Undead or Alive (2007)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Glasgow Phillips

Writers (WGA):

Glasgow Phillips (screenplay)
Scott Pourroy (story) ...

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Western

Tagline:

Guns don't kill people. Zombies kill people.

Plot:

Elmer Winslow is a soldier on the run from the Union Army, and Luke Budd is a cowboy with a broken heart. When the two misfits rob the corrupt sheriff of an old west town, they have no idea that a plague of zombies is sweeping the country, or that Geronimo's sexy niece may be their only hope of survival.

Plot Keywords:

Geronimo | Nudity | Zombie With Gun | Native American | Female Nudity

Cast

Chris Kattan	...	Luke
James Denton	...	Elmer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lew Alexander	...	Geronimo
Todd Anderson	...	Kermit
Richard Barela	...	Drunk Zombie
Matt Besser	...	Claypool
Brett Brock	...	Townsman 1
Richard Bucher	...	Townsman
Jeff Chase	...	Zombie
Chris Coppola	...	Cletus
Gino Crognale	...	General Store Owner
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	...	Townsman (as Jeffrey Dashnaw)
Scott Flick	...	Zombie Soldier
Michelle Greathouse	...	Schoolmarm
Patricia Greer	...	Saloon Girl
Leslie Jordan	...	Padre
Geoffrey C. Martin	...	Trap door zombie
Keola Melhorn	...	Zombie
Tracy Melhorn	...	Zombie
Michael Patrick Metzdorff	...	Gunfighter Zombie / Union Soldier Zombie
Cristin Michele	...	Kate
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	The Captain
T. Jay O'Brien	...	Farlow
Brian Posehn	...	Ben
Navi Rawat	...	Sue
Chloe Russell	...	Ruby
Elizabeth Slagsvol	...	Saloon Girl
Russell Solberg	...	Townsman
Mia Stallard	...	Anna
Ben Zeller	...	Ebeneezer

Also Known As:

Undead or Alive (USA) (new title)
Wanted: Undead or Alive (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for zombie violence and gore, language and brief nudity.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M (2007) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Odd Lot Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ben is cut down from the noose of the hanging post you can clearly see his tongue when the priest is over him. Yet earlier in the movie it is explained that Ben has eating his own tongue.

Movie Connections:

References The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Soundtrack:

Get Your Kicks

Good for some laughs

Call me crazy, but I didn't expect this Western/Zombie/Comedy film to be a cinematic masterpiece. Maybe that is why I didn't take this film too seriously. Go figure. My only hope going into this movie was that I might have a few laughs, and I did. More than a few, actually. The movie managed to keep me pretty well amused throughout, and I'm not easily amused. More than once, I found myself laughing in one scene and grossed-out in the next. At times, I was even laughing and grossed-out at the same time. Perhaps these abrupt changes of emotion are part of what made the movie so entertaining to me. Or, maybe it was the clever writing and the great casting. As expected, Kattan was funny and Denton was good. However, the supporting cast in this movie definitely held their own. Kudos to the casting director.

So, basically, if you can keep from taking this movie too seriously and you're in the mood for a few laughs, I think you'll be pleased.