Dead Snow (2009) Død snø (original title)

Director:

Tommy Wirkola

Writers:

Tommy Wirkola (written by) and
Stig Frode Henriksen (written by)

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (Norway)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Ein! Zwei! Die!

Plot:

A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Nazi Zombie | Snowmobile | Zombie | Snow

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Vegar Hoel	...	Martin
Stig Frode Henriksen	...	Roy
Charlotte Frogner	...	Hanna
Lasse Valdal	...	Vegard
Evy Kasseth Røsten	...	Liv
Jeppe Beck Laursen	...	Erlend
Jenny Skavlan	...	Chris
Ane Dahl Torp	...	Sara
Bjørn Sundquist	...	Turgåer
Ørjan Gamst	...	Oberst Herzog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steinar Kaarstein	...	Nazi Zombie (uncredited)
Tommy Wirkola	...	Dying Zombie (uncredited)

Directed by
Tommy Wirkola

Writing credits
Tommy Wirkola		(written by) and
Stig Frode Henriksen		(written by)

Produced by
Magne Ek	....	executive producer
Tomas Evjen	....	producer
Jan-Erik Gammleng	....	supervising producer
Espen Horn	....	executive producer
Ingrid Lill Høgtun	....	supervising producer
Kjetil Omberg	....	executive producer
Terje Stroemstad	....	producer (as Terje Strømstad)
Harald Zwart	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christian Wibe

Cinematography by
Matthew Weston		(as Matthew Bradley Weston)

Film Editing by
Martin Stoltz

Production Design by
Liv Ask

Set Decoration by
Morten Jakobsen

Costume Design by
Linn Henriksen

Makeup Department
Lene Bruksås	....	special makeup effects
Kjetil Flateby	....	hair stylist
Elisabeth Lusie Haugan	....	special makeup effects (as Elisabeth Haugan Sørensen)
Per Steinar Hoftun	....	special makeup effects artist
Steinar Kaarstein	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Steinar Kaarstein	....	special makeup effects
Shino Kotani	....	special makeup effects artist
Ragnhild Prestholt	....	special makeup effects
Janne Røhmen	....	makeup artist
Gudmund Saksvik	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
Benedicte Aubert Ringnes	....	production manager

Art Department
Ørjan Gamst	....	storyboard artist
Rick Marr	....	props designer

Sound Department
Cato Lauvli	....	foley artist
Tom Erik Lie	....	boom operator
Kjetil Trøan	....	sound
Kjetil Trøan	....	supervising sound editor
Gisle Tveito	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Dan Erik Heggelund	....	pyrotechnician
Hummer Høimark	....	special effects
Carl Oscar Meyer Johansen	....	special effects
Lars Kolding Andersen	....	special effects
Rolf Arild Mikkelsen	....	creature effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Fredrik Arntzen	....	compositor
Georgina Garcia Fiskerud	....	online assistant
Daniel Flehner Heen	....	online technician
Kristin Hellebust	....	visual effects producer
Tom Joelsen	....	production manager: visual effects
Bryan Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: Storm Studios
Henrik Karlsson	....	compositor
Samuel Karlsson	....	compositor
Hans Jørgen Kjærnet	....	tech support
Nikolai Lockertsen	....	digital matte painter
Morten Moen	....	compositor
Sindre Nauff	....	tech support
Espen Nordahl	....	compositor
Magnus Pettersson	....	visual effects artist
Ghislain Rio	....	colorist
Olav Skogøy	....	photographer: visual effects camera
Otto Thorbjørnsen	....	compositor
Erik Ødegård	....	digital matte painter
Monica Østbø Østgård	....	production assistant: visual effects

Stunts
Bas Altena	....	stunt climber
Tom Roger Brumoen	....	stunts
Johannes Eilertsen	....	stunts
Kristoffer Jørgensen	....	stunt coordinator
Kristoffer Jørgensen	....	stunts
Steinar Kaarstein	....	stunt performer
Glen Levy	....	stunts
Joe Perez	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Odd Haugsnes	....	first assistant camera
Sveinung Svendsen	....	still photographer
Benedicte Tverbak	....	assistant camera
Espen Zubi	....	grip

Editorial Department
Cato Lauvli	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Maria Elisabeth Angell	....	production assistant
Kenneth Olaf Hjellum	....	script supervisor
Martin Hykkerud	....	production assistant
Lasse Selvli	....	runner
Sveinung Svendsen	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Euforia Film
• Barentsfilm AS
• FilmCamp
• Miho Film
• News On Request (NOR)
• Yellow Bastard Production
• Zwart Arbeid

Distributors

• Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Euforia Film (2009) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Iae (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• King Record Co. (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Volga (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
• CCV (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2010) (Spain) (all media)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• IFC Films (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• IFC Films (2009-2010) (USA) (all media) (subtitled)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Midget Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (all media)
• Nelonen (2011) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Austria) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Germany) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Switzerland) (all media) (German-speaking Switzerland)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vii Pillars Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Vii Pillars Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Storm Studio

Also Known As:

"Død snø" - Norway (original title)

Runtime:

USA:91 min | Norway:90 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Norway:15 | UK:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:18 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 (TV) (2011) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2009) | USA:Not Rated | Spain:16

Filming Locations:

Alta, Finnmark, Norway

Company:

Euforia Film

Trivia:

Originally it was going to be called "Rød Snø" (or Red Snow in English), as an homage to the Swedish/Norwegian mini-series with the same name.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Chris claims the movie April Fool's Day (1986) was made in 1984, when in fact, she is off by two years.

Quotes:

Erlend:[In English, quoting Indiana Jones] Fortune and glory, kid... Fortune and glory.

Movie Connections:

References Zombie Lake (1981)

Soundtrack:

Dovregubbens Hall

Norwegian Nazi-zombies!

I was lucky enough to be invited to see the Norwegian Nazi-zombie-movie, Død snø , in a private screening in Os International Film Festivalen in Norway. This film has the best tag line ever: Ein! Zwei! Die! So my expectations were pretty high on this one!

The director Tommy Wirkola first got famous in Norway with a movie called Kill Buljo: The Movie, which is a Norwegian parody of Kill Bill. He now continues in the same comedy/homage/genre field and very successfully I may add. The movie really is as good as it sounds and on top of that it is actually unique. I really like Tommy Wirkolas ability to combine homage with something new and interesting; not a very easy thing to do folks!

Død snø is basically a teenager-slasher-horror-comedy with Nazi-zombies. The storyline is pretty basic; it's about these teenagers that go up to a cabin in the mountains in the middle of winter and get ambushed by a punch of zombies. Yeah, you know the drill… But this one really delivers, and all the clichés are used to benefit the film. You can see a lot of influences from past genre movies and it is filled with homage towards them. Everyone who likes these kinds of films will have a blast at the movie theater; I laughed my ass off!

So goo see this film!!! I give it 5 stars!