Zombies Vs Idiots (June 23, 2023 Draft)

The June 23, 2023 Draft was the first script for what would become Zombies Vs. Idiots. It was inspired by Nicolas AVO as a vehicle for himself and his friend Edward Rodriguez to make a name for themselves in the film industry. He was inspired by two movies that revolved around zombies; ParaNorman and Zombieland. In May of 2023, AVO began his first draft. Work on the script was generally slow due to creative bumps that the two faced, but the script was finished on June 23, 2023.
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== Differences ==
* The first draft was significantly different than what would eventually be filmed as Zombies Vs. Idiots. The story instead of taking place in 1983, it was set in 2010, Eli and Dylan, instead of middle-schoolers, were high schoolers, almost entering college that lived in a rented house and faced frequent ridicule by their roommates due to their clumsiness.
* Instead of an explosion involving the Portal Nexus Device, the story began with Donald Rosenberg sealing a tube containing a dangerous variant of the flu.
* There were four characters - Eli Miller (though his surname wasn't mentioned in the draft) Dylan Denbrough (same for Eli), Jason and Becca.
* The tone of the movie was more action-driven.
* Eli and Dylan were ditched on the road multiple times by Jason and Becca.
* Jason and Becca were more brave, rebellious and short tempered than Eli and Dylan.
* The story took place in Houston, Texas instead of the fictional town of Douglas, Oklahoma.
* The climax revolved around using a firework pit to murder a significant amount of zombies.
* The draft had stronger language than the final product.
* It was significantly more violent, displaying graphic bone breaking and gore.
* Becca was Eli's original love interest as their relationship blossomed throughout the film
* Becca and Jason were siblings
* Instead of a gradual build-up in zombies, the story focused around an apocalypse and took place in one entire day.
== Equipment ==
Instead of the science fiction-oriented equipment that the Zombie Hunters had, the four survivors used firearms to combat the zombies.
== Outcome ==
After completing the script, AVO read through it and through the second and third drafts, the story remained mostly the same except in the fourth and final draft.