I Sell the Dead (2008)

A grave robber reflects on his life of crime.

Director:

Glenn McQuaid

Writer:

Glenn McQuaid

Stars:

Dominic Monaghan, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dominic Monaghan	...	Arthur Blake
Larry Fessenden	...	Willy Grimes
Angus Scrimm	...	Dr. Quint
Ron Perlman	...	Father Duffy
Brenda Cooney	...	Fanny Briers
John Speredakos	...	Cornelius Murphy
Daniel Manche	...	Young Arthur
Eileen Colgan	...	Maisey O'Connell
James Godwin	...	Old Man
Joel Garland	...	Ronnie
Aidan Redmond	...	Jack Flood
Alisdair Stewart	...	Bulger
Heather Bullock	...	Valentine Kelly
Chris Shaw	...	Executioner
Martin Pfefferkorn	...	Howling Man

Storyline

18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.

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Plot Keywords:

grave | grave robber | corpse | guillotine | told in flashback | 

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Taglines:

Never Trust A Corpse

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Sell the Dead - Kuoleman kauppamiehet

Filming Locations:

Caumsett State Park, Lloyd Harbor, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,529 (USA) (7 August 2009)

Gross:

$7,066 (USA) (14 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glass Eye Pix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 85 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A graphic novel of the film has been released, with Glenn McQuaid writing and illustrations by Brahm Revel (October, 2009).

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Goofs

Supposedly set in the 12th century, Fanny pulls out a modern-day pocket knife.

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Crazy Credits

"A good cast is worth repeating!"

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Connections

Follows The Resurrection Apprentice (2005)

User Reviews

This movie is right up my alley, but...

Great cast, great idea and stylish.... but it was missing something. It was neat to look at, but I never really connected to it.

There were a whole lot of good ideas, but not enough was done with them. The movie would have been better if it were longer to expand on the ideas or more focused. Most of Arthur's apprenticeship could have been cut for instance.

The horror wasn't particularly scary and the humor snicker worthy at best. Combined with the slow pacing, it's just too many strikes against the movie. It's a shame, because this movie has the cast and ingredients to be a genuine cult classic.