title: Zombie Night (2013 film)
text: # Zombie Night (2013 film)
  
  Zombie Night is a 2013 American zombie horror film directed by John Gulager, written by Keith Allan and Delondra Williams from a story by Richard Schenkman, and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Taylor, Alan Ruck, and Shirley Jones.
  
  ## Plot
  
  In a small California town, two families must survive a zombie attack until sunrise.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Anthony Michael Hall as Patrick Jackson
  * Daryl Hannah as Birdy Lincoln-Jackson
  * Alan Ruck as Joe Madden
  * Rachel G. Fox as Tracie Jackson
  * Shirley Jones as Nana Barbara Lincoln
  * Jennifer Taylor as Karin Madden
  * Daniel Ross Owen as Perry Madden
  * Gibson Bobby Sjobeck as Nathan Madden
  * Zoe Canner as Irina
  * Tia Robinson as Janice
  * Rogelio T. Ramos as Officer Vincent Lopez
  * Diane Ayala Goldner as Officer Johnson
  * Hayley Derryberry as Bloody Woman
  * Destiny Hernandez as Teresa
  * Keith Allan (as Keith Allen) as Looter
  * Esteban Cueto as Grounds Keeper
  * Meg Rutenberg as Rachel
  * Jordan James Smith as Jared
  * Nicholas S. Williams as Churchgoer
  * James Mullen Henderson as Desperate Man
  * Jane Osborn as Desperate Woman
  * Daniel Moorehead as Dizzy
  * Bryan R. Glaser as Bryan
  * David Hill as Police Officer
  * Diane Chambers as Decaying Old Woman In Cemetery
  
  ## Production
  
  Director John Gulager used amputees to portray zombies. He cited special effects as one of the highlights of a zombie film.
  
  ## Release
  
  Zombie Night premiered on Syfy on October 26, 2013, and it was released on DVD on December 10, 2013.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Michael Storey of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette called it a sub-par zombie film that lacks humor or camp. Brian Lowry of Variety called it "a brain-dead exploitation pic" that is "an almost comically amateurish effort". Andrew Dowler of Now wrote, "Zombie Night brings enough energy, skill and gore to its basic Night Of The Living Dead story to provide light entertainment on a chilly night."
  
  