Ebola Rex is a 2020 American horror film written and directed by Dustin Ferguson, starring Mel Novak, Mike Ferguson, and Shawn C. Phillips.
Plot
A dangerous, captive
Tyrannosaurus Rex is injected with the
Ebola and escapes a secret government lab to wreak bloody havoc in Southern California. A brave General, Davis, and Dick Steel, an obsessed, renegade soldier, try to stop it.
Cast
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Mel Novak as General Davis
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Ken May as Dick Steel
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Mike Ferguson as Mike
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Shawn C. Phillips as Protester #1
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Erik Anthony Russo as Erik
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Jennifer Nangle as Malvolia, the Queen of Screams
Release
Ebola Rex premiered on September 1, 2020 and was made available on VOD and DVD on SCS Entertainment.
The film was later re-released on June 8, 2021.
Reception
Horror Society was critical of the film while also stating that "Ferguson and company took a time where people are panicking and turned it into a way to express himself. I would have chose a different approach but at least he spent his time making movies and not bitching about politics on the internet."
Another review, at Reel Reviews, was more appreciative of the funny aspects of the film, as did other reviews
including one at CBR, calling it a
mockbuster.
Legacy
Sequel
In 2021 Ferguson released a sequel,
Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets. The film had a premiere on
YouTube on March 1, 2021 and was released as a limited edition DVD the following day.
Mel Novak returned for the sequel.
Video games
In 2021 SoCal Cinema (SCS) Studios released video game adaptations of
Ebola Rex and
Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets.
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