim and David as they discuss Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s masterpiece, and the key elements that make this film a modern classic. Listen… as Johnny Has the Keys takes you to a post-apocalyptic future where nothing safe and the only choice when confronted with the ravenous is to run… and pray that you’re faster.

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