Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (Video 2005)

In 1968, in the Ravenside Military Hospital in a military facility in Pennsylvania, the army loses control of an experiment of a lethal bacteriologic weapon that changes the DNA and ... See full summary »

Directors:

Ana Clavell, James Glenn Dudelson

Writers:

Ryan Carrassi (adaptation), Ana Clavell

Stars:

Laurie Baranyay, Stan Klimecko, John F. Henry II

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurie Baranyay	...	Emma (as Laurie Maria Baranyay)
Stan Klimecko	...	Boris (as Steve Colosi)
John F. Henry II	...	Jackie (as John F. Henry III)
Justin Ipock	...	Isaac
Julian Thomas	...	Sam
Stephan Wolfert	...	Donwynn
Samantha Clarke	...	Ava Flores
Joe C. Marino	...	Marshall
Jackeline Olivier	...	Vicky
Andreas van Ray	...	Dr. Heller
April Wade	...	Patty
Kevin Wetmore Jr.	...	Jerry
Simon Burzynski	...	Rubinsky
Mike Dalager	...	Derber
Christopher Estes	...	Charlie

Storyline

In 1968, in the Ravenside Military Hospital in a military facility in Pennsylvania, the army loses control of an experiment of a lethal bacteriologic weapon that changes the DNA and transforms human beings into zombies. A group of soldiers is sent to the hospital to eliminate the infected staff and interns but private DeLuca steals a test tube with the virus and hides it inside a vacuum flask. He is transformed into a zombie and killed but the vacuum flask falls in the grass. In the present days, a group of patients in the mental institution Ravenside Memorial Hospital finds the vacuum flask and later when one of them opens the vessel, the culture tube drops on the floor of a bathroom contaminating the group and their Dr. Donwynn.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | zombie | prequel | second part | sequel to cult favorite | 

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Taglines:

Every day has a beginning

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

18 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Contagium

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Taurus Entertainment Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the bus arrives back at the Mental Hospital, as the patients are walking in there is a sign on the wall that says "Romero Ward", a reference to George A. Romero.

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Goofs

When the Beretta pistol is fired, the slide mechanism doesn't cycle to chamber a new round.

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Connections

References Day of the Dead (1985)

User Reviews

A sad day for zombie fans

There are bad movies, worse movies and awful movies. Many of them are quite watchable, assuming that you know what you're getting into and are prepared.

Day of the Dead 2: Contagium isn't one of those.

This film is just plain lousy, as if no one involved in the production really cared about it. The special effects would make Tom Savini cringe in embarrassment. The dialog is dumb, the acting wooden. Many moments of extraneous "drama" are thrown in for no discernible reason. Possibly they wanted to form more of a plot than other zombie movies; if so then it was a failure. Long before you can get into the plot you're distracted by the guns that don't appear to be shooting, the too-obviously fake blood and the actors who can't seem to get into their parts.

Editing and direction? Nonexistent. Cuts between scenes are abrupt, without any kind of lead in whatsoever. Camera angles? Forget it. Anything at all redeemable about this movie? Nope.

Go watch one of the Romero movies. Even if you've seen it a dozen times, it'll be more interesting than this.