Exhumed (2003) (V)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Brian Clement

Writer:

Brian Clement (writer)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An epic anthology of the undead

Plot:

Three stories across the centuries of individuals given the power to raise the dead, set in feudal Japan, 1940s USA, and a post-apocalyptic future.

Plot Keywords:

Japan | 1940s | Post Apocalyptic | Samurai | Time Travel

Cast

Masahiro Oyake	...	Ryuzo
Hiroaki Itaya	...	Zentaro
Bettina May	...	Jane Decarlo (as Claire Westby)
Moira Thomas	...	Vivian Von Prowe
Chelsey Arentsen	...	Cherry
Chantelle Adamache	...	Zura
Chuck Depape	...	General Deus
Denys Melanson	...	Detective Frank Sterner
Rob Nesbitt	...	Dr. Farell
Scott Bisgrove	...	Mr. Grey
Kitten Coquette	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Morgan Alexander	...	Doorman
Craig Allen	...	Burlesque Patron
Scott Beaty	...	Chemical Suit Trooper / Sailor
Spencer Blochlinger	...	Chemical Suit Trooper
Mikel Boeur	...	Chemical Suit Trooper
Stephan Bourke	...	Johnny
Denise Brown	...	Corpse of the Russian Ambassador
Wendy Clarke	...	Burlesque Patron
Josh Clarkson	...	Undead
Brian Clement	...	Crying Fan
Chris Cowley	...	Merrick
Jeremy Deighton	...	Werewolf Rocker
Mark Hubber	...	Vampire Mod
Andrea Hume	...	Six-Gun Annie
Ira Hunter	...	Beat Cop / Drunk Bar Patron / Undead
Bryn Johnson	...	Undead
Rei Kido	...	Zentaro's Brother
Gerry Kramer	...	Gerald Norman
Sarah Kramer	...	Lorna Bainbrook
Dave Krawchuck	...	Officer / Chemical Suit Trooper / Undead (as Dave Krawchuk)
Brad Kurushima	...	Vampire Mod / Undead
Aaron Lachapelle	...	Chemical Suit Trooper
Bin Ling	...	Chemical Suit Trooper / Undead / Officer
Steve Migliarese	...	Undead
Stuart Palfrey	...	Burlesque Host
Josh Pasnak	...	Chemical Suit Trooper
Cam Pipes	...	Drunken Sailor
Dustan Roberts	...	Chemical Suit Trooper / El Diablo Azul
Mike Selman	...	Undead
Gina Sharma	...	Servant Girl
Hailey Shiels	...	Ticket Girl
Jay Stewart	...	Undead
Robin Thompson	...	Doctor
Chris Tihor	...	Jonesy
Troy Tompkins	...	Chemical Suit Trooper / Undead
Pati Tozer	...	Burlesque Patron
Theodore Trout	...	Kane
Martin Wales	...	Kabalan
Jay Walls	...	Undead
Yuichiro Yoshibe	...	Undead

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Frontline Films

Trivia:

As originally scripted, the movie has the "Last Rumble" segment in the middle, and the movie ends with the full "Shadow of Tomorrow" sequence, but during editing these were switched.

Movie Connections:

References Dillinger (1945)

Stick with this B-movie, it gets better in its third segment.

"Exhumed" is a microbudget movie shot on DV that features three intersecting tales set in different time periods. Each segment has few things in common: zombies, the Necronomicon, and...horrendous acting! OK, that's a bit harsh. The first story features a samurai confronted with the living dead in the middle of the woods in feudal Japan. It is an interesting concept, but poorly executed with an anti-climactic ending. The second story is a B&W pseudo-noir about a 1940s detective investigating grave robbings. The lead character is likable, but unfortunately the actress is awful (think noir-imitator meets bored porn star.)

Halfway through this segment I was ready to turn off the movie. Fortunately, I stayed with it, because the final story is worth catching. It takes place in the future, where vampires and werewolves are at war against each other. Sounds like Underworld? Well the vampires here are hipster mods and the werewolves are rockabilly bikers! I would love to see a full-length film with such an amusing premise! During a fight, the opposing gangs are terminated by a group of neo-nazi-ish humans. The loan survivors, a female vampire and a female werewolf, are captured, experimented on, and pitted against zombies for the human entertainment! The acting in this story is much better, although it gets a bit grating listening to the lead actresses spit their dialogue out through their fake teeth. The three stories are connected in a clever way, and by the end of the movie I didn't think it was half bad. With basically no budget, I found it to be a rather charming b-movie. The director is clearly talented and I would be interested in seeing what he could do if he were provided with more resources.

My Rating: 5/10.