House of the Dead 2 (2005)

A virus breaks out at a university and people start to become zombies. After 29 days, a team of AMS scientists and soldiers are sent in to deal with the problem. But while they search, things go wrong.

Director:

Michael Hurst (as Mike Hurst)

Writers:

Peter Scheerer (story), Michael Roesch (story)

Stars:

Emmanuelle Vaugier, Ed Quinn, Sticky Fingaz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Alex
Ed Quinn	...	Ellis
Sticky Fingaz	...	Dalton
Steve Monroe	...	O'Connor
Victoria Pratt	...	Henson
James Parks	...	Bart (as James Jean Parks)
Dan Southworth	...	Nakagawa
Billy Brown	...	Griffin
Nadine Velazquez	...	Rodriguez
Ellie Cornell	...	Jordan Casper
Sid Haig	...	Professor Curien
Danielle Burgio	...	Alicia / Alicia Zombie
Cam Powell	...	Lonny Evans
Mircea Monroe	...	Sarah Curtis
Paige Peterson	...	Tracy Leibowitz / Tracy Zombie

Storyline

At Guesta Verde University, the deranged Professor Curien is trying to bring back the dead, killing students for the experiment. There is an outbreak of zombies at the campus, and the government sends an NSA medical research team, formed by Dr. Alexandra Morgan, a.k.a. Nightingale and lieutenant Ellis, with a special force led by lieutenant Dalton, to try to get the zero sample from the first-generation zombie. The team has a very short time to accomplish their mission and leave the place before missiles are sent to destroy the area. However, the place is crowded with hyper sapiens and the group has to fight to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

cleavage | scantily clad female | breasts | nude | nude girl | 

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Taglines:

It Took Only A Single Zombie To Spawn An Army. It'll Take Everything Humanity Has To Stop It.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong zombie violence/gore, language, nudity and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

House of the Dead

Filming Locations:

Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films,Mindfire Entertainment,Lions Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jordan Casper is the only actress from the first movie that appears in this sequel. She is in a wheelchair after her legs were eaten by zombies in the previous film.

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Goofs

(at around 36 mins) When O'Conner is looking at his shaking hand, the Sergeant Major turns and lights him up with his weapon-mounted flashlight (which anyone trained with a gun would never do since you are pointing your gun at your comrade). When the Sgt Major turns, O'Conner's face lights up from the flashlight. The camera cuts back to the Sgt Major and he turns to continue walking. When it cuts back to O'Conner, his face is still lit up from the flashlight.

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Quotes

Griffin: Fucking zombie geek...
[shoots young zombie after finding it reading a book while wearing blood stained glasses]

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Crazy Credits

A very short zombie scene follows the closing credits.

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Connections

References Alone in the Dark (2005)

User Reviews

Marginally Better Than The First

The original HOUSE OF THE DEAD was a joke! An insult to horror fans worldwide. Uwe Boll is and forever will be a hack in the Directors chair. There is no style or merit to his work. It is all plain, dull and over-the-top in a way that does not represent a keen and penetrating eye for Cinema.

With that said...HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 raises the bar...slightly. The story seemed to be put together better and had a focus in mind. Borrowing elements from previous zombie flicks like DAY OF THE DEAD, 28 DAYS LATER and countless others...HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 did not break any new ground. It did, however offer a story that was not painful to watch.