Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Name: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Released: October 30, 2015
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 32
Cast: Cloris Leachman, David Koechner, Halston Sage, Hiram A. Murray, Joey Morgan

2015

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 30, 2015 | R

Starring: Cloris Leachman, David Koechner, Halston Sage, Hiram A. Murray, Joey Morgan, Logan Miller, Niki Koss, Sarah Dumont, Tye Sheridan

Summary: Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

Director: Christopher B. Landon

Genre(s): Horror, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Manori Ravindran

Oct 29, 2015

The film, as entertaining as it is, doesn’t exactly further a genre that has been stale since the success of 2013 rom-zom-com Warm Bodies.... What’s promising about Scouts Guide, though, are its unlikely heroes. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Oct 29, 2015

It’s all too dumb and ribald for most tastes, but if you liked all the zombie comedies that came before, well, here’s another one. Read full review

Michael Ordoña

Oct 29, 2015

This “Guide” is not for everyone; it gleefully earns its hard-R rating. But folks who enjoy their teen humor splattered with zombie guts won’t be disappointed. Scout’s honor. Read full review

Noel Murray

Nov 2, 2015

The aim here seems to be to replace startled gasps with shocked guffaws. The results are contrary to Scout Law — not Kind, Clean or Reverent. Read full review

The Playlist Michael Arbeiter

Oct 30, 2015

If you’re not too undone by agitation with Carter’s umpteenth quip about the female body, you may even work up a smile over some of these sweeter moments involving the uniformed trio. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Oct 29, 2015

The flick is an artless, puerile shadow of the likes of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's Cornetto trilogy. Read full review

John DeFore

Oct 30, 2015

A disregard for the rules established by George Romero (or the alternatives imagined by Danny Boyle) is far from the only problem with Christopher Landon's film, which does prove one thing fairly handily: Even beings deprived of the intellect and spirit granted to living humans can team up to produce a major studio motion picture. Read full review

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slayde11

Jan 23, 2016

Apologies if this happens to offend certain highbrow critical sensibilities, but I haven't run across a movie that's (intentionally) made me laugh so hard in years. My husband and I rented this one thinking "Meh, the reviews weren't so great but let's give it a shot." So I guess I don'tApologies if this happens to offend certain highbrow critical sensibilities, but I haven't run across a movie that's (intentionally) made me laugh so hard in years. My husband and I rented this one thinking "Meh, the reviews weren't so great but let's give it a shot." So I guess I don't understand -- were we all watching the same flick?? I feel like reviewers calling it "sophomoric" and "ribald" and "frenzied" are utterly missing the point: that's exactly what it's going for, because it's turning every single decency-duty-and-honor scout cliche right on its head. I've been a horror fan for years, and thought I'd seen everything the (WAY) overplayed "zombie apocalypse" genre had to offer. This movie is absolutely fearless in its attempts to cook up the most screwball, gross-out, left-of-center scenarios imaginable -- and it has an absolute, unabashed ball serving them up. I dunno, I thought practically everything about this film was a riot ... and buried under all that mayhem is a sweet heart to boot. As a general reference point, I loved "Shaun of the Dead" and "Zombieland." This one delivered just as many action-packed scares and gross-outs, but made me laugh more.… Expand

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johnem95

Dec 12, 2015

The performances are mediocre and the movie is too absurd at times for its own good. That said, it's a breezy watch with a few genuinely funny scenes.

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LamontRaymond

Oct 30, 2015

It doesn't attempt to achieve a ton, but it has a heart, and it's not nearly as snarky or ironic as most teen flicks or zombie stories. It actually gains a ton of momentum toward the end, so don't walk out on this movie. The humor is dead pan as hell. If you're looking for a B-movie thatIt doesn't attempt to achieve a ton, but it has a heart, and it's not nearly as snarky or ironic as most teen flicks or zombie stories. It actually gains a ton of momentum toward the end, so don't walk out on this movie. The humor is dead pan as hell. If you're looking for a B-movie that you can laugh with (and at), you could do much worse.… Expand

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ydnar4

Dec 12, 2015

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is another addition to the already oversaturated zombie genre. Its not a Zombieland rip off by any means but is similar enough and its not nearly as good. The leads are all fairly enjoyable in this movie, everyone gives a pretty good performance butScouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is another addition to the already oversaturated zombie genre. Its not a Zombieland rip off by any means but is similar enough and its not nearly as good. The leads are all fairly enjoyable in this movie, everyone gives a pretty good performance but something is definitely missing and that is comedy. I never felt like there were really any fresh jokes in this and I know that the horror comedy genre is already stretched pretty thin. It was also pretty slow getting underway for a 90 minute movie. I wasn't expecting Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse to be good and it wasn't, I'm really not any worse for it.… Expand

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XFM

Jan 15, 2023

I've watched this movie this week because one of my friends recommended it to me. The movie was so bad that I had left a review. The story doesn't know what's it doing. There is a scene where there is a zombie dancing to his favorite song and there is one zombie in strip club crouch runningI've watched this movie this week because one of my friends recommended it to me. The movie was so bad that I had left a review. The story doesn't know what's it doing. There is a scene where there is a zombie dancing to his favorite song and there is one zombie in strip club crouch running idk if that's a word and I thought they were going somewhere with these but no they just didn't know what to do with the film. It's bad u didn't even laugh once during the entire movie. I do not recommend… Expand

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