CrossBones (2005) (V)

Director:

Daniel Zirilli

Writers:

D. Glase Lomond (writer)
Daniel Zirilli (writer)

Release Date:

30 August 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

An Incredible Treasure. A Terrifying Curse.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Reality TV | Rap Music | Pirate | Gold Tooth | Bikini

Cast

Joseph Marino	...	Redblood
Mayra Soto	...	Serena
Hardy-Ames Hill	...	Tony
Jessie Camacho	...	Audra
Joe Jones	...	Martin
J. Shin	...	Greedy G.
Merlynne Williams	...	Melissa
Kevin Hawke	...	Scott
Kristin Ellich	...	Tris
John Sanzari	...	Gus
Maria Santos	...	Sacrificial Girl
Kinsu	...	Voodoo Priest
Puddy Tat	...	Warrior 1
Showtime	...	Warrior 2
Tremain Brown	...	Warrior 3
Al Admir	...	Narrator
Tim Elwell	...	British Soldier 1
Paul Bates	...	British Soldier 2
Perry Bass	...	British Soldier 3
Lance Holmquist	...	Pirate 1
Russel	...	Pirate 2
Juan Luis Galiardo	...	Pirate 3
Dizzy Cinares	...	Pirate 4
Tony Tarracino	...	Old Pirate - 1800's

Directed by
Daniel Zirilli

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
D. Glase Lomond		writer
Daniel Zirilli		writer

Produced by
Jonah M. Hirsch	....	executive producer
Ann Luster	....	co-producer
Daniel Zirilli	....	producer

Original Music by
Nick Rivera

Cinematography by
Neal Fredericks

Film Editing by
Roger Cohen

Casting by
Brad Davis

Makeup Department
Kelly O'Leary	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Ann Luster	....	unit production manager

Sound Department
Eric M. Moorman	....	production sound mixer

Special Effects by
Kelly O'Leary	....	special effects makeup

Editorial Department
Bryan Cantrall	....	on-line editor

Other crew
Celeste Ellich	....	head craft service
Katarina Ellich	....	craft service
Rick Michaels	....	gun handler
Melissa Perez	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Pop/Art Film Factory

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Fusion International Sales (2005) (non-USA) (all media) (sales)
• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Snp

Other Companies

• Juniper Post  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and brief drug use.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Islamorada, Florida, USA

Company:

Pop/Art Film Factory

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Red Blood's rowboat has a bracket on the stern for an outboard motor.

Not very good

I can usually find something good in most low budget horror movies. This is one that I can't. It is so bad on so many levels. This is about a bunch of young folks who go to an island to do a reality survivor type show and are menaced by some resurrected pirate. It starts off with what is supposed to be the origin of the pirate, which looked like it was filmed at historical museum sites (you know, everything is clean and filmed at weird angles so you don't see the tourist signs) with really bad costuming. Note to producers, if you don't have the money to build set, don't do stuff like this, it looks really cheesy. All of the very few characters are completely unlikeable 2-dimensional stereotypes. After seeing Curse of El Charro recently and this flick I've noticed a new stereotype appearing, that is the really obnoxious home girl black chick. The acting is uniformly weak. And did I mention I hated hip-hop/rap soundtracks? It especially doesn't work for a evil pirate movie that takes place on a tropical island. So do we at least get some gore? No way, some blood, but no gore. Do we at least get some boobs? Nope, no luck, not even some nudity to save this.

I have to say, this is one of the worst low-budget horror flicks I've seen in a while. If you want to see a half way decent evil pirate low budget horror flick then check out Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove (2005) which came out a few months ago, but I suggest you pass on this one.