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Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me

Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me

Your Government Loves You... Especially When You're Dead.

202010.01h 42mNR

Overview

On the hottest day of the year, an unknown virus spreads throughout inner-city Philadelphia. The infected victims, crazed by dehydration, begin attacking other residents of the neighborhood in gruesome ways. When the military is brought in to contain the situation, but realize they can't come up with a vaccine quickly enough, they fence off the area and let everyone die. A group of locals, stuck in the basement of their building, behind the fences, and separated from their family members, band together to try to survive.

Directed by Adam Lippe
Written by Adam Lippe
Produced by Adam Lippe, Ed Feldman
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Top Cast

Keet Davis

Keet Davis

Gilberto Aguilar

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Angelique Chapman

Cheryl Aguilar

Tony Cheng

Tony Cheng

Bobby

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Reesa Roccapriore

Kate

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Will Hutcheson

Gray

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Jann Punwattana

Erin

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Jeff Farber

Dennis

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Kennedy Cill

Iris Aguilar

Andrew Hunsicker

Andrew Hunsicker

The General

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Noelle Figueroa

Chandra Aguilar

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Themes & Keywords

quarantinephiladelphia, pennsylvaniapoliceclasspovertyepidemicinner cityracemilitaryviral

About Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me

Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me is a horror, comedy, science fiction, animation, thriller film released in 2020 exploring themes of quarantine, philadelphia, pennsylvania, police, class, poverty, epidemic. Directed by Adam Lippe, it stars Keet Davis, Angelique Chapman, Tony Cheng. On the hottest day of the year, an unknown virus spreads throughout inner-city Philadelphia. The infected victims, crazed by dehydration, begin attacking other residents of the neighborhood in gruesome ways. When the military is brought in to contain the situation, but realize they can't come up with a vaccine quickly enough, they fence off the area and let everyone die. A group of locals, stuck in the basement of their building, behind the fences, and separated from their family members, band together to try to survive.

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