The Plague (Video 2006)

Ten years have passed since the world's children fell into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An unholy battle between the generations is being waged, and time is not on the side of adults.

Director:

Hal Masonberg

Writers:

Hal Masonberg, Teal Minton

Stars:

James Van Der Beek, Ivana Milicevic, Brad Hunt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

In 1983 all children aged nine years or less fall into a coma at the same time. The children remain in the coma for the next 10 years and all children born during this time are born into the same state. Ten years later Tom Russel, who was imprisoned after killing a man in a fight, is released from prison and returns to his home town where his older brother has a son in a coma. That night all the children wake up but they are hellbent on killing all the adults. It soon becomes apparent that the children share a sort of collective consciousness and as one learns they all learn. As they get smarter they learn to disable motor vehicles and eventually to use firearms. A group of survivors, led by Tom and Jean, try to escape to the safety of a base located 60 km outside the town.

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Plot Keywords:

children | coma | prison | shot in the head | blood on shirt | 

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Taglines:

And the children shall lead them ...

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Praga

Filming Locations:

Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Armada Pictures, D.H. Blair Film Capital Fund, Midnight Picture Show

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

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.

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Connections

References The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

User Reviews

Interesting but unmemorable

Personally I'm tired of apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic story lines but fortunately, since Clive Barker has actual writing skills, "The Plague" is better than "the human race could become extinct so our movie is automatically significant".

Anyways, this one's about something odd happening to children, except after being unconscious for over a decade, they mysteriously awaken only now they're homicidal. Essential its a zombie movie, except the mysterious children are exceptionally strong and have a hive mind.

Unfortunately, the characters were obviously more developed in the original story. At times things got confusing and I couldn't tell who these people were!