Daddy, I'm a Zombie
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| Written by | Daniel Torres |
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| Music by | Manel Gil-Inglada |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
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Daddy, I'm a Zombie (Spanish: Papá, soy una zombi) is a 2011 Spanish animated comedy-drama film. The movie was directed by Joan Espinach and Ricardo Ramón.[1][2] The film premiered 25 November 2011 at the Gijón Film Festival in Spain. Spanish actress Paula Ribó voiced the main character of Dixie and Kim Wharton voiced the character in its English adaptation.
Plot
The film follows Dixie Grim, a thirteen-year-old girl who is turned into a zombie after a tree falls in a forest and kills her. Dixie, with the help of a mummy zombie named Isis, and Dixie's friends go on a quest to find a way to bring her back to life.
Voice actors
Spanish release
- Paula Ribó as Dixie Malasombra
- Núria Trifol as Isis, Julia
- Ivan Labanda as Gonner
- Luis Posada as Ricardo Malasombra, Vitriol
- Roser Batalla as Nigreda / Sofía Malasombra
- Clara Schwarze as Brianna, Lilianna
- Elisabeth Bergalló as Piroska
- Albert Mieza as Fizcko
- Manuel Osto as History Professor
- Francesc Belda as Thorko
English release
- Kim Wharton as Dixie Grim
- Ratana as Isis
- MJ Lallo as Gonner, Sophia Grim
- Doug Gochman as Phil Grim, Vitriol
- Karen McCarthy as Nebulosa
- Liz Joseph as Piroska
- Heather Downey as Allyssa
- Tracey Charles as Melissa, Julia
- Danny Katiana as Frizcko, Thorko
- Josh Snyder as History Teacher
List of characters
- Dixie Grim, (Dixie Malsombra in the Spanish version) is a thirteen-year-old girl who just wishes for her life to be more normal and to be different. She has divorced parents named Phil and Sophia (Ricardo and Sofia in the Spanish version). Dixie is depicted as a noble and brave girl.
- Gonner is a rogue zombie pirate who steals the Azoth necklace from Dixie yet becomes her boyfriend..
- Isis is a mummy who dislikes Gonner because he is male and a pirate. She is bossy, crude, and impolite towards him, but the opposite towards Dixie.
- Piroska is a spy for Dixie sent by Nebulosa to capture Dixie's Azoth necklace. Isis does not know at first that Piroska is working for Nebulosa. Piroska has orange hair and yellow eyes, she wears thunderbolt earrings and has stitches on her forehead. Piroska has had a crush on Gonner for three hundred years, and as she says: "He hooked up with the first newbie deadhead that came his way."
- Julia used to be Dixie's best friend.
- Ray was Dixie's crush until he began dating Julia.
- Elissa and Melissa are Dixie's bullies.
Recognition
Reception
Starburst Magazine panned the film overall, stating that although the film did have good music and cinematography, that overall it "isn't funny, it isn't frightening and every set-piece action scene is a dismal failure."[3] Common Sense Media was somewhat more positive, rating it at three out of five stars.[4]
Awards and nominations
- 2012, won 'Enfants Terribles Award' at Gijon International Film Festival[5]
- 2012, Goya Awards nomination for 'Best Animated Film'[6]
- 2013, Gaudí Awards nomination for 'Best Animated Feature'[7]
- 2013, El Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain) nomination for 'Best Animated Film'[7]
Sequel
A sequel entitled Mamá, soy un zombi (also known as Mummy, I'm a Zombie) which had a later Spanish re-titling to Dixie y la rebelión zombi, was given a theatrical release on 7 November 2014 in Spain. Kim Wharton returned to voice Dixie for its English release.
References
- ↑ Catálogo BAFICI 2012. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 2012. p. 129. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes. "'Daddy I'm a Zombie' Coming to North America". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Knott, John (26 October 2012). "DVD Review: Daddy,I'm a Zombie!". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ staff (13 May 2014). "review: Daddy, I'm a Zombie". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ staff (10 February 2012). ""Papá soy una zombi" ha obtenido el premio Enfants Terribles". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (11 January 2012). "Goya Awards Reveal Feature, Short Noms". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- 1 2 Fernandez, Jordi. "Awards: Daddy, I'm a Zombie". The Loop. Retrieved 29 November 2014.