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Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland (2009)

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Zombieland

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    Yes, Zombieland: Double Tap was released in 2019, reuniting the original cast.



    The movie was primarily filmed in Georgia, including locations in Atlanta and Valdosta.



    The plot can be contained in two words: "Stay alive." After zombies have taken over the world, a college student known only as "Columbus" (Jesse Eisenberg) (after the hometown he is attempting to return to) runs into Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) on his journey through the wrecked and zombie-ridden landscape. Meek and unassuming, Columbus uses a set of personal rules to stay alive, while Tallahassee is only concerned with finding Twinkies and killing zombies by any means necessary. The two have a run-in with Wichita (Emma Stone) and her sister Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) and eventually band together to search for a safe haven in "Zombieland."



    The original screenplay for Zombieland was written by screenwriting partners Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.



    It was plain and simple a mistake. No one caught it at the time, but when they did, it was decided to leave it in the film.



    He was saying it as a general very low number. When Columbus and Tallahassee are talking about zombie kills of the week they both have stories, meaning that at least two more people existed. Then they're talking about the last time Columbus had sex with someone, also implying that there are in fact more people still alive in Zombieland. Finally, they manage to run into the two girls not far from where they were. So just extrapolating that, you could assume there were still a number of survivors left. The "Six people left in the world..." line is basically saying "With so many people dead, how awesome is it that Bill Murray is still alive!?". There aren't literally six people left.



    He presumably does it as a tribute to NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. Another theory is that it's the age of his son when he died.



    People living outside the United States (Australia or Denmark for instance) might not be familiar with Hostess Twinkies. A Twinkie is made up of soft, yellow sponge cake with a creamy white filling inside. The Hostess company made several other dessert snacks including their chocolate cupcakes (which also had a creamy white filling), various fruit pies and the Snowball, a cupcake covered with marshmallow and sprinkled with coconut.

    The legend about Twinkies is that they don't have a finite shelf-life despite having freshness dates stamped on them. Tallahassee is obsessed with finding as many as he can -- or even one -- now that they're so scarce, hence his quest.



    Yes, you get about 30 more seconds of Bill Murray. He and Woody Harrelson quote from Caddyshack (1980).

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  • How long is Zombieland?
    1 hour and 28 minutes
  • When was Zombieland released?
    October 2, 2009
  • What is the IMDb rating of Zombieland?
    7.5 out of 10
  • Who stars in Zombieland?
    Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Woody Harrelson
  • Who wrote Zombieland?
    Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
  • Who directed Zombieland?
    Ruben Fleischer
  • Who was the composer for Zombieland?
    David Sardy
  • Who was the producer of Zombieland?
    Gavin Polone
  • Who was the executive producer of Zombieland?
    Ryan Kavanaugh, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ezra Swerdlow
  • Who was the cinematographer for Zombieland?
    Michael Bonvillain
  • Who was the editor of Zombieland?
    Alan Baumgarten and Peter Amundson
  • Who are the characters in Zombieland?
    Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, Little Rock, 406, Bill Murray, Clown Zombie, Banjo Zombie, Best Man, Police Officer Zombie, and others
  • What is the plot of Zombieland?
    A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.
  • What was the budget for Zombieland?
    $23.6 million
  • How much did Zombieland earn at the worldwide box office?
    $102 million
  • How much did Zombieland earn at the US box office?
    $75.6 million
  • What is Zombieland rated?
    R
  • What genre is Zombieland?
    Action, Comedy, and Horror

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