ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

Year: 2009

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

HorrorCrude humor and satireSurvival horror and zombie carnageGags jokes and slapstick humorFunny jokes and crude humor

The peaceful peninsula town of Port Gamble is suddenly besieged by hordes of brain‑eating zombies. As the undead overrun the streets, the residents seem helpless—until a ragtag group of rebels bands together to fight back and try to save their community from total destruction.

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1

Beach discovery of a waking zombie

A blind resident discovers a rotting zombie washed up on the sand and the creature suddenly wakes, signaling that Port Gamble may be facing something far more dangerous than ordinary crime. The moment sets the tone for a town until now unprepared for a spreading outbreak. It introduces the outbreak as an unseen threat creeping toward normal life.

Port Gamble beach
2

Frida Abbas returns to Port Gamble

On September 25, 2003, Frida Abbas returns to her hometown after dropping out of Princeton. At a local gas station she runs into her neighbor Joe Miller, his wife Judy, and their teenage son Brian. The reunion hints at new ties forming as the town reels from rising tensions and rumors of danger.

September 25, 2003 Port Gamble – gas station
3

Frida reaches home and reunites with family

Frida arrives at her house and finds her father Ali praying, grounding the moment in ordinary family life. She quietly sneaks out with her boyfriend Derek, seeking safety from the unfolding chaos. The scene contrasts normalcy with the encroaching disaster.

September 25, 2003 Frida's house
4

Derek attacked outside by zombies

Outside, Derek's face is ripped off and eaten by a zombie, brutal proof that the outbreak has reached the living. Frida is forced to confront the reality that danger is breaking into everyday life. The city begins to turn toward panic.

September 25, 2003 Port Gamble streets
5

Ali searches for Frida

Ali leaves the house to search for Frida, venturing into a town swarming with the undead. His actions heighten the personal stakes of the crisis and foreshadow further tragedy for the Abbas family. Frida tries to stay hidden as danger closes in.

September 25, 2003 Port Gamble
6

Judy helps Frida into safety in the basement

Frida and Judy attempt to seek safety in the house basement as the zombie horde swells outside. Judy is bitten by a zombie while helping Frida inside, escalating the peril for everyone sheltering there. The basement becomes a volatile refuge amid the outbreak.

September 25, 2003 Frida's house basement
7

Joe confronts Frida; Brian acts violently

Joe nails Frida's foot to the floor and threatens her with a blow torch while fear and confusion mount. Brian enters and violently tears a hole in his father's head with a hammer, creating chaos that complicates any escape. The basement becomes a crucible of fear and loyalty fractured by the chaos.

September 25, 2003 Frida's house basement
8

Tom and Lance arrive; a deadly family dinner

Tom Hunt and Lance Murphy arrive in Port Gamble to tell Tom's mother that he is gay. During dinner, Tom's mom reveals she was bitten earlier and becomes a zombie, attempting to attack Lance. The social bonds of the town crumble as the outbreak intrudes on intimate spaces.

September 25, 2003 Tom's mother's house
9

News broadcasts bio-terror and panic

TV news claims Port Gamble is experiencing a bio-terrorism attack that turns victims into zombies, fanning fear across the town. The report spreads misinformation and fuels confusion as residents try to understand what is happening. The outbreak feels both supernatural and all-too real.

September 25, 2003 Port Gamble
10

Church chaos and violent quarantining

In the church, Burton's infection and the attempted quarantine trigger a violent collapse. Haggis is beaten, and Burton reanimates, biting a senior woman and escalating the chaos. The church community fractures as fear overrides reason.

September 25, 2003 Church
11

Frida learns Ali has turned; she kills him

Frida returns home to find her father Ali has turned into a zombie and she is forced to kill him to survive. The personal cost of the outbreak becomes painfully clear as she contemplates suicide with Ali's shotgun but then hears a distant helicopter approaching.

September 25, 2003 Frida's house
12

Escape to the playground and Joe's fate

Frida heads to a playground where zombies swarm. Joe tries to handcuff Frida to a slide, but she breaks free and cuffs him instead; he begs forgiveness as the zombies close in and devour him. The confrontation marks a cruel personal end for Joe and a turning point toward rescue.

September 25, 2003 Playground
13

Rescue and helicopter evacuation

Frida reunites with Tom, Lance, and Mrs. Banks and they reach a helicopter that ferries them to U.S. soldiers and safety. The survivors are taken to a refuge, marking a temporary end to their immediate danger. The escape re-centers the narrative on survival and fragile hope.

September 25, 2003 Helicopter evacuation site
14

Six months later: Port Gamble rebuilds

Six months after the outbreak, Port Gamble is out of quarantine and begins to repopulate, signaling a fragile recovery. Mrs. Banks has become the town's mayor, establishing new leadership in the aftermath. Frida runs her late father's diner, symbolizing continuity amid upheaval.

Six months later Port Gamble
15

Hope for the future: relationships and routines resume

Tom and Lance invite Frida to join them in New York City, offering a possible future together, but she declines and promises to visit. Tom, Lance, and several townspeople share a meal at Frida's diner, signaling that life moves on despite the scars of the outbreak.

Six months later Frida's diner, Port Gamble

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