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The Plague (2006) -- Ten years have passed since the world's children have fallen into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An un-holy battle between the generations is being waged against all adults, and time is not on their side.
The Plague (2006) -- Ten years have passed since the world's children have fallen into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An un-holy battle between the generations is being waged against all adults, and time is not on their side.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Hal Masonberg (written by) &
Teal Minton (written by)
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Release Date:
24 October 2006 (France) more
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Ten years have passed since the world's children have fallen into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An un-holy battle between the generations is being waged against all adults, and time is not on their side. full summary | add synopsis
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Intriguing opening, coma inducing conclusion more (64 total)

Cast

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James Van Der Beek ... Tom Russell

Ivana Milicevic ... Jean Raynor

Brad Hunt ... Sam Raynor
Joshua Close ... Kip (as Josh Close)
John P. Connolly ... Sheriff Cal Stewart (as John Connolly)

Dee Wallace ... Nora

Brittany Scobie ... Claire

Bradley Sawatzky ... deputy Nathan Burgandy

Jon Ted Wynne ... Dr. Jenkins
Arne MacPherson ... David
Gene Pyrz ... Jim
Genevieve Pelletier ... Nurse Daniels
Chad Panting ... Eric Russell

David Stuart Evans ... Intern (as David Evans)

Jan Skene ... Nurse Hansen
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Also Known As:
Clive Barker's The Plague (Australia) (DVD box title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for horror violence/gore and language.
Runtime:
88 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Revealing mistakes: When the four are standing at the bridge and the woman fires a final round into the "zombie" on the ground, there is clearly another person standing behind the couple by the truck when there shouldn't be anybody. more
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References Village of the Damned (1960) more

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Intriguing opening, coma inducing conclusion, 19 June 2007
4/10
Author: MartianCreature from Redondo Beach, CA

This movie has an effectively mysterious and creepy opening, but the script writer obviously had no idea where to go with it.

The plague's effects on young children throughout the world is an interesting premise. Simultaneously, kids everywhere lapse into a clinically unexplainable coma. The movie seems like a well-mixed concoction of elements from "Village of the Dead," "Night of the Living Dead," "Children of the Corn," and others. After ten years of nightly seizures and under constant care during their long sleep, the mass coma ends as mysteriously as it had begun. The reawakened coma victims are now blood thirsty and violent teenagers, seeking out victims like a vengeful mob. They are not slow, clumsy automatons like typical zombies, and are very capable at using weapons, making them quite formidable and deadly.

Clearly, there must be some impetus for the coma and its violent aftermath, but neither the reason for the spontaneous coma nor the party responsible are ever revealed. There is a wafer-thin spiritual context offered, but even this is woefully poor in development or purpose. The movie is just a fight for survival sequence with lots of bodies and a predictable outcome.

Very disappointing ending makes the whole thing pointless. Don't bother with this one.

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