Last Rites (2006) (V)

Director:

Duane Stinnett

Writers:

Krissann Shipley (writer)
Duane Stinnett (writer)

Release Date:

1 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

Die Hard Or...Rot

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Zombie | Eaten Alive | Racial Slur | Street Gang | Spurting Blood

Cast

Enrique Almeida	...	Santos
Howard Alonzo	...	Jerome
Reggie Bannister	...	Mitchell
Stephen Basilone	...	O'Bannon
James C. Burns	...	Campbell
Christine Conradt	...	Zombie
Rocky Costanzo	...	Zombie
Jeremy Dunn	...	Zombie Leader
Ethan Ednee	...	Mac T
Terrence Evans	...	Preacher
Janine Foster	...	Marsha
Corey Foxx	...	Zombie
Dave Gist	...	Zombie
Noel Gugliemi	...	Caesar
Geraldo A. Iglesias	...	Zombie
Dayana Jamine	...	Latasha
Thaddeus Jaworsky	...	Long Haired Zombie
Ryan King	...	Snake Dog
Danny Martinez	...	Spider
Cazimir Milostan	...	Weatherman
Michelle Perdue	...	Aunt May
Krissann Shipley	...	Cassie

Also Known As:

48 Weeks Later (UK) (DVD box title)
Gangs of the Dead (USA) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, pervasive language and brief drug use.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2007) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Outside Productions

Trivia:

Title changed to Gangs of the Dead for DVD release.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where the news anchor and his girlfriend go to the liquor store, they park in front with no cars around. Two guys are leaving the liquor store and bump into the news anchor as he enters the liquor store. When the 2 guys walk to their car, it appears parked right next to the news anchor's car.

Quotes:

Mac T: You think this is the first time I've had a gun in my face?
Santos: No, but it's the first time someone's used the trigger!

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

A movie filled with action and horror that keeps the audience's attention.

Today's audience expects action in movies or they lose interest. I thought that "Last Rites" combination of action and horror kept the audience's attention. It was a splendid idea! From beginning to end, it was filled with action, horror, and some humor. Packed with shootings and bombings, to being chased by zombies, and even throwing bits of unexpected, funny, childlike humor. There were also numerous scenes that caught me by surprise by their outcomes. Wow, bravo to those surprising outcomes! That's what movies need these days to add a new flavor of something new and different. And the ending left you with the question of, will there be a Part 2. I definitely feel like I would watch a Part 2 to this movie because of how well done it was made. What an excellent cast!