I Spit on Your Rave

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I Spit on Your Rave
2009 promotional poster
Directed byChris Boyle
Written byChris Boyle
StarringNoel Fielding
Production
companies
Distributed byWarp Films (trailer)
Running time
3 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

I Spit on Your Rave was the title for a planned 2010 film production by Film4 and Warp Films, who in 2009 released a trailer to promote their mockumentary zombie comedy horror film starring Noel Fielding.[1] It was written and directed by Chris Boyle, and recorded during the 2009 Big Chill Music Festival,[2] at an event recorded by Guinness Book of World Records for breaking the record for "Most Amount of Zombies Captured on Camera".[3][4][5]

Production[edit]

The undead mingle with the living at The Big Chill

Filmed in Herefordshire at Eastnor Castle Deer Park,[6] I Spit on Your Rave was filmed partly in an attempt to break the world record for "Most Amount of Zombies Captured on Camera". People attending the Big Chill Festival on 6 August 2009,[7] were encouraged to come dressed as zombies as part of the attempt.[8] For those who wished to take part but did not arrive in costume, make-up "Zombification Stations" were set up at arena entrances.[9] Though many more were alleged to have taken part,[3] the record was officially broken when 4,026 people were counted as zombies for the film.[10][11]

Post-production[edit]

Though announced for a 2010 premiere,[4] a completed feature film was never released, but on 30 October 2012 it was reported that the I Spit on Your Rave film was being re-developed as a six-part TV series for the E4 television channel.[12]

Plot[edit]

During the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a virus was released which causes a zombie uprising which decimates humanity. In the year 2018, six years after civilization is destroyed and with few humans left, the King of the Zombies (Noel Fielding) organizes a music festival to keep the zombie horde entertained after the zombie apocalypse.

Reception[edit]

Quiet Earth wrote: "Of all the creative ways to exploit the zombie genre, I Spit on Your Rave has got be up there with the best of them", offering that the film would not appeal to everyone and may well annoy many.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brown, Todd (July 17, 2009). "Noel Fielding To Be Crowned Zombie King At Big Chill Festival". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Llewellyn, Gareth (July 16, 2009). "Mighty Boosh's Noel Fielding in zombie record challenge". The Independent. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Oliver, Dan (2013). Zombies A-Z. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1843588702.
  4. ^ a b I Spit on Your Rave Staff (6 June 2009). "I Spit on Your Rave" (Official Site). Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21. Running Press. 2010. p. 90. ISBN 978-0762439973.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Kadri, Anisa (July 17, 2009). "Noel Fielding eyes zombie record". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  7. ^ staff (July 17, 2009). "Noel Fielding To Play The Zombie King In 'I Spit On Your Rave'". Flicks News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  8. ^ Woerner, Meredith (June 10, 2009). "The Zombie Party After The End Of The World Needs Your Help". IO9. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  9. ^ staff (July 16, 2009). "Be Part of History and Join Film4 and Warp Film's 'I Spit on Your Rave'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  10. ^ "World record for biggest zombie gathering set at festival". Daily Telegraph. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  11. ^ staff (2011). Guinness World Records 2011. Random House LLC. p. 212. ISBN 978-0440423102.
  12. ^ Munn, Patrick (October 30, 2012). "E4 Re-Developing Chris Boyle's Zombie Movie 'I Spit On Your Rave' As Weekly Series". TVWise. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  13. ^ Orange, Agent (August 10, 2009). "Trailer for undead music festival mockumentary I SPIT ON YOUR RAVE". Quiet Earth. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

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