Gallowwalkers (2012)

A cursed gunman (Snipes) whose victims come back from the dead recruits a young warrior to help in the fight against a gang of zombies.

Director:

Andrew Goth

Writers:

Joanne Reay (screenplay written by), Andrew Goth (screenplay written by)

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth, Riley Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Aman
Kevin Howarth	...	Kansa
Riley Smith	...	Fabulos
Tanit Phoenix Copley	...	Angel (as Tanit Phoenix)
Simona Roman	...	Kiss Cut (as Simona Brhlíková)
Steven Elder	...	Apollo Jones
Patrick Bergin	...	Marshall Gaza
Jay Grant	...	Slip Knot (as Jonathan García)
Hector Hugo	...	Hool (as Hector Hank)
David De Beer	...	Apprentice Boy (as David J De Beer)
Alyssa Pridham	...	Sueno
Dallas Page	...	Skullbucket
Derek Griffiths	...	Mosca
Alex Avant	...	Forty Bold
Tommy Van der Nest	...	Troy

Storyline

A mysterious gunman, Aman, is the son of a nun who breaks her covenant with God to ensure his survival. This act brings a curse upon Aman - all those that die by his gun will return. Soon, he is hunted by a gang of his undead former victims, led by the vicious Kansa. Aman enlists Fabulos, a new young warrior, to fight by his side.

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Plot Keywords:

severed head | decapitation | deal with the devil | lever action rifle | prostitute | 

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Taglines:

Live by the gun. Die by the gun. Come back for more...

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, grisly images, some language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 2014 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Cazador de demonios

Filming Locations:

Namibia

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boundless Pictures,Jack Bowyer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was originally titled "The Wretched"; Yun-Fat Chow, Paz Vega and Catalina Sandino Moreno were attached to star. Production was scheduled to begin in June 2005 in New Mexico, but it didn't happen.

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Goofs

In the end of the movie when Aman leaves his gun is back in his holster when just moments before the holster was empty.

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Quotes

Kansa: What breed was your mother?
Angel: She was Scottish.
Kansa: Those Celts have luster. And your father, was he... pale skinned?
Angel: Pale? He was invisible.

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Crazy Credits

Life is short and we do not have much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark way with us. Oh, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind! Journal intime. Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821 - 1881)

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: The Contractor (2012)

User Reviews

Wesley Snipe's career returns from the dead and feasts on spaghetti using Leone and Joderowsky's silver spoon

Synopsis: In an arid wasteland created by too many lacklustre Hollywood mash-ups, critics think they've put the final stake in Wesley Snipe's career, but surprisingly it returns from the dead and feasts on spaghetti using Leone and Joderowsky's silver spoon.

Verdict: Ambitious, imaginative and visually impressive film that warrants obvious comparison (Leone), but seems more indebted to El Topo's art direction and non-linear, Gothic, psychedelic spaghetti westerns like Matalo! and Django Kill, if You Live, Shoot! Personally, I enjoy this sort of thing, but I can see why many do not; it is brazenly uncommercial and unconventional (a brave choice at this point in Snipe's career decline), and that's part of its appeal.

Several reviews have complained about the incoherent (or completely lacking) plot, but being a fan of spaghetti westerns, I've become accustomed to going along with the film's visuals - like following a good jazz number. I found the plot to be simplistic and classic western: man seeks revenge, flashbacks ensue, he gets revenge and - here's the twist - the people he kills come back from the grave ... so man seeks young apprentice to help him kill them once again.

To some degree, I agree with the negative reviews. I did find it a frustrating and uneven watch. I couldn't help but think that a much better film was possible. Several scenes are cut in a manner that implies not enough footage was shot (made all the more infuriating by the fact that most of the film is extremely well photographed, making excellent use of the Namibian locations). There's also some reliance on rather cheap looking CGI - although the removal of heads and spinal columns was quite impressive. The voice-over narration - always problematic - sounds like a bad advert for men's cologne. The narration is made even worse by two narrators, possibly a necessity stemming from Snipe's three-year prison sentence in 2010 for failure to file income tax returns (Gallowwalkers was shot just before Snipes went to prison).

The music, so important to any spaghetti western, is also disappointing, veering from more appropriate classical to some sort of alt-rock. Lastly, the climatic journey into the "spirit world" looks like it was shot in an underground parking lot. After that, an incongruous animated credit sequence rolls by, suggesting Gallowwalkers wants to position itself with the postmodern, ironic works of Rodriguez and Tarantino. Clearly, it should have remained true to its spaghetti western DNA.