Flight of the Living Dead (2007) Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (original title)

Director:

Scott Thomas

Writers:

Scott Thomas
Mark Onspaugh
(more)

Release Date:

24 June 2008 (Greece)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Un-Dead at 30,000 Feet.

Plot:

On a routine red eye flight from Los Angeles to Paris, a renegade group of scientists has smuggled aboard...

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Virus | Dismemberment | Liquid Nitrogen | Pistol

Cast

David Chisum	...	Truman
Kristen Kerr	...	Megan
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Frank
Richard Tyson	...	Paul Judd
Erick Avari	...	Dr. Bennett
Derek Webster	...	Long Shot
Todd Babcock	...	Co-Pilot Randy
Siena Goines	...	Anna
Mieko Hillman	...	Stacy
Raymond J. Barry	...	Capt Banyon (as Raymond Barry)
Serah D'Laine	...	Cara (as Sarah Laine)
Brian Ames	...	Tony
Brian Kolodziej	...	Peter
Ashley Bashioum	...	Jackie
Laura Cayouette	...	Dr. Kelly
Dale Midkiff	...	Dr. Lucas
Brian Thompson	...	Kevin
Tucker Smallwood	...	Col. Wolff
David Spielberg	...	Dr. Conroy
Heidi Marnhout	...	Emily
Cliff Weissman	...	Dr. Sebastian
Eric Price	...	Madison
Michael Tomlinson	...	Ted (as Mike Tomlinson)
Ingrid Raines	...	Tammy
Claudia Katz	...	Nun
David Feldman	...	Porter
Takashi Masunaga	...	Business Man
Richard Murken	...	Fighter Pilot (as Rick Murken)
Megan Wagner	...	Flight Attendant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amelia Beaugard	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Heather Brooker	...	Passenger / Zombie (uncredited)
Lisa Carletto	...	Business Class Passenger #2 / Zombie (uncredited)
Michael Redford Carney	...	First Class Passenger / Zombie (uncredited)
Bryeon Earle	...	First Class Passenger / Zombie (uncredited)
Nicholas Garren	...	Passenger / Zombie (uncredited)
Elza Minor	...	Passenger / zombie (uncredited)
Alan Rackley	...	Passenger / Zombie (uncredited)
Ricky Russert	...	Economy Passanger (uncredited)
Joseph Weber-Grubbs	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Tennille Williams	...	Economy Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
Scott Thomas

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sidney Iwanter
Mark Onspaugh
Scott Thomas

Produced by
Lawrence Garcia	....	co-producer
Sidney Iwanter	....	associate producer
Kevin Kasha	....	executive producer
David Kitchens	....	associate producer
Salvy Maleki	....	line producer
Qutayba Salem	....	line producer
David Shoshan	....	producer
Glen Tackett	....	executive producer
Scott Thomas	....	producer
Jason Van Vleet	....	co-producer
David Van Woert	....	co-producer
Leo Vezzali	....	co-producer
Ben Zarai	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Nathan Wang

Cinematography by
Mark Eberle

Film Editing by
Wilton Cruz

Casting by
Donna Brower

Art Direction by
Casey Cannon

Set Decoration by
Jessica Anderson

Makeup Department
J.D. Bowers	....	special makeup effects artist
Laura Duff	....	makeup intern
Jaime Gruber	....	special makeup effects intern
Gage Hubbard	....	special makeup effects artist
Satya Linak	....	makeup artist
Chrissy Morris	....	key makeup artist
Lancel Reyes	....	key special makeup effects technician
Greg Solomon	....	special makeup effects supervisor: Optic Nerve Studios
Brian Wade	....	special makeup effects supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Heather Gaffney	....	second assistant director
Richard Murken	....	first assistant director (2006)
Nick Plantico	....	second unit director
David Van Woert	....	second unit director

Art Department
Angie Kern	....	painter
Scott Macdonald	....	leadman

Sound Department
David Barber	....	dialogue editor
David Barber	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Kimberly Brennecke	....	sound coordinator
Melissa Bylsma	....	sound coordinator
Andre Champagne	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Dowswell	....	sound coordinator
Sean Gray	....	sound effects editor
Adam Havlicek	....	assistant sound designer
David Kitchens	....	sound designer
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Stefan Kramer	....	sound effects editor
Randy Lawson	....	sound mixer
Mariel Lohninger	....	sound mixer
Ron Lundqvist	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Merritt	....	post-audio assistant
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Rob Reyes	....	boom operator
Ken Skoglund	....	sound effects editor
Ben Zarai	....	sound supervisor

Special Effects by
Kip Brown	....	special effects crew
Chip Mefford	....	special effects crew
Daniel P. Murphy	....	special effects coordinator
Nick Plantico	....	special effects supervisor
Neil Smith	....	pyrotechnician
Michael Valenzuela	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Francisco Chaigneau	....	visual effects supervisor
Sandesh Chonkar	....	visual effects artist
Rachel Clement	....	digital cleanup artist
Vinita Iyer	....	matchmove lead: Rhythm & Hues India
Chirag Mistry	....	matchmove technical director: Rhythm & Hues, India
Ram Mohan Nadam Reddy	....	paint/roto artist
Niral Rajani	....	digital artist
Suryapal Rawat	....	digital compositor
Mayuresh Salunke	....	3D artist
Mayuresh Salunke	....	modeling technical director
John Scheer	....	visual effects compositor
John Scheer	....	visual effects producer
Andy Schwab	....	intern
Vijay Selvam	....	digital compositor
Siddharth Shah	....	paint/roto artist
Shyamchand	....	digital paint artist
Shyamchand	....	rotoscope artist
Murugan Siju	....	lead prep/roto artist
Hitesh Solanki	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues, India
Jateen Thakkar	....	compositor
David Van Woert	....	visual effects producer
Rakesh Venugopalan	....	roto and paint artist
Leo Vezzali	....	visual effects producer
Albert Vivas	....	digital intermediate scanner
Pablo Wang	....	digital compositor
John L. Weckworth	....	main title design & animation
Monty Shook	....	modelshop supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Lesley Aletter	....	stunts
Ted Barba	....	stunts
Melissa Barker	....	stunts
Helena Barrett	....	stunts
Kevin Beard	....	stunts
Scott Blackwood	....	stunts
Garrett Brawith	....	stunts
David Anthony Buglione	....	stunt performer
Wayne Crossdale	....	stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunts
Ted Goodman	....	stunts
Deena Grassia	....	stunts
Cris Gurtman	....	stunts
Randy Hall	....	stunts
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunts
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts
Bobby C. King	....	stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	stunts
James Lew	....	stunts
Kelly Malone	....	stunts
John Medlen	....	stunts
Chip Mefford	....	stunts
Anthony Molinari	....	stunts
Dorenda Moore	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Sonja Munsterman	....	stunts
Heidi Neilson	....	stunt rigger
Carl Anthony Nespoli	....	stunts
Nick Plantico	....	stunt coordinator
Darryl Reeves	....	stunts
Greg Reynolds	....	stunts
Samuel Reynolds	....	stunts
Steve Rizzo	....	stunts
Scott Schecter	....	stunts
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts
Lori Seaman	....	stunts
Brian Searle	....	stunts
Sam Situmorang	....	stunts
Jimmy Sprague	....	stunts
Roger Stoneburner	....	stunt double
Roger Stoneburner	....	stunts
Nancy Thurston	....	stunts
Gary Toy	....	stunts
Michael Valenzuela	....	stunt rigger
Van Vander Pluym	....	stunts
Vanessa Vander Pluym	....	stunts
Rich Vieira	....	stunts
Richard Vierra	....	stunts
Astrid Walti	....	stunts
April Weeden	....	stunts (as April Weeden-Washington)
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (as Spice Williams-Crosby)
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunts
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Coplan	....	Steadicam operator
Chris Cotterman	....	grip
Steve Dietl	....	still photographer
Meghan Firth	....	second assistant camera
Marcus Kellum	....	additional second assistant camera
Axel Llorens	....	electrician
Axel Llorens	....	grip
Marc Meisenheimer	....	gaffer
Robin Rudenberg	....	additional second assistant camera (as Robin Morton)
Michael Ursetta	....	best boy grip
Joseph Walsh	....	director of photography: second unit
Joseph Walsh	....	first assistant camera
David R. Hardberger	....	director of photography: miniatures (uncredited)

Casting Department
Face'	....	extras casting
Mindy Knapp	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
David Graubard	....	digital intermediate senior systems engineer
Dennis Little	....	digital intermediate production coordinator
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor
Sarah Priestnall	....	production supervisor: digital intermediate

Music Department
Kim Blackburn Bowen	....	music legal services
Johnny Chao Jr.	....	composer: additional music
Gary Chase	....	composer: additional music
Gary Chase	....	music mixer

Other crew
Prince Bagdasarian	....	film and high definition coordinator
Kirstie Bingham	....	script supervisor
Chris Bunker	....	production coordinator
Mark Christmas	....	set intern
Stephanie Emerson	....	production coordinator
Kurtis Lee Estes	....	assistant: David Shoshan
Torrence Hall	....	armorer
Jason Michael Hatfield	....	key set production assistant
Bruce Munn	....	production assistant
R.J. Paganini	....	production assistant
Jessica Jane Stewart	....	set production assistant
L. La Mar Stewart	....	production assistant
Philip J. Strina	....	business & legal affairs: New Line Cinema
Brennan Tisa	....	production assistant
Mike Tristano	....	armorer
Arturo Lopez Uscanga	....	scanning manager

Production Companies

• Imageworks Entertainment International
• Pacific Entertainment Group

Distributors

• Bridge Entertainment Group (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Evolution Entertainment (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• M.I.B. (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Peacock Films (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2007) (Canada) (all media)
• Videoville Showtime (2007) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Action Unlimited
• Four Seasons Studios (visual effects)
• Optic Nerve Studios

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Hollywood Camera  provided cameras
• Hollywood Intermediate  digital intermediate services
• Identity Studios  visual effects
• Juniper Post  sound post-production
• Mario Guzman Catering  catering
• Matchframe Digital Intermediate  digital intermediate (post-production services and facilities)
• Media Services  payroll services
• Sound Ranger PFS  production sound services
• Truman Van Dyke Company  insurance

Also Known As:

"Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane" - USA (original title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007) | Canada:18A | USA:Unrated | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Imageworks Entertainment International

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the discussion at the Pentagon, there is talk of a new strain of "malaria virus." Malaria is caused by Plasmodium, a protozoan parasite, not a virus.

Quotes:

Frank:Statistically speaking, the tail section is the safest place to be in in a crash...
Truman:Frank, not now!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Nudist Colony of the Dead (#2.3)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Among the Dead

Hands-down best movie ever made

This is what "Snakes on a Plane" should have been. It is also what "Citizen Kane" should have been. I'm only halfway kidding.

The story is very predictable and includes every cliché I could ask for, but rather than making me groan, somehow it had me laughing out loud. I'm not sure how much of the humor is intentional, but some of it definitely is, and the film has a feeling overall kind of in between "Army of Darkness" and every PG-13 popcorn horror movie ever made.

The look of the zombies is pretty much the same as all of the other new direct-to-video and made-for-TV zombies films, but somehow it feels just right here. The zombies are neither scary nor hypnotic, but they are very shootable, and when they get shot, it's a good feeling.

Snap. I'm so tired, and I think this review is incoherent. My point is this: "Plane Dead" is a lot of fun, and a breath of fresh air for a genre that's getting suffocated by remakes and sequels that just miss the point.