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Night of the Living Dorks

2004 · 90 min

A goofy, gory teen comedy that plays zombie tropes for laughs, with slapstick and gross-out moments.

Directed by: Matthias Dinter
Genres: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Tino Mewes, Thomas Schmieder, Manuel Cortez

Tagline: Being a loser was never this cool!
Overview: Three not-so-cool school friends decide to try a old voodoo ritual. Later, they die in a car accident, but live on as zombies. But being a zombie has advantages, too...

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Directed by: Matthias Dinter
Genres: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Tino Mewes, Thomas Schmieder, Manuel Cortez

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
revenge
love
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: horror, comedy
Directed by: Matthias Dinter
Written by: Matthias Dinter
Starring: Tino Mewes, Thomas Schmieder, Manuel Cortez, Collien Fernandes, Hendrik Borgmann, Nadine Germann, Sissi Perlinger, Henry Gründler
Music: Andreas Grimm
Cinematography: Stephan Schuh
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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