Gwinnett ACE Hardware Employee Could Lose Job Over Zombie Film
A worker at the hardware store in Lawrenceville could be fired for appearing in the documentary, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
Do you know how to prepare yourself for a zombie attack? According to the short documentary film "When the Zombies Come," you can get many of the supplies you need at your local ACE Hardware. In fact, one ACE store has created a zombie preparedness website. Director Jon Hurst talked to several employees at the Lawrenceville ACE Hardware on Dogwood Road about people preparing for the zombie apocalypse, spurred by the popularity of shows like AMC's "The Walking Dead," which is filmed partly in Metro Atlanta. According to 11Alive, one of those employees, Alex Warner, could be fired for appearing in the film. In it, he explains why the ACE would make a great bunker while fighting off the flesh eating monsters. One reason, according to Warner, …
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Gail Levenstiem
5:25 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
There are too many "lunatics" that actually "believe" in Zombies and they enjoy scaring people. The filming should never have been done for 2 reasons:(1) Ace Hardware did not give the boys permission to use their name. (2) The filming should never have been "targeting" a Senior Home or Seniors for that matter! What is this World coming to???? more ›