House of the Dead (2003)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Mark A. Altman (story) &
Dan Bates (story) ...
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Release Date:

10 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Dead Walk... You Run

Plot:

A group of teens arrive on an island for a rave--only to discover the island has been taken over by zombies. The group takes refuge in a house where they try to survive the night.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Rave | Explosive | Strangulation | Martial Arts

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Jonathan Cherry	...	Rudy
Tyron Leitso	...	Simon
Clint Howard	...	Salish
Ona Grauer	...	Alicia
Ellie Cornell	...	Casper
Will Sanderson	...	Greg
Enuka Okuma	...	Karma
Kira Clavell	...	Liberty
Sonya Salomaa	...	Cynthia (as Sonja Salomaa)
Michael Eklund	...	Hugh
David Palffy	...	Castillo
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Kirk (as Jurgen Prochnow)
Steve Byers	...	Matt
Erica Durance	...	Johanna (as Erica Parker)
Birgit Stein	...	Lena
Jay Brazeau	...	Captain
Adam Harrington	...	Rogan (as Adam Herrington)
Colin Lawrence	...	G
Ben Derrick	...	McGivers
Elisabeth Rosen	...	Skye (as Elizabeth Rosen)
Bif Naked	...	DJ
Penny Phang	...	Tyranny
Kris Pope	...	Raver
Mashiah Vaughn-Hulbert	...	Flashing Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Kriozere	...	V.I.P. Zombie (uncredited)
Christoph Nuehlen	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Anthony Timpone	...	Zombie (uncredited)

Directed by
Uwe Boll

Writing credits
Mark A. Altman		(story) (as Mark Altman) &
Dan Bates		(story)
Dave Parker		(screenplay) &
Mark A. Altman		(screenplay) (as Mark Altman)

Produced by
Mark A. Altman	....	executive producer
Dan Bates	....	executive producer
Uwe Boll	....	producer
Dan Clarke	....	line producer
Mark Gottwald	....	executive producer
Wolfgang Herold	....	producer
Daniel S. Kletzky	....	executive producer (as Daniel Kletzky)
Christoph Nuehlen	....	producer: behind-the-scenes
Michael Roesch	....	co-executive producer
Dan Sales	....	associate producer
Philip Selkirk	....	associate producer
Jonathan Shore	....	associate producer
Max Wanko	....	associate producer
Shawn Williamson	....	producer

Original Music by
Reinhard Besser

Cinematography by
Mathias Neumann		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David M. Richardson		(as David Richardson)

Casting by
Maureen Webb

Production Design by
Tink

Art Direction by
Peter Stratford

Set Decoration by
Ide Foyle

Costume Design by
Lorraine Carson

Makeup Department
Heather Barreca	....	assistant hair stylist
Chauney Bawlf	....	special makeup effects: graphic illustrator, WCT Productions (as Chauny Bawlf)
Patrick Baxter	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Chris Bellamy	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Christopher Clark	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions (as Chris Clark)
Terri Diane	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Catherine Gaulin	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Sylvie Godin	....	assistant makeup artist
Rachel Griffin	....	special makeup effects: graphic illustrator, WCT Productions
Bruce Houston	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Howard Lau	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Keith Lau	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Richard Marmion	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
J.P. Mass	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions (as Jarrett P. Mass)
Rob Miller	....	contact lens technician: WCT Productions
Beverly Moncrief	....	contact lens technician: WCT Productions
Yukiyo Okajima	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Brad Proctor	....	special makeup effects artist: WCT Productions
Jamie Salmon	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Jackie K. Seo	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions (as Jakie K. Seo)
Andrea Simpson	....	hair stylist
Daniella Sosa	....	special makeup effects: graphic illustrator, WCT Productions
Vicki Syskakis	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions (as Vicky Syskakis)
Bill Terezakis	....	prosthetics supervisor: WCT Productions
Maureen Terezakis	....	prosthetics coordinator: WCT Productions
Monique Venier	....	special makeup effects artist: WCT Productions
Christian Waddell	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Yvonne Weber	....	makeup artist
Vince Yoshida	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Shane Zander	....	prosthetic effects technician: WCT Productions
Harlow MacFarlane	....	special makeup effects artist: WCT Productions (uncredited)

Production Management
Dan Clarke	....	production manager
Scott Graham	....	unit manager
Jonathan Shore	....	post-production supervisor: Vancouver
Heike Wielk	....	post-production supervisor: Germany

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean Choe	....	second unit director
Rob Duncan	....	second assistant director (as Robert Duncan)
Robyn Gelka	....	third assistant director
Bryan C. Knight	....	first assistant director (as Bryan Knight)
Robert Lee	....	second unit director
Trevor McWhinney	....	trainee assistant director (as Trevor Mcwhinney)
Kevin Leslie	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Bryan Anderson	....	on-set dresser
Tara Arnett	....	assistant art director
Justin Bishop	....	lead props
Madonna Blunt	....	paint lead hand
Terry Ewasiuk	....	set decoration buyer
Leesa Hanna	....	assistant set decorator
Chris Hehn	....	lead carpenter
Mervyn Hope	....	construction coordinator
Sean Lambert	....	construction first aid
Sean Lambert	....	scenic carpenter
Stefan Lochmann	....	storyboard artist
Mike Marsten	....	set dresser
John McIntosh	....	key greensperson (as John Mckintosh)
Mark Prior	....	lead dresser
Barry Rennie	....	head carpenter
Sigrid Spade	....	set dresser
Nevin Swain	....	props buyer
Jamie Tardiff	....	paint coordinator
Hans Ter Horst	....	property master

Sound Department
Heike Ast	....	sound editor
Richard Calistan	....	adr mixer: Toronto
Alfonso Calvo	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles (as Alphonso Calvo)
Mark Daues	....	assistant sound editor
Eddie Dog	....	additional zombie sounds
Jörg Elsner	....	sound designer (as Joerg Elsner)
Tobias Fleig	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sebastian Franke	....	sound editor
Bernhard Frantsits	....	assistant sound editor
Antonia Fuchs	....	assistant sound supervisor
Wolfgang Herold	....	sound supervisor
Deni King	....	adr supervisor: Los Angeles
Yumiko Konomi	....	sound editor
Dirk Kurock	....	sound editor
Martin Lacroix	....	boom operator (as Marty Lacroix)
Bruno Nellessen	....	sound consultant: DTS
Roland Platz	....	foley mixer
Roland Platz	....	foley supervisor
Beth Powder	....	boom operator
David M. Richardson	....	adr supervisor: Vancouver (as David Richardson)
Peter Roigk	....	foley artist
Ben Schmitt	....	re-recording projectionist
Matthias Schwab	....	sound editor
David Shea	....	adr mixer: Vancouver
Jonathan Shore	....	adr supervisor: Vancouver
Daniela Szentgrothy	....	assistant post-production supervisor
William Unrau	....	sound assistant (as Will Unrau)
Max Wanko	....	supervising sound editor
Christine Watson	....	adr supervisor: Toronto
Michael T. Williamson	....	sound mixer (as Michael Williamson)
Fritz A. Wollner	....	sound editor (as F. A. Wollner)
Alek Bromke	....	adr recordist: Toronto (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeffrey Butterworth	....	special effects lead hand (as Jeff Butterworth)
Phil Davis	....	special effects technician (as Phil Davies)
Alain de Zilva	....	special effects contact lens artist: EYETECH Optics
Doug de Zilva	....	president: EYETECH Optics, Canada
James Franchuk	....	special effects technician
Kurt Jackson	....	special effects lead hand
John Reynolds	....	special effects first assistant
Vance Vegas Salvalaggio	....	special effects technician (as Vance Vagas-Salalaggio)
John Sleep	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Matthias Albrecht	....	digital film editor
Thorsten Binte	....	3D artist
Paul Cormack	....	visual effects supervisor: The Big Freeze
Constanze Daniel	....	compositing trainee
Kay Delventhal	....	3D artist
Erich Eder	....	Inferno artist: TVT
Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis	....	vice president: visual effects and digital film (as Mike Ellis)
Christian Haas	....	visual effects assistant set supervisor
Stephan Haase	....	3D artist
Thomas Haegele	....	visual effects executive consultant
Dietrich Hasse	....	3D artist
Cathleen Klein	....	compositing artist
Yumiko Konomi	....	assistant visual effects supervisor
Thomas Lautenbach	....	3D artist
Dietmar Lump	....	visual effects executive producer: Elektrofilm (as Dittmar Lumpp)
Chad Malbon	....	digital film coordinator
Olaf Meyer	....	3D artist
Frank Mueller	....	3D artist
Eric Myles	....	supervising digital film technician
Benc Orpak	....	3D artist
Andrew Pascoe	....	digital film technician
Markus Prinz	....	compositing artist
Sylvia Rößler	....	compositing artist (as Sylvia Roessler)
Tillman Schmidt-Kärner	....	visual effects producer (as Tillman Schmidt-Kaerner)
Jens Schwarz	....	3D artist
Benjamin Seide	....	compositing artist
Oliver Seiter	....	compositing artist
Jan Stoltz	....	visual effects supervisor
Andy Sykes	....	executive producer: Toybox
Eva Sütterlin	....	compositing artist (as Eva Suetterlin)
Nhat Quang Tran	....	digital compositor
Jens Vielhaben	....	technical director: Elektrofilm
Max Wanko	....	visual effects supervisor
Matthias Wittmann	....	visual effects supervisor
Felix Zielke	....	compositing trainee
Ann-Marie Blommaert	....	digital film coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Charles Andre	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunts
Rob 'Sluggo' Boyce	....	stunts (as Rob Boyce)
Dustin Brooks	....	stunts
Sylvain Cameron	....	stunts (as Sylvan Cameron)
Kirk Caouette	....	stunts
Brett Chan	....	stunt safety
Brett Chan	....	stunts
Douglas Chapman	....	stunts (as Doug Chapman)
Nesta Chapman	....	stunts
Kimberly Chiang	....	stunts
Mike Ching	....	stunts (as Michael Chin)
Dean Choe	....	stunt coordinator
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts (as Duane Dickson)
Joe Doserro	....	stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunts
Bruce Fontaine	....	stunts (as Bruce Fonatine)
Bruce Fontaine	....	sword fight coordinator
Corry Glass	....	stunts
Leanne Hindle	....	stunts (as Leanne Buchanan)
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
David Jacox	....	stunts
George Josef	....	stunts (as George Joseph)
Kristene Kenward	....	stunts
Don Lew	....	stunts
Brad Loree	....	stunts
Deb Macatumpag	....	stunts
J.J. Makaro	....	stunts (as JJ Makaro)
Kit Mallet	....	stunts
Mike Mitchell	....	stunts
Gaston Morrison	....	stunts (as Gaston Howard)
Scott Patullo	....	stunt safety (as Scott Pattullo)
Rick Pearce	....	stunts
Darryl Quon	....	stunt safety
Fiona Roeske	....	stunts
Chad Sayn	....	stunts
Chris Sayour	....	stunt double
Chris Sayour	....	stunts
Trish Schill	....	stunts (as Patricia Schill)
Jeff Scrutton	....	stunts
Luke Waidmann	....	stunts
James Stephen Walton	....	stunts
Steve Walton	....	stunts
Daniel Wesley	....	stunts
Serban Gabriel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gaston Morrison	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Christie Sanders	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steven A. Adelson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Roger Bailey	....	lamp operator (as Roger Baily)
Michael Balfry	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jeff Boudier	....	lamp operator
Paul Chorney	....	grip
Jesse Deacon	....	best boy electric
Wray J. Douglas	....	camera equipment representative: Revolve-A-Shot Camera Rig Ltd. (as Wray Douglas)
Rob Dutchie	....	key camera technician: The Big Freeze
Chris Dyson	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Damon Faulkner	....	grip: underwater unit
Chris Gibbins	....	assistant camera
Chris Gibbins	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Chris Gibbons)
Brent Gies	....	lamp operator
Don Gillie	....	rigging gaffer
Frank Halpenny	....	generator operator: The Big Freeze (as G. Frank Halpenny)
Frank Halpenny	....	technician: The Big Freeze (as G. Frank Halpenny)
Chris Hansen	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Pauline Heaton	....	camera operator: underwater unit
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
H. Christopher Hunter	....	dolly grip (as Chris Hunter)
Mike Johnson	....	camera programmer: The Big Freeze
David Jones	....	grip
Lynne Kam	....	best person grip (as Lynne Kamm)
Scott Kozak	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Benoît Lamarche	....	key grip (as Benoit J. Lamarche)
Micah Llewellyn-Dance	....	technician: The Big Freeze
Attila Luca	....	assistant camera
Heather MacNeill	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (as Heather Macneil)
Chris Madden	....	lamp operator
Iván Maldonado	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Ivan Maldonado)
Taylor Matheson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Darren McLean	....	gaffer (as Darren Mclean)
James McMurachy	....	lamp operator (as James Mcmurchie)
Ryan McNair	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera (as Ryan Mcnair)
Richard McNeal	....	camera operator: "c" camera (as Richard Mcneil)
Richard McNeal	....	director of photography: second unit (as Richard Mcneil)
Shawn Milne	....	rigging grip
Bob Neve	....	helicopter pilot: aerial unit (as Bob Nieve)
Jesse Olver	....	grip
Peter Panago	....	remote head technician: The Big Freeze
Shelly Papp	....	lamp operator (as Shelley Papp)
Randy Peterson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert Redford	....	generator operator
Peter Scheerer	....	camera operator: behind-the-scenes
Ed 'Animal' Schulz	....	grip (as Ed Schultz)
Mike Sinclair	....	producer: The Big Freeze
Dale Patrick Skidmore	....	technician: The Big Freeze
Jared Spencer	....	lamp operator (as Jarod Spencer)
A.J. Vesak	....	camera operator: aerial unit (as AJ Vesak)
Brendan Wilson	....	lamp operator (as Brendon Wilson)
Thomas Yardley	....	camera trainee

Casting Department
Mindy Bazar	....	casting director: US
Colleen Bolton	....	associate casting director: Canada (as Colleen Rogers)
Kit Hayward	....	extras casting
Joshua Vodnoy	....	casting associate: US
Lance Peverley	....	extras wrangler (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roger Baron	....	assistant costume designer
Patti Bishop	....	set costumer
Ruby Fleming	....	costume set supervisor
Jody Leanne Petford	....	set costumer (as Jody L. Petford)

Editorial Department
David Armstrong	....	film timer (as Dave Armstrong)
Kevin James Brown	....	dailies colorist
Edward Joseph Douglas	....	assistant on-line editor
Earl Fudger	....	additional film editor
Jared Hall	....	trainee assistant film editor
Ryan Hogan	....	final colorist
Warren Mazutinec	....	assistant film editor
Ina-Maria Rudloff	....	film timer (as Ina Rudloff)
Dave Weil	....	film timer (as David Weil)

Music Department
Reinhard Besser	....	music arranger: score
Reinhard Besser	....	music producer: score
Christoph Duschek	....	music studio assistant
Tobias Fleig	....	additional surround mix: score
Bernhard Frantsits	....	score mix engineer
Wolfgang Herold	....	music supervisor
Manfred Honetschlaeger	....	conductor
Manfred Honetschlaeger	....	orchestrator
Trevor Hurst	....	score mixer
Trevor Hurst	....	score recordist
Bogna Kowalska	....	orchestra manager
Dirk Kurock	....	composer: additional music
Dirk Kurock	....	music producer: additional music
Silke Kurock	....	music office manager (as Silke '00' Kurock)
Walter Christian Mair	....	composer: additional music
Tadeusz Mieczkowski	....	orchestra recording engineer
Ewa Prus-Dluzniewska	....	studio management
Juan Sanchez	....	music editor
Matthias Schwab	....	music editor
Peter Siedlaczek	....	orchestra recording supervisor
Uwe Spies	....	composer: behind-the-scenes music

Transportation Department
Sebastian Amenta	....	driver
Dave Byerley	....	driver (as Dave Byerly)
Duncan Callander	....	driver
Norm Chritien	....	driver (as Norm Chretien)
Jim Forrest	....	driver
Al Hourie	....	driver
Viola Janzen	....	transportation captain
Ed Johnson	....	driver
Les Joyner	....	driver
Rick Marcoux	....	transportation co-captain
Dave McDonald	....	driver (as Dave Mcdonald)
Laurie Morris	....	transportation coordinator
Charles Pinkus	....	driver
Ron Steele	....	driver
Rick Swidrowich	....	driver
Matt Trask	....	driver
John Wihksne	....	driver

Other crew
Jack Amberson	....	production assistant
Jackie Andrade	....	chef
Kim Arnott	....	chartered accountant: Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants
Mariam Arthur	....	assistant: Mr. Sales
Jeff Bough	....	safety diver: underwater unit
Louise D. Bourassa	....	production assistant (as Louise Bourassa)
Andrew Boutilier	....	development executive: Brightlight Pictures
Kerri Boyce	....	accounting clerk
Madeleine Brettschneider	....	accountant: Herold & Besser Studios
Andrew Buziak	....	accounting clerk
Nora Collins	....	craft service
Nora Collins	....	first aid
Dan Crosby	....	assistant marine coordinator: underwater unit
Dan Crosby	....	boat wrangler: underwater unit
Jason Crosby	....	marine coordinator
Jason Crosby	....	marine coordinator: underwater unit
Ken Dangerfield	....	legal and business affairs
Sam Danzica	....	stand-in
Anthony Dell'Orto	....	chef (as Anthony Del'Orto)
Frederic Demey	....	international sales consultant
Karyn Edwards	....	legal: Brightlight Pictures
Dani Elias	....	production assistant
Bianca Feldevere	....	production assistant (as Bianca Felderer)
Steve Foster	....	boat wrangler: underwater unit
David W. Hamilton	....	insurance: Jones Brown Inc. (as David Hamilton)
Stephen Hegyes	....	executive: Brightlight Pictures
Patti Henderson	....	script supervisor
Matthias Herold	....	legal: Herold & Besser Studios
Alan Homma	....	assistant accountant
Anne Jacobsen	....	production accountant
Hanno Kaempf	....	legal and business affairs
Ann Marie Kaesman	....	assistant: Mr. Bates
Dmitry Kazak	....	production assistant (as Dimitry Kazak)
Marian Koprada	....	production assistant
Stephanie Legge	....	stand-in (as Stephanie Legg)
John MacCuspie	....	dive coordinator: underwater unit (as John Maccuspie)
Terry Mackay	....	location manager
Pat McGillion	....	safety diver: underwater unit (as Pat Macgillian)
Hamish Miller	....	chef (as Harash Miller)
Samantha Morris	....	assistant: Mr. Williamson
Resho Ollek	....	chef
Lisa Ragosin	....	production coordinator
Christine Reyes	....	assistant chef
Brendan Rooney	....	second assistant production coordinator
Lisa Rowson	....	assistant chef (as Lisa Rowsan)
Joey Setter	....	production coordinator
Dinean Stayk	....	assistant location manager
Linda Stewart	....	production assistant
Ann Troyer	....	chef
David Wallace	....	trainee assistant location manager
Dawn Williamson	....	administration: Brightlight Pictures
Chris Wood	....	production assistant
Joshua Zeller	....	assistant: Mr. Altman
Rachel Ziegler	....	chef

Thanks
Kimberlee Alexander	....	special thanks
Natasha Dickson	....	special thanks
Kenny Diebel	....	special thanks
Liz Gallacher	....	special thanks
Laura Gill	....	special thanks
Uwe Grundei	....	special thanks: Mega Audio
Gord Hawkins	....	special thanks
Marcin Karasinski	....	special thanks
Patrick Knapp	....	special thanks
George Margellos	....	special thanks
Darryl McCann	....	special thanks (as Darryl Mccann)
Sasha McLean	....	special thanks (as Sacha Mclean)
Peter Mitchell	....	special thanks
Peter Moore	....	special thanks
Masahiro Nakagawa	....	special thanks
Rikiya Nakagawa	....	special thanks
Christine Oehrling	....	special thanks
Ian Rennie	....	special thanks
Shane Rozumiak	....	special thanks
Chuck Speed	....	special thanks
Jason Strominger	....	special thanks
John F. Voss	....	special thanks: Emagic

Production Companies

• Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (presents) (as Boll KG Production)
• Mindfire Entertainment (in association with)
• Brightlight Pictures (in association with)
• Herold Productions (in association with)

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mediafilm (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (North America)
• Eagle Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gateno Films (2004) (Peru) (all media)
• Interactive Film Sales International (2002-2003) (worldwide)
• Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (2004) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2004) (Russia)
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Quasar Films (Argentina)
• Redbus Film Distribution (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Finland (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2004) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

• WCT Productions (special effects make-up and prosthetics)
• Toybox (digital film)

Other Companies

• Sega Corporation  based on the video game from
• WOW Entertainment  based on the video game from
• Beyerdynamic  special thanks
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the assistance/participation of (as the Government of Canada Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program)
• Concert Studio S1 & Studio S4  score recorded at
• D.A.N. Music Publishing  score published by
• EMAGIC  special thanks
• Ellis Foster  chartered accountants (as Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants)
• FMM Music Publishing  score published by
• GFashion  sunglasses provided by
• Herold Studios  audio post production
• Herold Studios  post-production
• Hughes & Kettner  special thanks (as Hughes&Kettner)
• Jones Brown Insurance  insurance (as Jones Brown Inc.)
• Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing  special thanks (as Kawai)
• Linn Products  special thanks (as Linn)
• Manta Digital Sound & Picture  adr recorded at: Toronto (as Manta Digital Sound)
• Mega Audio  special thanks
• MindPrint  special thanks (as Mind Print)
• Original Conforming Services  negative cutting
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• Rimowa  special thanks
• SMC Networks  special thanks (as SMC)
• SPG Studios  adr recorded at: Los Angeles
• Schtung Music  DVD Commentary sound
• Sharpe Sound Studios  adr recorded at: Vancouver
• Sutton Place Hotel  special thanks
• Symphonic Laboratory Orchestra, Warsaw  orchestra performed by (as S.L.O.W. Symphonic Lab Orchestra, Warsaw)
• Taylor Music  special thanks (as Taylor)
• Tivoli Moving Pictures Caterers  catering (as Tivoli Caterers)
• Vancouver Film Studios  special thanks
• William F. White International  The Big Freeze supplier (as William F. White Limited)
• William F. White International  special thanks (as William F. White)
• Workhorse II Pictures  production services provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence/gore, language and some nudity

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Germany | Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (uncut) | Hong Kong:III | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Singapore:R21 | UK:15 | USA:R | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16 (Funny version) | Germany:16 (heavily cut)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG

Trivia:

Five kinds of zombies are shown in the movie: undead crew members of the "San Christobal", other centuries-old zombies, people that were killed between 40 and a few years ago, and finally the ravers that were killed no more than 12 hours ago.

Goofs:

Continuity: Simon closes the log of the "San Christobal" when they leave to investigate the house. In the next shot, the book is open again.

Quotes:

Rudy:You created it all so you could become immortal. Why?
Castillo:To live forever!

Movie Connections:

Edited from The House of the Dead 2 (1999) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Salish

Gilligan's Island meets Shaun Of The Dead

Laid up and drugged out, as a kidney stone wended its merry way through my scarred urinary tract, with absolutely nothing better to do than let the painkillers swoon me into semi-oblivion, I happened to catch this movie on cable. I wouldn't want anyone to think that I paid to view it in a cinema, or rented it, or – heaven forfend! – that I watched it STRAIGHT.

Having played this sensationally gruesome video game and avidly trod the doomed rooms and dread passageways of The House, battling Chariot (Type 27), The Hanged Man (Type 041), and other impossible sentinels, my curiosity was piqued as to how the game would transfer to the movie screen.

It doesn't.

The banal plot revolves around a group of "crazy kids" – a la Scooby Doo – attending a remote island for a world-shaking "rave" – whatever that is. (You kids today with your hula-hoops and your mini-skirts and your Pat Boone…) After bribing a boat captain thousands in cash to ferry them there (a stupidity which begs its own network of rhetoric), they find the "rave" deserted.

Passing mention is made of a "house" – presumably the titular House Of The Dead – but most of the action takes place on fake outdoor sets and other locales divorced from any semblance of haunted residence.

A fallen video camera acts as flashback filler, showing the island in the throes of a – party?! Is that it? Oh, so this "rave" thingy is just a "party"? In the grand tradition of re-euphemizing "used cars" as "pre-owned", or "shell shock" as "post-traumatic stress disorder", the word "party" is now too square for you drug-addled, silicone-implanted, metrosexual jagoffs?

It is learned that the party was broken up by rampaging zombies. Intelligent thought stops here…

I don't think the pinheads who call themselves screenwriters and directors understand the mythos behind zombie re-animation. Zombies can't die – they're already UN-DEAD. They do not bleed, they know no pain. Unless their bodies are completely annihilated, they will continue being animated. At least, that's what my Jamaican witch priestess tells me.

Which means that a .45 shot into their "hearts" is not going to stop them, nor will a machete to the torso. And a shotgun blast to the chest will certainly NOT bring forth gouts of blood. At least in the video game's logic, the shooter pumps so many rounds into each monster that it is completely decimated, leaving a fetid mush that cannot re-animate itself.

Yet each actor-slash-model gets their Matrix-circular-camera moment, slaying zombies on all fronts with single bullets and karate chops to the sternum. Seriously, these zombies are more ineffective than the Stormtroopers from "Return Of The Jedi", who get knocked out when Ewoks trip them.

I suppose the film's writer, Mark Altman, having penned the not-too-shabby "Free Enterprise", felt compelled to insert a Captain Kirk reference, in the character of Jurgen Prochnow, who must have needed milk money desperately to have succumbed to appearing in this aromatic dung-swill. There is also a reference to Prochnow's primo role in the magnificent "Das Boot", when one of the untrained B-actors mentions that he "looks like a U-Boat Captain". ". I wonder how many of this movie's target audience of square-eyed swine picked up on ANY of the snide references to other films, as when Prochnow declares, "Say hello to my little friend", presaging his machine gun moment.

Aimed at a demographic who have not the wherewithal to comprehend the Sisyphean futility of the video-game concept (i.e. the game ends when you die – you cannot win), this is merely a slasher film for the mindless and mindless at heart. Accordingly, everyone dies in due course, except for a heterosexual pair of Attractive White People.

A better use for this film's scant yet misused budget might have been to send the cast through Acting School, although Ona Grauer's left breast did a good job, as did her right breast – and those slomo running scenes: priceless! I especially liked the final scene with Ona trying to act like she's been stabbed, but looking like she's just eaten ice cream too fast.

Attempting to do something more constructive with my time, I pulled out my Digitally-Restored, 35th Anniversary, Special Edition, Widescreen Anamorphic DVD of "Manos: The Hands Of Fate." Ah, yes! – the drugs were suitably brain-numbing - now HERE was some quality film-making…

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