Song of the Dead (2005) (V)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Chip Gubera

Writer:

Chip Gubera (writer)

Genre:

Musical | Horror

Plot:

Musical Horror Film. Spray missions intended to protect Americans against the dangerous 1000-year Mosquito Awakening...

Plot Keywords:

Living Dead | Machete | Vietnam Veteran | Mother | Presidential Address

Cast

Steve Andsager	...	Arthur Bundy
Reggie Bannister	...	President of United States
John Gilbreth	...	Backpacker
Conrad Gubera	...	Harold King
Travis Hierholzer	...	Brad
Steve Williams	...	Tommy King
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clare Adrian	...	Zombie dancer
Adrianne Allen	...	Zombie dancer
George B. Appleman	...	Zombie dancer
Ari Bavel	...	General Rummash
Michael Bentele	...	Zombie
Amanda Brite	...	Zombie dancer
Tony Brite	...	Zombie dancer
Travis Cox	...	Zombie
Sydney Falkner	...	Saucy Zombie
Shane Ferguson	...	Soldier
Brandon Fulcher	...	Zombie
Kristen Gubera	...	Zombie dancer
Tatum Gubera	...	Zombie dancer
Tim Gubera	...	Toby Edward
Meena Heartsong	...	Zombie dancer
Preston Hultz	...	Zombie
Tessa Hultz	...	Zombie
David Bruce Humphries	...	Zombie dancer
Ty Jones	...	Airforce Friend
Alicia Kauffman	...	Camper
Deb Keeney	...	Lead Reporter Press Conference
Andrea Kennedy	...	Shadow Dancer
Mike Ketcher	...	Caretaker (as Michael H. Ketcher)
Aaron Laue	...	News Anchor
Andrew Logue	...	Zombie
Gregory Macias	...	Zombie dancer
Kami Macias	...	Zombie dancer
Judith Mckenney	...	Mona King
James M. Myers	...	TV Reporter
Beth Pike	...	Eliza Higgins
Justin Powers	...	Man at dumpster
Jim Shipley	...	Zombie dancer
Justin Stewart	...	First Zombie
Nancy Strausbaurgh	...	Zombie dancer
James Robert Swope	...	Graveyard Zombie
Nathan Truesdell	...	Lame-Ass Zombie
Woody Woodward	...	Zombie

Runtime:

96 min | USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Company:

Show-Me Pictures

Trivia:

Short film from the Fangoria Blood Drive contest. The short film proved successful enough that a feature length version is currently in production for release in 2005

Movie Connections:

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Wow! A must see!

I went to the Cinema Wasteland in Cleveland in 2005 and I saw a film there called Song of the Dead. The room was packed, it was hot, and the projector broke half way through so they had to change it out. However, the film just blew me away! This was one of the most original zombie films that I have ever seen. I loved the fact that Chip Gubera, the writer-director, used a biological terrorist attack as the reason why the dead were rising from the grave. This is truly an original idea that I'm sure everyone will be ripping off soon.

Did I mention that it's a rock music musical? I usually don't like musicals, but the music in this film is really good and works well as part of the storytelling. I still have "Flesh and Blood" running through my head and I haven't seen the film in months. And all of the actors could sing very well too. Who would have known that the great Reggie Bannister can sing so well. I was truly impressed.

This past summer I was really looking forward to seeing the Undead and I hate to say that I was disappointed with it. However, my summer zombie movie hopes were saved when I saw Song of the Dead. I can't wait until I can buy it on DVD.