Dead & Breakfast (2004)

A night at a local bed and breakfast turns into a bloody supernatural fight to the death.

Director:

Matthew Leutwyler

Writers:

Matthew Leutwyler (story), Jun Tan (story)

Stars:

Jeremy Sisto, Erik Palladino, Bianca Lawson

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Sisto	...	Christian
Erik Palladino	...	David
Bianca Lawson	...	Kate
Oz Perkins	...	Johnny
Ever Carradine	...	Sara
Gina Philips	...	Melody
Zach Selwyn	...	Randall Keith Randall
Miranda Bailey	...	Lisa Belmont
Brent David Fraser	...	The Drifter
Diedrich Bader	...	Chef Henri
David Carradine	...	Mr. Wise
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	The Sheriff
Mark Kelly	...	Deputy Enus
Luiggi Debiasse	...	The Gardener
Ric Barbera	...	The Preacher

Storyline

A night at a local bed and breakfast turns into a bloody supernatural fight to the death.

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Plot Keywords:

bed and breakfast | urination | vegan | racial slur | splatter comedy | 

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Taglines:

Heads will roll...

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Melody (Gina Philips) kills one of the zombies, the Sheriff (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) says, "Nice move, Buffy." Bianca Lawson, who plays Kate in the film, played Kendra on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). Jeffrey Dean Morgan guest-starred on the Buffy spin-off Angel (1999), as Sam Ryan.

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Goofs

As the female character fights off the zombies attacking her, the camera shot from the second floor reveals the walls of the staircase are covered in red wallpaper. However, as her friends get into the house and save her on the same staircase, there's no wallpaper but blank walls.

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Quotes

Mullet Man: That frog, he wasn't liked much around here, covering up the true nature of food with his special sauces and whatnot.

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Alternate Versions

The Unrated version is the director's cut that was originally given an NC-17 by the MPAA for violence and gore. Nearly 15 seconds was cut out before the film received the R rating, and these included shots of the zombie's partly severed head and more footage of David with the chainsaw in his neck.

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Connections

References Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)

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Soundtracks

The Bottle
Performed by Zachariah
Written by Zach Selwyn
Courtesy of Desert Hobo Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

On the menu today, tacky gore.

I had this one sitting around for awhile (as I recorded off TV about two years ago), but I heard mainly poor things which made me leave to sit on my shelf gathering dust. Clearing out my copies, I decided to take the dive and in all honesty it wasn't too bad. It might be dumb, but still sorely entertaining. The very low-budget horror / comedy 'Dead & Breakfast' is completely daft, but surprisingly amusing with its tongue-in-cheek pulp send-up of the zombie sub-genre. Its influences are obvious, but it doesn't try to hide it but wears it on its sleeve. After an imaginative get-go, it does fall on the familiar side (small rural town under threat/people boarded in a house with the dead outside) with its running joke beginning to wear thin, but its comic book enthusiasm (and crazy blood splatter) drives it on. It really relishes in the gruesomely squishy make-up FX and oddball pluckiness. However it has some interesting facets like the storyboard illustrations cutting between scenes and linking the erratic storytelling is a singing narration (which does feel longer than it is) with a real country swing. But the leering one would be variation of how the zombies come about. Nicely done. Roaming through is a rock soundtrack, and a score that's got the flair to match. The performances are light-head, but colourfully quirky and sharp with the likes of Gina Phillips (who's perfectly wholesome), Jeremy Sisto, Bianca Lawson, Ever Carradine, Erik Palladino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Brent David Fraser and Miranda Bailey. It was cool to see David Carradine pop up in a cameo role too. Also recognizable showing in minor parts are Vincent Ventresca, Portia de Rossi and Diedrich Bader. Spiritedly goofy, messy fun.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French American Sign Language

Release Date:

20 July 2006 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Dead and Breakfast

Filming Locations:

Concannon Vineyard - 4590 Tesla Rd, Livermore, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anchor Bay Entertainment, Ambush Entertainment, Goal Line Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 89 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1