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Zombie Hamlet
Directed by
John Murlowski
Desperate filmmaker Osric Taylor dreams of making his civil war Hamlet but when production funding dries up, he agrees to take southern matron Hester Beauchamps offer to fund the film if he throws some zombies in it to make their money back. But when Hester dies in mid shoot, Osric dresses up as Hester to cash the last check and awakens the suspicions of both the local police and ambitious local news reporter Shine Reynolds. …
The story
Desperate filmmaker Osric Taylor dreams of making his civil war Hamlet but when production funding dries up, he agrees to take southern matron Hester Beauchamps offer to fund the film if he throws some zombies in it to make their money back. But when Hester dies in mid shoot, Osric dresses up as Hester to cash the last check and awakens the suspicions of both the local police and ambitious local news reporter Shine Reynolds. Inspired by an actual incident.
Cast
John AmosEdgar Mortimer
A.J. BuckleyMarvin
K.C. ClydeDan Dover
Kim CollinsPig Man
Kristi CulbertPesky Nun
John de LancieJerry
A.J. DravenCharlton Heston
Vanessa EviganKate Spangler
Zetta Marie GaglianoGoth Girl
Emma GravesCrazed Fan
Melora HardinPam
Gildart JacksonProfessor Reginald Wellington III
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Ryan H. JacksonFortinbras
Ryan Chase LeeChase / Laertes
June LockhartHester Beauchamps
Shelley LongShine Reynolds
Jason MewesZack
Phillip SandersVoodoo King
Ronnie StutesBarber
Paris TanakaBangkok Assasin
Richard Walls IIIReporter
Travis WesterOsric Taylor
Emmalee WilsonAnnabellle Beauchamps
George WilsonBarron Samedi
Hulk HoganHimself / Mr. Macbeth (uncredited)
Jackson RathboneShakespeare Purist (uncredited)
Rob SteinbergHamlet's Father (as Robert Martin Steinberg(
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