On the verge of redeeming the sins of his father's work, an absentee dad ad self-obsessed scientist accidentally turns himself into a zombie and enlists the teenage daughter he abandoned years earlier and her third- wheel college boyfriend ina. road trip from hell, ad one last shot at redemption.

SYNOPSIS:

A MAN WAKES UP COLD AND DEAD IN A PLAGUE-RIDDEN BOSTON MORGUE, A CIRCULAR SAW ABOUT TO RIP APART HIS BODY. HE FIGHTS HIS WAY TO FREEDOM LIKE A GIANT STUMBLING TODDLER. CLUES FROM HIS PRIMITIVE BRAIN DRIVE HIM TO DETROIT AND HIS ESTRANGED DAUGHTER. BUT WITH HIS BODY ROTTING AWAY HE HAS LITTLE TIME TO MAKE AMENDS, MUCH LESS PASS ALONG THE SECRET THAT JUST MIGHT SAVE THE WORLD.

THE GIRL IS FULL-ON GOTH: DYED BLACK HAIR, PALE SKIN, NOSE RINGS, BLACKENED EYES... SHE LOOKS AS DEAD AS HER FATHER. BUT LIKE ANY KID OF DIVORCE, SHE KNOWS HOW TO MANIPULATE DADDY TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS; IN THIS CASE, THAT'S A TRIP TO A TOTALLY SKULL-POUNDING DEATH MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE NEW MEXICO DESERT.THE BOY IS A COLLEGE FRESHMAN -- A NERDY KNOW-IT-ALL WHO IS UTTERLY BESOTTED WITH HIS HIGH-SCHOOL SENIOR GIRLFRIEND. HE NEVER DREAMT HE COULD GET A GIRL SO HOT, EVEN IF SHE ONLY CHOSE HIM TO SHOCK HER GOTH FRIENDS. AND IT'S WAY COOL TO BE ON A ROAD TRIP WITH YOUR LADY. NOT SO COOL TO HAVE HER FATHER IN THE BACKSEAT. AND PRETTY MUCH HORRIBLE IN A KINDA COOL WAY WHEN YOU BEGIN TO SUSPECT THAT DAD IS A ZOMBIE.

WHEN THIS UNLIKELY TRIO REACHES THE END OF THEIR JOURNEY, THERE IS A FINAL CHOICE TO BE MADE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND LOVE... AND ZOMBIE DAD WILL HAVE TO FACE IT.

SAVE THE WORLD FROM THE PLAGUE OR WIN THE LOVE AND RESPECT OF HIS LITTLE GIRL.

PERSONAL MESSAGE: THIS ISN'T A ZOMBIE SCRIPT... IT'S A SATIRE ABOUT DIVORCE / FATHERHOOD.

HERE'S OUR BLACKLIST REVIEW:

THE SCRIPT TAKES A GENRE THAT HAS BEEN BEATEN TO DEATH IN RECENT YEARS AND DOES SOMETHING THAT FEELS FRESH, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCRIPT IS GENUINELY FUNNY, AS THERE IS WELL-WRITTEN PHYSICAL COMEDY COMING FROM THE ZOMBIE, WHILE THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE OTHER CHARACTERS HIGHLIGHTS THE WRITER'S VOICE. MOST IMPRESSIVE IS THE FACT THAT THE WRITER WAS ABLE TO PEN AN AFFECTING AND ENDEARING CHARACTER WITH ALMOST NO DIALOGUE. INDIVIDUALLY, THE CHARACTERS ARE WRITTEN WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF DEPTH, MOTIVATION, AND CHARACTER ARC, AS THEY ALL CONTAIN EMOTIONAL LAYERS AND ALSO HAVE CLEARLY MOTIVATED ARCS. THOUGH THE MARKET HAS BEEN FLOODED RECENTLY, IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE A TIME WHEN A WELL-WRITTEN ZOMBIE COMEDY WOULD NOT WORK. THE SCRIPT IS EXTREMELY STRONG, AND HAS HIGH POTENTIAL AS A FEATURE FILM.

ZOMBIE DAD & THE BIZARRO PLAGUE