History Film / AnnaAndTheApocalypse

''Anna'' was positively received by critics and audiences. It has developed a cult following ([[SarcasmMode likely due to one fan's social media dedication]]).

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: At one point, a flaming tire is seen rolling down a road. [[https://www.twitter.com/onewiththeart72/status/1078981639340871680 One fan]] pointed out a possible connection to the Music/BobDylan [[Music/TheBasementTapes song "This Wheel's on Fire"]], but WordOfGod states that it was meant to be a "tumbleweed of the apocalypse". A boat on fire can be seen not too soon after.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: At one point, a flaming tire is seen rolling down a road. [[https://mobile.twitter.com/onewiththeart72/status/1078981639340871680 One fan]] pointed out the connection to the Music/BobDylan [[Music/TheBasementTapes song "This Wheel's on Fire"]], but WordOfGod states that it was meant to be a "tumbleweed of the apocalypse". A boat on fire can be seen not too soon after.

* IsntItIronic: A song that repeats the lyrics "what a time to be alive" is used in the trailer. A reminder that this is a film about the ZombieApocalypse.

* MediumAwareness: The characters are seemingly oblivious to that they're in a musical but special mention goes to one of Nick's friends during "Hollywood Ending", who gets up to join in but Nick pulls him back down.

* {{Novelization}}: The film received one, filling in gaps that the film has left by providing expanded character backgrounds and adding new scenes.

** Multiple celebrities are name-dropped, including, but not limited to, Music/TaylorSwift, Music/JustinBieber and Creator/RobertDowneyJr.

* SickeninglySweethearts: Chris and Lisa, full-stop. They spend a chunk of "Hollywood Ending" making out with each other.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After being humiliated, Mr. Savage lets the zombies inside the school]].

''Anna and the Apocalypse'' is a British [[GenreBusting zombie horror holiday musical comedy]] directed by John [=McPhail=] and starring Ella Hunt, loosely based on the 2011 short film ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnYddpsP67U Zombie Musical]]'' by Ryan [=McHenry=]. It premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2017, to widely positive reviews. It had a limited release in the US on November 30, 2018, and a wide release a week later (December 7th). It is getting a Blu-ray release on December 2 2019 by Second Sight Films, which will feature the Festival Cut and Theatrical Cut together.

** [[spoiler:The reprise of Hollywood Ending at the very end as the surviving characters sit in silence as they drive off into an unknown future, and ends with a jump scare]].

** In the beginning, there's a news report of a virus going around before Anna switches the radio channels.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: At one point, a flaming tire is seen rolling down a road. [[https://mobile.twitter.com/onewiththeart72/status/1078981639340871680 One fan]] pointed out the connection to the Music/BobDylan [[Music/TheBasementTapes song "This Wheel's on Fire"]], but WordOfGod states that it was meant to be a "tumbleweed of the apocalypse". There is also a boat on fire.

** [[The reprise of Hollywood Ending at the very end as the surviving characters sit in silence as they drive off into an unknown future, and ends with a jump scare]].

''Anna and the Apocalypse'' is a British [[GenreBusting zombie horror holiday musical comedy]] directed by John [=McPhail=] and starring Ella Hunt, loosely based on the 2011 short film ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnYddpsP67U Zombie Musical]]'' by Ryan [=McHenry=]. It premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2017, to widely positive reviews. It had a limited release in the US on November 30, 2018, and a wide release a week later (December 7th).

* ActionGirl: Anna's first reaction upon seeing the person she tried to help is a zombie is to whack it with her bag, then decapitate it with a seesaw.

* DarkReprise: Subverted. [[spoiler:When Nick lures the zombies towards himself to let Anna escape, he sings a snippet of "Soldier at War", implying that this will be his last stand; however, he survives.]]

* ZombieApocalypse: Yep.

* VillainSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNegcZ0WNg8&list=PL3YUokjgxM2S4ydutSnwPFaRiTDlxK05z&index=10 Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now]]", sung by an increasingly unhinged Mr. Savage,[[spoiler:as he taunts Anna and her friends behind safety while they're being attacked from all sides by zombies]].

The first trailer can be found [[https://youtu.be/PFbWhcGvW1w here]]; the second (red band) trailer can be found [[https://youtu.be/AYkPPNk4OnI here]]. The official music video for "Hollywood Ending" can be found [[https://youtu.be/0xAk8h4z4lA here]]; the official music video for "Soldier at War" can be found [[https://youtu.be/lqWvWyiuJ5s here]].

* AnyoneCanDie: By the film's end, [[spoiler:John, Chris, Lisa, Savage, Nick's friends, Chris's grandmother and Anna's father are all dead or zombified.]]

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: At one point, a flaming tire is seen rolling down a road. [[https://mobile.twitter.com/onewiththeart72/status/1078981639340871680 One fan]] pointed out the connection to the Music/BobDylan [[Music/TheBasementTapes song "This Wheel's on Fire"]], but WordOfGod states that it was meant to be a "tumbleweed of the apocalypse".

** Near the end, [[spoiler:Anna finds and rescues her father, happy that she'll at least be able to save him...until he reveals the bite wound on his ankle.]]

** Depending on how you view Nick since he's very antagonistic towards Anna and her friends, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW2Xdnmyq7I&list=PL3YUokjgxM2S4ydutSnwPFaRiTDlxK05z&index=9 Soldier at War]]" may count. [[spoiler:He turns out to be an ally, and he distracts a horde of zombies so Anna can look for her father in his reprise of "Soldier at War"]]

* VillainSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNegcZ0WNg8&list=PL3YUokjgxM2S4ydutSnwPFaRiTDlxK05z&index=10 Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now]]", sung by an increasingly unhinged [[spoiler:Savage]] as he taunts Anna and her friends behind safety while they're being attacked from all sides by zombies.

* VillainSong: "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", sung by an increasingly unhinged [[spoiler:Savage]] as he taunts Anna and her friends behind safety while they're being attacked from all sides by zombies.
** There's also his half of "Give Them a Show", sung counterpoint to Anna.
** And, "Which Side Are You On?", Savage sings about self preservation, while Tony argues back that they must open the doors and find more survivors.
** Depending on how you view Nick since he's very antagonistic towards Anna and her friends, "Soldier at War" may count. [[spoiler:He turns out to be an ally, and he distracts a horde of zombies so Anna can look for her father in his reprise of "Soldier at War"]]

* ActionGirl: Anna's first reaction upon seeing the person she tried to help is a zombie is to whack it with her bag, then decapitate it with a see-saw.

* AnyoneCanDie: By the film's end, [[spoiler:John, Chris, Lisa, Savage, Nick's friends, Chris's grandmother, and Anna's father are all dead or zombified.]]

* {{Breaking the Fourth Wall}}: During "Which Side You Are On?", Mr. Savage and Tony look directly at the audience when asking "which side are you on?".

* BittersweetEnding: Leans more on the bitter side. [[spoiler:A good chunk of the cast is dead or zombified, but Anna, Nick, and Steph managed to escape town and are now trying to find a safe place to go. And Anna got to see her dad one last time before he died.]]
* BookEnds: One of the first songs is "Hollywood Ending," which gets a reprise in the final scene.

* DarkReprise: Subverted. [[spoiler:When Nick lures the zombies towards himself to let Anna escape, he sings a snippet of "Soldier At War", implying that this will be his last stand; however, he survives.]]
* DarkestHour: "I Will Believe". [[spoiler:As far as Anna and Nick know, all their friends have died, and they're about to make their LastStand against the zombie horde. On top of that, Anna failed her major goal for the movie: saving her dad.]]

* DontGoIntoTheWoods: Christmas tree emporium in this case, but it fits the requirements: dark, spooky, and filled with trees and zombies.

* HiddenDepths: Nick acts like a prick through most of the movie, but eventually breaks down [[spoiler:when he admits he had to kill his own father. And his father's last words were "Do the right thing, for once in your life."]] Ouch.
** Savage is set up like he has hidden depths, shown by his melancholy disposition during "Hollywood Ending." [[spoiler: [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk But nope, he's just a prick!]]]]

** Near the end, [[spoiler:Anna finds and rescues her dad, happy that she'll at least be able to save him...until he reveals the bite wound on his ankle.]]

* ImprovisedWeapon: Giant candy canes, shopping carts, see-saws, and bowling balls (among other items) are all used against the zombies.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Averted; Music/JustinBieber is an offscreen casualty, and John and Chris discuss the probability that other celebrities (such as Creator/RobertDowneyJr, Creator/RyanGosling, and Music/TaylorSwift) survived the apocalypse.
* {{Novelization}}: This movie received one, filling in gaps that the movie has left by providing expanded backgrounds of the characters and having new scenes.

* QuarrelingSong: "Give Them A Show", sung by Anna and [[spoiler:Savage]], has a part where the two argue over the latter's philosophy.

* SanitySlippage: Arthur Savage demonstrates this as his efforts to establish his own authority prove futile, to the point that [[spoiler:he lets zombies into the school just to 'punish' those people who weren't listening to him]].

** Nick starts "Soldier at War" with a [[Franchise/EvilDead "Groovy."]] There's also an Ash [[Creator/BruceCampbell Campbell]] in the social media feed that Steph checks.

** There's also his half of "Give Them A Show", sung counterpoint to Anna.

** Depending on how you view Nick since he's very antagonistic towards Anna and her friends, "Soldier At War" may count. [[spoiler:He turns out to be an ally, and he distracts a horde of zombies so Anna can look for her dad in his reprise of "Soldier At War"]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: From the brief mention he gets, Nick seems to suffer this, courtesy of his dad.

** Depending on how you view Nick since he acts like a prick for most of the movie, "Soldier At War" may count. [[spoiler:He turns out to be an ally, and he distracts a horde of zombies so Anna can look for her dad in his reprise of "Soldier At War"]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the beginning, there's a news report of a virus going around before Anna switches the radio channels.

* HopeSpot: The group manages to get through the Christmas tree emporium without losing any (named) survivors. [[spoiler:Then John suddenly gets bitten.]]

* DarkReprise: Subverted.[[spoiler:When Nick lures the zombies towards himself, allowing Anna to escape, he sings his old boast 'Soldier At War', implying a last stand but he survives.]]

* MilitariesAreUselesss: The military men that were supposed to get everyone out of town quickly fall to the zombies offscreen.

* HiddenDepths: Nick acts like a prick through most of the movie, but eventually breaks down [[spoiler:when he admits he had to kill his own father. And his father's last words were "Make me proud, for once in your life."]] Ouch.

* QuarrelingDuet: "Give Them A Show", sung by Anna and [[spoiler:Savage]], has a part where the two argue over the latter's philosophy.