Dead Above Ground (2002)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Chuck Bowman

Writer:

Stephen J. Cannell (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Tagline:

School is hell. And it just got far, far worse.

Plot:

Students and teachers begin dying the same way as a video depicts. |

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Teenkill | Goth Girl | Neck Breaking Scene | High School

Cast

Corbin Bernsen	...	Mark Mallory
Stephen J. Cannell	...	Carl Hadden
Robert Conrad	...	Reed Wilson
Adria Dawn	...	Zara Light
Tony Denman	...	Bobby 'Monster' Mooley
Adam Frost	...	Chip Palmer
Lauren German	...	Darcy Peters
Reagan Gomez-Preston	...	Latrisha McDermont
Lisa Ann Hadley	...	Dr. Brenda Boone
Josh Hammond	...	Jeffrey 'Jeff' Lucas / Rick Mallory
Craig Kirkwood	...	Jason Johnson
Cindy Margolis	...	Kari McClure Mallory
Don Michael Paul	...	Tom Bradley
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Kelly 'Kel' Britton
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Sgt. Dan DeSousa

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Goofs:

Continuity: In one scene, Dillion tells a girl he drives an old Camaro. In another scene, someone strikes his car which is clearly a Pontiac Firebird.

Movie Connections:

References "Road Rules" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Protos' demize

awful, yet hysterical!

while this movie is marketed at a horror film, let me just say right out that is in fact the exact opposite. it is so funny in its awfulness. you know how ed wood movies are funny because they are so bad? well dead above ground is right up there. you can tell that the crew had good intentions of making a scary movie but it is so forced and benign. actually the movie is quite painful to watch at first. i finished it floored and amazed at the stupidity of it all. Cliché characters, zero plot continuity, unrealistic dialogue, cheesy special effects... it's got it all. BUT after watching it again, this time with a group of friends... it has now become one of our most quoted movies! As a group, we found it hysterical! It is so rotten, it's fantastic! Who could forget such memorable lines as, "KABOOM! Coach scores!" or "Stop laughing! You're all dead above ground!" A ridiculous portrayal of goth kids, an inept tough-guy cop with feathered hair, a completely unromantic 5 second sex scene, and a cliff-hanger ending! What's great is we still sit around talking about how much we hate this movie yet we still talk about it! Prepare for hilarity with this piece of cinema!