Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

George's been dead and working as grim reaper 5 years. She and her 3 colleagues get a new, chaotic boss. George looks different to the living e.g. her mom and sister.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers:

Bryan Fuller (characters), John Masius

Stars:

Ellen Muth, Callum Blue, Sarah Wynter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Muth	...	George Lass
Callum Blue	...	Mason
Sarah Wynter	...	Daisy
Jasmine Guy	...	Roxy Harvey
Britt McKillip	...	Reggie Lass
Christine Willes	...	Delores Herbig
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Joy Lass
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Cameron Kane
Crystal Dahl	...	Crystal
Jordan Hudyma	...	Hudson Hart
Vlasta Vrana	...	Gregor
Shenae Grimes-Beech	...	Jennifer Hardick (as Shenae Grimes)
James Easter Bradford	...	Limo Driver (as James Bradford)
Danette Mackay	...	Sheryl (as Danette MacKay)
Luis Oliva	...	Thief

Storyline

After the departure of Rube Sofer, a new head reaper named Cameron Kane takes over. He's a slick businessman who couldn't care less about helping the newly dead. Chaos ensues and brings out the worst in Daisy and Mason who begin drinking anew, and Roxy, who begins seeking glory. George and Reggie re-connect for the first time when George reaps a new friend of Reggie's.

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Plot Keywords:

narrated by character | frog | ceramic jar | death | hit by a falling object | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual content and violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah Wynter takes the role of Daisy Adair, previously played by Laura Harris in the series. In 24 (2001), the two actresses played sisters.

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Goofs

Reggie and Joy have met and interacted with George in her reaper guise (the way the living see reapers) numerous times, yet when George flips them off in traffic, they do not recognize her.

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Quotes

George Lass: I have a pair of f**k me pumps: you can have them if you want; they squish my baby toe.

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Connections

References WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)

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Soundtracks

Last Time Around
(uncredited)
Performed by The Del-vetts
Written by Dennis Dahlquist
Published by Yuggoth Music
Courtesy of Dunwich Records

User Reviews

Well. a BETTER send off than ShowTime fgave it..

I thought Dead Like Me was one of the... funniest.. saddest.. smartest.. and just quirkiest shows ever on the air. This film takes place, picking up 5 years later, where everyone left off.. mostly. Now the biggest complain has been the absence of Rube (Mandy Patinkin) as the boss.. a tragic loss to be sure. and the recasting of Sarah Wynter in the role of Daisy Adair, formerly filled by Laura Harris. I will only say.. not to give too much away.. but they got MOST of the cast back.. and a pretty decent.. I won't say it is a definitive conclusion, as it could be left open to more DTV films. But at least it felt there was a punctuation at the end of the sentence which had been hanging for almost half a decade.

I will be the first to admit the movie has its MAJOR problems.. but over all, rough edges and everything.. it is a pretty decent representation of what the best of the show offered, although not quite as adeptly written, or acted.. its much harder to fill in a 90 minute film with so many characters as opposed to a dozen hour episodes yearly. This does seem more done for the "fans" who've missed the show. and its still a welcome return, if not at its best.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dead Like Me: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), DLM Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1