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House of the Dead

  • 2003
  • 15
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
2.1/10
38K
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House of the Dead (2003)
Pre, 'Fall 2003"
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A group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.A group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.A group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.

  • Director
    • Uwe Boll
  • Writers
    • Mark A. Altman
    • Dan Bates
    • Dave Parker
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Cherry
    • Tyron Leitso
    • Clint Howard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.1/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Uwe Boll
    • Writers
      • Mark A. Altman
      • Dan Bates
      • Dave Parker
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Cherry
      • Tyron Leitso
      • Clint Howard
    • 617User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 15Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Jonathan Cherry
    Jonathan Cherry
    • Rudy
    Tyron Leitso
    Tyron Leitso
    • Simon
    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • Salish
    Ona Grauer
    Ona Grauer
    • Alicia
    Ellie Cornell
    Ellie Cornell
    • Casper
    Will Sanderson
    Will Sanderson
    • Greg
    Enuka Okuma
    Enuka Okuma
    • Karma
    Kira Clavell
    Kira Clavell
    • Liberty
    Sonya Salomaa
    Sonya Salomaa
    • Cynthia
    • (as Sonja Salomaa)
    Michael Eklund
    Michael Eklund
    • Hugh
    David Palffy
    David Palffy
    • Castillo
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Kirk
    • (as Jurgen Prochnow)
    Steve Byers
    Steve Byers
    • Matt
    Erica Durance
    Erica Durance
    • Johanna
    • (as Erica Parker)
    Birgit Stein
    • Lena
    Jay Brazeau
    Jay Brazeau
    • Captain
    Adam J. Harrington
    Adam J. Harrington
    • Rogan
    • (as Adam Herrington)
    Colin Lawrence
    Colin Lawrence
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    • Director
      • Uwe Boll
    • Writers
      • Mark A. Altman
      • Dan Bates
      • Dave Parker
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    • Trivia
      Reviews were so bad that Danish cinemas refused to show it.
    • Goofs
      (at around 35 mins) In the boat shootout, the same zombie (with the net on his back) is killed four or more times.
    • Quotes

      Rudy: You created it all so you could become immortal. Why?

      Castillo: To live forever!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits play over video of the games, from both the arcade and Dreamcast versions, begining with the famous "You must stop Curien!" scene from the game!
    • Alternate versions
      In 2008, Lionsgate has released a Director's Cut version of the film on DVD. The film was made into a comedy with new music, alternative scenes, outtakes and several overlay-commentaries, which is the reason for the subtitle "Funny Version" on the DVD's front cover. This works remarkably well, thanks to self-ironic, exposing humor (continuity-issues, plot holes, sub-par acting performances etc. are mentioned; partly a little dumpy, e.g. when fart noises are faded in).
    • Connections
      Edited from The House of the Dead (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Danger
      Music by Oliver Lieb / Peter Zweier

      Words by Mark Montague Jefferis

      Performed by Codetrasher

      Published by Copyright Control/Edition 2HZ/Warner Chappell/D.A.N. Music Publishing

    User reviews617

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    1/10
    quite possibly the worst movie ever made
    This is one of the worst films I've seen. The only positive thing I can say is it was so bad that is seemed comical. First off, there's no plot. The actors appear to be reading off cue cards and do the dumbest things. Such as being chased by dead people but yet wanting to go out and look for their friends. Also the zombies were terrible, no where near as fun as any of Romero's work, who gets s plug in the movie. And the dumbest part of all was they kept showing flashes of the video game in the action sequences. Like we don't get the video game is about shooting zombies. Also, all the 20 somethings some how know how to use automatic weapons and hit a target without even aiming the gun. And the way the people die is so stupid. It's like they run out of ammo so stand around waiting to be jumped on. And when cornered in front of the house they run out of ammo instead of shooting the door open, So dumb.

    FINAL VERDICT: If any of these actors appear in another film, then they've been blessed with a second chance. Definitely the worst film I've seen in years. A B-movie on cinemax is better.
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    • MLDinTN
    • Feb 13, 2005

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Дім мертвих
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG
      • Mindfire Entertainment
      • Brightlight Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,249,719
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,500,000
      • Oct 12, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,818,181
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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