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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

also known as “Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,” “Scouts vs. Zombies,” “Boy Scouts vs. Zombies”

MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA)

for zombie violence and gore, sexual material, graphic nudity, and language throughout.

Moral Rating:	Not Recommended
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults
Genre:	Horror Comedy
Length:	1 hr. 33 min.
Year of Release:	2015
USA Release:	October 30, 2015 (wide) DVD: January 5, 2016

Relevant Issues

About physical death and final judgment

FILM VIOLENCE—How does viewing violence in movies affect families? Answer

Featuring	Tye Sheridan … Ben Logan Miller … Carter Joey Morgan … Augie Sarah Dumont … Denise David Koechner … Scout Leader Rogers Halston Sage … Kendall Grant Cloris Leachman … Miss Fielder Niki Koss … Chloe Hiram A. Murray … Corporal Reeves Lukas Gage … Travis See all » Drew Droege … Drunk Man Patrick Schwarzenegger … Jeff Blake Anderson … Ron the Janitor Elle Evans … Amber Matty Cardarople … Jawless Zombie Missy Martinez … Deputy Zombie Cameron Elmore … Nerdy Kid Zale Kessler … Bathrobe Zombie Tony Gardner … Party Attacker Zombie Dillon Francis … D.J. Theo Kypri … Peter Morris Brianna Gardner … Zombie Cat Performer Efren John Rowan … Zombie Lilo Tauvao … Zombie Cat Performer
Director	Christopher Landon
Producer	Broken Road Productions Brucks Entertainment See all » Oops Doughnuts Productions Paramount Pictures
Distributor	Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. Tye Sheridan (‘Mud,’ ‘Dark Places’), Logan Miller (‘I’m in the Band,’ ‘Night Moves’), and newcomer Joey Morgan are three scouts who, on the eve of their last camp out, discover a zombie outbreak. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.”

See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.

Movie Critics

… a witless undead retread served up as a vulgar revenge-of-the-dorks comedy. …one instance of undead cunnilingus, and a scene featuring a prosthetic penis that gets pulled apart like taffy. …

Justin Chang, Variety

…if we were to compose a list of the best zombie comedies ever made… there is no need to make any room on that list for “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,” a deeply irritating horror-comedy that might have worked as a “Funny or Die” short but is pretty much DOA as a feature-length concern. … [1]

Peter Sobczynski, RogerEbert.com

…Story elements in Scouts Guide could hardly be more archetypal… Technically, “Scouts Guide…” is nothing special…

Charles Gant, ScreenDaily

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