50 Fun Facts About Zombieland

Who directed Zombieland, making his feature directorial debut?

Fleischer had mostly directed commercials and TV before the film; he returned for the 2019 sequel.

Which pair wrote Zombieland and later wrote Deadpool?

Reese and Wernick first drafted the story as a TV pilot in 2005 before it became a feature.

Who plays Columbus, the rule-following narrator?

Eisenberg's Columbus is a former college student who lived alone in a run-down apartment before the outbreak.

Which actor plays Tallahassee?

Harrelson took the role on four conditions, one of which required the director to give up dairy for a week.

Which actress plays Wichita?

Stone's Wichita is the older of two con-artist sisters and Columbus's love interest.

Who plays Little Rock, the 12-year-old sister?

Breslin turned 13 during the Georgia shoot and marked it by adopting a shelter puppy.

Which snack is Tallahassee hunting for throughout the film?

His quest is the film's running gag; a Hostess truck turns out to be full of Sno Balls instead.

The four main characters name themselves after what?

Columbus is heading to Columbus, Ohio; the others picked the cities they relate to, and no real names are used.

What real name does Wichita reveal to Columbus at the end?

It is the only real name given in the film; even Columbus's neighbor is just "406".

Where is the narrator heading from Austin, Texas to look for his parents?

He learns on the road that his hometown has been destroyed and his parents are likely dead.

What kind of vehicle does Tallahassee drive when he first picks up Columbus?

The sisters steal the truck and weapons after Little Rock fakes a zombie bite.

Which amusement park are the sisters trying to reach?

The Los Angeles park is rumored to be zombie-free; switching on its lights draws every zombie nearby.

Whose Hollywood mansion does the group hole up in?

The actor plays himself, alive and disguised as a zombie so he can wander Los Angeles safely.

The celebrity cameo was originally written for which actor?

The draft had him as a dancing zombie, complete with a recreation of the pottery-wheel scene from Ghost.

The cameo actor was recruited after a replacement dropped out; who made the calls to land him?

The previously cast actor left a week before filming; most of the resulting scene was improvised.

During which board game does Columbus realize who "Buck" really was?

Tallahassee had described missing his "puppy named Buck"; Buck was actually his young son.

What is Columbus's rule #1?

The on-screen rules pop up as they become relevant; by the end his notebook holds 33 of them.

How many rules does Columbus's list contain by the end of the film?

Only a handful are spoken aloud; rule 32, "Enjoy the little things", is added on screen after Tallahassee inspires it.

Which rule does Columbus flip to its opposite at the amusement park?

He changes it to "Be a hero" after facing his greatest fear, a clown zombie, to save the sisters.

What is the sisters' own survival rule?

They live up to it by conning Columbus and Tallahassee twice before the truce.

Which Metallica song plays over the opening credits?

The slow-motion credits sequence became one of the film's most imitated moments.

Amber Heard plays Columbus's neighbor, known only by what?

She becomes the first zombie Columbus ever kills.

In early drafts, what were the two male leads called instead of Columbus and Tallahassee?

Those names were recycled in Double Tap for the duo who mirror Columbus and Tallahassee.

In what year did Reese and Wernick first write the story as a TV pilot?

Fleischer later reshaped the teleplay into a feature by giving the road story a destination: the amusement park.

At which festival did Zombieland premiere in September 2009?

The Austin genre festival screened it a week before its October 2 theatrical release.

Roughly how much did Zombieland gross worldwide?

That made it the top-grossing U.S. zombie film until World War Z arrived in 2013.

Zombieland's opening weekend roughly matched what figure?

It opened at number one with about $24.7 million from 3,036 theaters.

Which 2013 film displaced Zombieland as the U.S.'s top-grossing zombie movie?

The Brad Pitt blockbuster was based on Max Brooks's novel.

The amusement-park finale was mostly shot at a theme park in which state?

Wild Adventures in Valdosta stood in for the Los Angeles park; most of the film was shot around Atlanta.

What grade did opening-weekend audiences give Zombieland on CinemaScore?

Double Tap slipped to a B+ a decade later.

Tallahassee's distinctive hat is handmade in which country from recycled truck tarps?

Harrelson picked it partly for his environmental passions; the maker also uses wire from old truck tires.

Which streaming company ordered a Zombieland TV pilot in 2013?

It was released in April 2013 with a new cast but was not picked up; fan backlash was fierce.

Who directed the unsold Zombieland TV pilot?

Craig is best known for the horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.

Who played Columbus in the 2013 TV pilot?

Kirk Ward took the Tallahassee role opposite Maiara Walsh and Izabela Vidovic as the sisters.

In what year was the sequel, Zombieland: Double Tap, released?

It arrived almost exactly ten years after the original, on October 18.

Who joined Reese and Wernick as a third credited writer on Double Tap?

Callaham's other credits include Wonder Woman 1984 and Shang-Chi.

Where is the group living at the start of Double Tap?

They celebrate Christmas there before the girls slip away in a weaponized car.

In Double Tap, the slow, dumb zombie strain is nicknamed after which cartoon character?

The smarter "Hawkings" and the silent "Ninjas" round out the new strains, with the T-800 the deadliest.

What is the name of the hardest-to-kill zombie strain in Double Tap?

The Terminator-inspired label fits a zombie that dies only when its head is completely destroyed.

Zoey Deutch's ditzy survivor had been hiding in a mall inside which store?

Her one survival rule: "Mostly stay in the freezer."

What is the name of Zoey Deutch's character in Double Tap?

She had been living in the mall since the apocalypse began when she was 14.

In Double Tap, Little Rock runs off to which Elvis landmark?

The group finds it ruined and tracks her onward to a hippie commune called Babylon.

Who plays Nevada, owner of an Elvis-themed motel, in Double Tap?

Nevada and Tallahassee end up together after she rescues the commune in a monster truck.

Which actor plays Berkeley, the pacifist Little Rock picks up?

Berkeley leads her to Babylon, a commune where everyone surrenders their weapons at the gate.

Luke Wilson and Thomas Middleditch play a duo mirroring the heroes; what are they called?

Their monster truck crushes The Beast, and both are bitten by T-800s soon after.

What is the name of the hippie commune where Double Tap's climax takes place?

The building used for it stands in Atlanta near the Spaghetti Junction interchange.

The mid-credits scene of Double Tap has the cameo star promoting which fictional film?

Al Roker turns into a zombie during the promotional interview in the apocalypse's final minutes.

Roughly how much did Double Tap gross worldwide?

It out-grossed the original, though reviews were cooler at 68% on Rotten Tomatoes.

What was the title of the mobile game released alongside the 2019 sequel?

A separate console and PC game from High Voltage Software launched three days before the film.

Which Disney film opened the same weekend as Double Tap in North America?

Double Tap was projected for $25-30 million from 3,468 theaters against the Angelina Jolie sequel.