Just Buried (2007)

A young man inherits a nearly bankrupt funeral home from his estranged father. He falls in love with the alluring young mortician, only to find out she's offing people to keep the place in business!

Director:

Chaz Thorne

Writer:

Chaz Thorne (screenplay)

Stars:

Jay Baruchel, Sergio Di Zio, Nigel Bennett

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jay Baruchel	...	Oliver Whynacht
Sergio Di Zio	...	Jackie Whynacht
Nigel Bennett	...	Chief Knickle
Thomas Gibson	...	Charlie Richmond
Reagan Pasternak	...	Luanne
Slavko Negulic	...	Armin Imholz
Graham Greene	...	Henry Sanipass
Rose Byrne	...	Roberta Knickle
Jeremy Akerman	...	Rollie Whynacht
Craig Wood	...	Lawyer
Gay Hauser	...	Waitress
Brian Downey	...	Pickles
Martha Irving	...	Mrs. Imholz
Bill Wood	...	Crispin Imholz
Leah Randell	...	Cindy

Storyline

Oliver is destined for an uneventful life until the day he and his brother Jackie breeze into town to attend the funeral of their estranged father. To everyone's bewilderment, Oliver inherits his father's estate-a funeral home. Oliver learns from the handyman Henry that the home is on the verge of bankruptcy. That night, his life gets increasingly complicated when he takes a drunken drive with the bewitching mortician Roberta and collides with a hiker. Roberta cleverly disguises the fatality as an accident, providing Oliver with his first paying customer and launching the duo on a merciless killing spree that evolves from accidental to intentional. As they scramble to stay out of jail and keep the funeral home in business, the body count rises steeply and their victims expire in increasingly bizarre and brutal "accidents". Trying to remain one step ahead of the local law (Roberta's father, Chief of Police Knickle, and her boyfriend, Constable Richmond), Oliver is torn between the ...

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Plot Keywords:

funeral | funeral home | mortician | murder | undertaker | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2008 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Pushing Up Daisies

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

RGM Entertainment, Standing 8 Productions, Trilogy Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

True Alfred Hitchcockian dark comedy thriller.

Jay Baruchel plays a nerd and he plays it well. He has nosebleeds if he's stressed out so of course when he inherits a funeral home, he gets many nose bleeds. The movie was filmed in Windsor and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The camera shots are wonderful. But wait: the plot (or plots?) is convincing and I must warn those who are easily grossed out not to watch this movie. I hooted and cringed all in a matter of minutes. You'll see what I mean when you see certain scenes. I haven't seen a movie that is as original as when I'd last seen of one Alfred Hitchcock movies. So its true: this is a "very" dark comedy. If it was released by Paramount, talk show hosts would be talking about it. But once again, I warn you that certain scenes are beyond gross. I rate "Just Buried" highly. Spend the ten bucks and go see it for yourself, while it's still in Canadian theaters.