The Dead Hate the Living! (Video 2000)

When a renegade band of young filmmakers break into an abandoned hospital to make their horror epic, they stumble upon a real dead body and decide to use it in their movie. They ... See full summary »

Director:

Dave Parker

Writer:

Dave Parker

Stars:

Eric Clawson, Jamie Donahue, Brett Beardslee

Cast

Credited cast:
Eric Clawson	...	David Poe
Jamie Donahue	...	Topaz
Brett Beardslee	...	Paul
Wendy Speake	...	Shelly Poe
Benjamin P. Morris	...	Eric
Rick Irwin	...	Marcus
David Douglas	...	Chas
Matt Stephens	...	Dr. Eibon
Kimberly Pullis	...	Nina Poe
Andre 'Doc' Newman	...	Maggot
Matthew McGrory	...	Gaunt
Ariauna Albright	...	Ellie Eibon
Anthony C. Ferrante	...	Store Customer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brooke Bund	...	Zombie Corps (as Jeff and Brooke Bond)
Jeff Bund	...	Zombie Corps (as Jeff and Brooke Bond)

Storyline

When a renegade band of young filmmakers break into an abandoned hospital to make their horror epic, they stumble upon a real dead body and decide to use it in their movie. They accidentally bring it back to life, open a portal to a dead world that releases dozens of other zombies, then struggle for their lives in a desperate attempt to flee from the creatures who apparently have them hopelessly trapped in the hospital.

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Plot Keywords:

brother sister relationship | b movie | scientific experiment | blood | movie director | 

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Genres:

Horror | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

Les morts haïssent les vivants

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dave Parker wrote the role of Eibon with Tom Savini, Alice Cooper, Blackie Lawless, and Dee Snider in mind as possible actors for the role.

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Quotes

Paul: You want me to throw a TV at them?!

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Connections

Featured in Revival of the Living Dead: The Making of 'The Dead Hate the Living!' (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Little Men Playing God"
Written and Performed by Myles O'Reilly

User Reviews

you say Homage, I say Rip-off, let's call the whole thing off

A group of young filmmakers break into an old abandoned hospital to shoot a film and inadvertently open a portal that unleashes zombies on the hapless cast and crew in this horror-comedy. Mixing horror with comedy is a VERY tricky thing. The ones that work do so amazingly well (Dead Alive, Return of the Living Dead, Re-animator, bad taste, etc...). The movies that don't work are usually total ass.This self-referential name-dropping, scene stealing film is part of the latter and ranks down there with "Dead Heat" as far as what NOT to do to succeed. Horrible acting, music, lame jokes, stealing scenes outright from far better films, dime-store special effects, and an unengaging, unoriginal story all add up to a putrid stench-filled film.

My Grade: D-

DVD Extras: Commentary by Writer/Director Dave Parker, and actors Eric Clawson, Matt Stephens, Brett Beardslee, & Jamie Donahue; photo gallery; production art; a 20 minute behind the scenes featurette; Music video; a ad for the puppet master toys; and theatrical trailer

Gripes: If you have the commentary turned on and then go to the extras NONE of them will play sound. word of warning