Horrors of War (2006)

HORRORS OF WAR derives from the "B" movie, Grindhouse tradition, made to play like a like a midnight movie. It is an independently-produced film made in a B-movie style, yet with a dramatic... See full summary »

Directors:

Peter John Ross, John Whitney

Writers:

Peter John Ross (screenplay), John Whitney (screenplay)

Stars:

Jon Osbeck, Joe Lorenzo, Daniel Alan Kiely

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Osbeck	...	Lieutenant John Schmidt
Joe Lorenzo	...	Captain Joe Russo
Daniel Alan Kiely	...	Sergeant Stephen Gary
C. Alec Rossel	...	Captain Mitchell / Super Soldier 2
David Carroll	...	Dr. Heinrich Schaltur
Chip Kocel	...	Corporal Simpson
Kim Carey	...	Colonel Parks
Sean Velie	...	Sergeant 'Dimm' Dennison
Jason Morris	...	Private Underwood
Louie Cowan	...	Sergeant Armstrong
Milan A. Cargould	...	Corporal Rueber
Brandy Seymour	...	Yvette
Megan Pillar	...	Claire
Micah Jenkins	...	Private Byrnes
Joseph Shaw	...	French Wereman / Werewolf

Storyline

HORRORS OF WAR derives from the "B" movie, Grindhouse tradition, made to play like a like a midnight movie. It is an independently-produced film made in a B-movie style, yet with a dramatic grounding and an eye toward bigger production values.......FILM SYNOPSIS: 'Feeling the pressure from Allied advance, Hitler unleashes his secret weapons giving rise to a type of warfare the world has never seen. Throughout the European theater of WWII, Lieutenant John Schmidt comes face to face with these "weapons." The Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S., precursor to the C.I.A.) initiates missions behind enemy lines to find the source of the weapons terrorizing U.S. soldiers fighting the Third Reich. Schmidt is joined by Captain Joe Russo and his group of war-hardened GIs who have experienced for themselves the all-too-real horrors of war in battle. Together, they must find and destroy Hitler's horde of nightmare weapons before his horrific vision can be fully realized.'

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Plot Keywords:

nazi zombie | world war two | werewolf | super soldier | nazi | 

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Taglines:

In war, death is not the only thing to fear.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Horrors of War

Filming Locations:

Canal Winchester, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arbor Avenue Films, Sonnyboo Productions, Hollywood Wizard

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color Color (16 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ohio experienced record high temperatures during the film's principal photography.

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Goofs

The film is set in 1945. A comic book cover is shown which was published March 1949.

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Crazy Credits

Any similarities to any persons living or dead is purely coincidental, especially any zombies.

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Alternate Versions

A "directors' cut" that was screened in 12 cities in the U.S. and this differs from the version being released on DVD. The Directors' Cut is the film told in a linear storyline with the D-Day scenes first, not as a flashback. The opening scene from the DVD is played after the end credits in the Directors' Cut.

User Reviews

One of the worst movies I ever saw

This was one of the worst movies I ever saw. I was really positive about it when I read the cover of the DVD, and I was aware that this was a low budget movie, and I have quite a lot of sympathy for ambitious movie makers with a restricted budget. Its about improvisation and imagination.

But honestly this movie is real crap. Everything is bad, from the acting, to the attention to the detail, to the special effects and the filming as well.

Some movies are so bad that they are at some point funny, but this was just dull and silly.

Its rare to find a movie that is able to even disappoint low expectations, but that is certainly one of them.