Dance of the Dead (2008)

On the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn't get dates to the dance.

Director:

Gregg Bishop

Writer:

Joe Ballarini

Stars:

Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Kusnitz	...	Jimmy Dunn
Greyson Chadwick	...	Lindsey
Chandler Darby	...	Steven
Carissa Capobianco	...	Gwen
Randy McDowell	...	Jules Reiner
Michael Mammoliti	...	George (as Michael V. Mammoliti)
Mark Lynch	...	Rod
Justin Welborn	...	Kyle Grubbin
Mark Oliver	...	Coach Keel
Blair Redford	...	Nash Rambler
Lucas Till	...	Jensen
Hunter Pierce	...	Dave The Drummer
Jonathan Spencer	...	Frank Hammond
Stephen Caudill	...	Principal Castlemoody
J. Jacob Adelman	...	Mitch (as Jeff Adelman)

Storyline

It is prom night in middle America. Tuxes have been rented and dresses have been bought. But when the dead unexpectedly rise from their graves to eat the living, it's up to the geeks, the nerds, the outcast and the losers who couldn't get dates to the dance to save the town from the undead. Unlikely heroes will rise to the challenge as they are forced to put aside their differences and band together to fight for their lives. Armed with bats, sledgehammers, garden tools and guitars, this rag-tag group of high-school teens are in for a prom night they will never forget.

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Plot Keywords:

anti gay language | meanness | schoolteacher | generation y | prom | 

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Taglines:

It's their night to come alive.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dance of the dead: El baile de los muertos

Filming Locations:

Rome, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compound B, Bishop Studios LLC, Bleiberg Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Dance of the Dead" was hand-picked by director Sam Raimi for distribution through his new label Ghosthouse Underground at Lionsgate.

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Goofs

After the group meets up with the coach and arm themselves, they all get into an original Hummer 1. However, when they are shown after the next scene, they are in a H2 Hummer.

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Quotes

Emelia: Who are you guys?
George: We're the sci-fi club.

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Connections

Referenced in Birth of the Living Dead (2013)

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Soundtracks

My Teacher
Performed by Paul Layton (as Layton)
Written by Paul Layton
Published by Songs Music Publishing LLC O/B/O Layton Songs (ASCAP) and Ram Island Songs (ASCAP)

User Reviews

A Genuinely Pleasant Surprise

I walked into this film at it's last showing in The Atlanta Film Festival, not expecting much. It had gotten a little hype, and the Atlanta Journal seemed to like it, so I figured I'd give it a chance. What I got was a delightfully corny zombie film, on par with Shaun of the dead, except even more low-budget. Some of the characters were actually reasonably likable, a fair amount of witty dialogue, and slapstick violence, plus Large amounts of gore to satisfy true Zombie Film junkies. The film is exceedingly low budget, but in many parts that actually works to it's advantage, such as the nuclear power plants conveniently placed directly behind the cemetery, looking as though they were pasted in there with photoshop, and fairly corny zombies. Through much of it, the audience cackled and cheered, and it was greeted with much applause at it's finally, plus I recognized some of the locations, and many of the stars were in the theater. It has many unexpected touches, such as zombie frogs in the science lab, and some deaths twists. Overall, I really enjoyed this film, and if it ever gets wide release, I recommend seeing it.