The Quick and the Undead
Encyclopedia
The Quick and the Undead is a 2006 zombie
horror film
written, directed
, and produced
by Gerald Nott.
have been transformed into zombies. The action starts 80 years after the initial outbreak
. The western United States
has devolved into a disconnected series of ghost towns overrun by zombies such as the Toar Zombie and the Little Girl Zombie, and the government is awarding bounties
in exchange for the pinkies of the undead.
Ryn Baskin (Clint Glenn), is a bounty hunter
. After a successful hunt, he is robbed, shot, and left for dead by a rival gang of hunters led by Blythe Remington (Parrish Randall), a man with a plan to use the plague to create even more zombies and line his pockets with the bounties. Ryn survives and follows Remington with the aid of Hans Tubman (Nicola Giacobbe), a foreigner who double cross
ed him, in order to retrieve the sack of pinkies he had earlier collected when the movie began. This leads him to a final confrontation not just with Blythe, but with a huge zombie army.
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
written, directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and produced
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
by Gerald Nott.
Plot
In the present, a plague breaks out and the infectedInfection
An infection is the colonization of a host organism by parasite species. Infecting parasites seek to use the host's resources to reproduce, often resulting in disease...
have been transformed into zombies. The action starts 80 years after the initial outbreak
Outbreak
Outbreak is a term used in epidemiology to describe an occurrence of disease greater than would otherwise be expected at a particular time and place. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. Two linked cases of a rare infectious...
. The western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
has devolved into a disconnected series of ghost towns overrun by zombies such as the Toar Zombie and the Little Girl Zombie, and the government is awarding bounties
Bounty (reward)
A bounty is a payment or reward often offered by a group as an incentive for the accomplishment of a task by someone usually not associated with the group. Bounties are most commonly issued for the capture or retrieval of a person or object. They are typically in the form of money...
in exchange for the pinkies of the undead.
Ryn Baskin (Clint Glenn), is a bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
. After a successful hunt, he is robbed, shot, and left for dead by a rival gang of hunters led by Blythe Remington (Parrish Randall), a man with a plan to use the plague to create even more zombies and line his pockets with the bounties. Ryn survives and follows Remington with the aid of Hans Tubman (Nicola Giacobbe), a foreigner who double cross
Double cross
Double Cross may refer to:In film and television:* Double Cross , a film by Albert H. Kelley* Double Cross , a Bollywood action film* Double Cross , a Bollywood film...
ed him, in order to retrieve the sack of pinkies he had earlier collected when the movie began. This leads him to a final confrontation not just with Blythe, but with a huge zombie army.
Cast
- Clint Glenn as Ryn Baskin
- Erin McCarthy as Hunter Leah
- Dion Day as Jackson
- Nicola Giacobbe as Hans Tubman
- Parrish Randall as Blythe Remington
- Jeff Swarthout as Walters
- Derik Van Derbeken as Dr. Ambroseo
- Toar Campbell as Toar Zombie
- Kim Solow as Little Girl Zombie