Left for Dead (II) (2005)

Left For Dead is a revenge thriller set in a city called Hope, where a crimelord called Kincaid rules with an iron fist. Williams, a former hitman for Kincaid is attacked and left for dead ... See full summary »

Director:

Ross Boyask

Writers:

Ross Boyask (original screenplay), Adrian Foiadelli (screenplay),

Stars:

Glenn Salvage, Andy Prior, Adam Chapman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glenn Salvage	...	Ben Williams
Andy Prior	...	Danny Kelso
Adam Chapman	...	Kincaid
Kevin Akehurst	...	Dylan
Adrian Foiadelli	...	Taylor
Jeremy Bailey	...	Markus
Adam Hawkins	...	Loader
P.L. Hobden	...	Roarke
Vicki Vilas	...	Sonya
John Rackham	...	Densmore / Narrator
Andy Scriven	...	Gibson
Paul Portinari	...	Baker
Nelson E. Ward	...	Murphey
Mark Hazelwood	...	Gerry
Alicia Grace Turrell	...	Danellia (as Alicia Turrell)

Storyline

Left For Dead is a revenge thriller set in a city called Hope, where a crimelord called Kincaid rules with an iron fist. Williams, a former hitman for Kincaid is attacked and left for dead when he tries to leave the organisation. He teams up with Kelso, a kickboxer who had his hands smashed by Kincaid, and together, they seek revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | british | martial arts | kickboxing | kung fu | 

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Taglines:

They thought he was dead. They were dead wrong.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Website

Country:

UK

Release Date:

9 September 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Modern Life, Big Cat Productions, Jimbo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was completely self-funded by the producer-director team of Ross Boyask and Phil Hobden

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Goofs

When Kelso runs up stairs after Sonya's confrontation with Williams, his costume changes twice between shots.

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Crazy Credits

Music supervisor VV PLH is actually Vicki Vilas (Co-producer and Sonia) and Phil Hobden (Producer and actor who plays Rourke) who worked on choosing the hip hop soundtrack

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Connections

Spin-off 10,000 Cigarettes: The Making of a British Action Movie... (2004)

User Reviews

Oh Yes! This is More Like It...

Thank god for Amazon. Their recommendations meant that whilst I bought the risible Purifiers, I also managed to get a copy of this far superior feature film.

WIlliams is an Assassin. kelso a kickboxer. Betrayed by crime over lord Kincaid they team up and kick some serious butt.

Lead Salvage does a solid job (any one else think he reminds them of Segal?) and new comer Andy Prior was very good as the role of the young Kelso.

But its the bad guys that excel here. From Adam Chapman's Kincaid to Adrian Foiadelli's Taylor, the bad guys add real menace.

But the action. Oh the action. I guess this is where these films live and die. And unlike other UK action (ahem!) film The Purfifiers (which shares many of the same cast and crew) this film had action in spades.

Okay maybe too much action at times but this film, which I read online was made for under $25k (the same as clerks) has more action that you can shake an action shaped stick at.

And death toll. At least 200 people die, and in reality maybe closer to 300.

This is a violent, dangerous film. And a joy to watch. For a film that offered little (low budget, no stars, first time director etc) it delivered far more than The Purfifiers and it's million $ budget, Lord Of The Rings star and ex-rock star director.

Def worth the money!