Le6ion of the Dead (2001) Legion of the Dead (original title)

Director:

Olaf Ittenbach

Writer:

Olaf Ittenbach (written by)

Release Date:

5 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Plot:

Two guys, handsome William and his side kick Luke have just started their trip through the beautiful...

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Epilepsy | Bitten In The Neck | Hand Through Head | Vampire

Cast

Michael Carr	...	William
Russell Friedenberg	...	Luke
Kimberly Liebe	...	Geena
Hank Stone	...	Jeff
Harvey J. Alperin	...	Nicolas
Matthias Hues	...	Togaio - Blond Man
Christopher Kriesa	...	Psycho Mike (as Chris Kriesa)
Darren Shahlavi	...	Peter
Birgit Stauber	...	Jaqueline
Andrea Seitz	...	Sylvia
Chin Meyer	...	Michael
Joe Cook	...	Joe
Jeff Motherhead	...	Casey
Ron Grandl	...	Robin
Paul Hayes	...	Steven
Birgit Quirchmayr	...	Cynthia
Ernest Rosenfelder	...	Ernest
Gwen Van Dam	...	Old Woman
Morgan Hunter	...	Thug
Bryan Addinall	...	Gangster 1 (as Bryan Addinal)
Eric Gladhart	...	Gangster 2 (as Eric Gladhardt)
Jay Harik	...	Motel Owner
Dorothea Riemer	...	Mrs. Anderson
Melanie Siegel	...	Susan
Nelly Stacey	...	French Girlfriend
Christopher Stacey	...	Bar owner
Richard John Bochniak	...	Mick
Jennifer Jensen	...	Alicia
Mauro L. Metini	...	Cop (as Mauro Metini)
Katherine Prioska	...	Hippie Girl (as Katherine Piroska)
Randy Lee Halgunseth	...	Hippie guy
Nathan Waldron	...	Truck driver
Serge Callow	...	Steven as a child
Aaron Fors	...	Jeff as a child
Tristan Thames	...	Nicolas as a child
Kevin Indio Copeland	...	Biker 1
Brian Tabbert	...	Biker 2
Harry Puitiainen	...	Party breaker 1
Gerhard Jilka	...	Party breaker 2
Ingrid Slavik	...	mother of Jeff and Nicolas
Wallace Martin	...	father of Jeff and Nicolas
Steven Cobey	...	Band singer
Alex Koch	...	Band member 1
Martin Prötzl	...	Band member 2
Robert Spalding	...	Ancient togaio
Viktor	...	Car driver
Linda Schade	...	Lucie
Wolf Bachmann	...	man with Lucie
Birgit Wildfeuer	...	Bitch 1
Hanna Stauss	...	Bitch 2
Bryan Brown	...	Man at the desktop
Nory Volk	...	Cashier
Leni Aumüller	...	Old couple
Ruppert Aumüller	...	Old couple (as Rupp Aumüller)
Olaf Lemitz	...	Headshot victim (as Lemmi)
Zimmi	...	Speed demon
Francessca Mirabelli	...	Demon
Maik Epple	...	Demon
Michael Filgis	...	Demon
Oliver Gnaiger	...	Demon
Vassilios Tsioupros	...	Demon
Christoph Poettinger	...	Demon
Roland Sapper	...	Demon
Steve Slay	...	Accompany of ancient togaio
Larry Lier	...	Accompany of ancient togaio
Brian Dettling	...	Accompany of ancient togaio
Masan Craddle	...	Accompany of ancient togaio
Robyn Cook	...	Accompany of ancient togaio

Directed by
Olaf Ittenbach

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Olaf Ittenbach		written by

Produced by
Michael Poettinger	....	producer
Claudia Quirchmayr	....	producer

Original Music by
Jaro Messerschmidt
Ralf Wengenmayr

Cinematography by
Holger Diener

Film Editing by
Thomas Bachmann
Christian Lonk

Casting by
Klaus J. Koch
Claudia Quirchmayr

Production Design by
Michael Poettinger

Costume Design by
Karin Burkert

Makeup Department
Katharina Nädelin	....	key makeup artist
Aylin Ozbay	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Marc Lammers	....	production manager: USA
Michael Poettinger	....	production manager: Germany
Claudia Quirchmayr	....	production manager: Germany

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Reitmair	....	assistant director

Art Department
Oliver Baumgärtel	....	property master Germany

Sound Department
Roland Platz	....	foley artist
Roland Platz	....	sound editor
Chris Rebay	....	sound designer
Jürgen Roth	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects supervisor
Till Hertrich	....	special effects technician

Camera and Electrical Department
Andreas Birkle	....	assistant camera
Markus Haider	....	electrician
Jens Linnebach	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Gerd Reda	....	electrician (as Gerhard Reda)
Simone Schmid	....	clapper loader

Other crew
Marlies Damm	....	script supervisor
Marc Lammers	....	location manager: USA
Darren Shahlavi	....	fight choreographer (uncredited)

Thanks
Brian Dettling	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• X-Vision Filmproduction GmbH & Co. KG

Distributors

• X-Vision Filmproduction GmbH & Co. KG (2001-2002) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• VCL Communications (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
• Artisan Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Emerald (Argentina) (DVD)
• Emerald (Argentina) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)

Other Companies

• ARRI Rental  camera and lighting equipment provided by
• Studio 507, Munich  sound re-recording
• Studio 507, Munich  sound supervision
• Wavefront Studios  sound post-production
• herbX Medienproduktion GmbH  sound design

Also Known As:

"Legion of the Dead" - Germany (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, drug use and some nudity

Runtime:

89 min | Germany:80 min (cut version) | Germany:88 min (uncut version) | Argentina:92 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Sweden:18 (video rating) | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating) | UK:18 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company:

X-Vision Filmproduction GmbH & Co. KG

Trivia:

The cigar that the cigar-smoking man is smoking at the motel is a Croatian Handelsgold.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Making of 'Legion of the Dead' (2001) (V)

All the actors played idiots, and they were brilliant

This could almost become a cult movie. It involves idiots working with and against the powerful demon Tagaio, played by my favorite actor of all time: Mathias Hues. He played in so many bad US movies that his Germanic accent is almost gone.

In this one, he doesn't even fight. He is just the comic relief. The other actors play their parts (of idiots) really well, completely immersing the viewer in the atmosphere of the movie. The end part is an almost exact replica of the From Dusk Till Dawn bar fights, and by exact I mean really funny and completely different.

In the end (spoiler!!) Mathias Hues reveals his real identity: he is also an idiot, and the Legion of Idiots is finally defeated.

Now really, a bad movie, with decent low budget effects and good film editing. But other than that, the script, acting and directing sucked. If you get really intoxicated with something, you might find it hilarious.