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Lovable poindexterJon Heder brings slacker comedy to zombie horror.

- Unlike many zombie flicks, this series features live action and relatable characters and limits the CGI. Think of it as a kind of like CSI meets Shaun of the Dead.

- Jon Heder actually started his career as an animator, but his college buddy, director Jared Hess, cast him in his short Peluca, that eventually became Napoleon Dynamite.

Woke Up Dead

Rating: G

Synopsis:

Drex (Jon Heder) is everyone's favorite poindexter. Then he goes and fulfills every emo goth kid’s dream by waking up in a tub full of water, without a heartbeat, and suspects he may actually be dead. It’s not easy to cope with being a nerd and a zombie. The change actually results in him getting a job, and a leading role in his roommate's documentarian film dreams. Not to mention he meets Cassie, a cute med student who wouldn’t give him the time of day when he could breathe, and a shadowy agency that may just know why he Woke Up Dead.

Starring:

JON HEDER, JOSH GAD, KRYSTEN RITTER, JEAN SMART, MEITAL DOHAN, DAN ROEBUCK, WAYNE KNIGHT, ELLIA ENGLISH

Director:

Tim O'Donnell

8: Dead Man Typing

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By: wokeupdead Released: 10/9/2009

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Dead or alive this is a good day. Drex (Jon Heder) finds that being a zombie gives him super skills. At work, however, Drex's new found powers challenge the reign of Andy (Wayne Knight). But will he be able to keep this job? Plus, his new job gives him access to new information.