The Revenant (2009)

In Los Angeles, a fallen soldier who has joined the ranks of the living dead reunites with his best friend in order to deal with the city's drug dealers and killers - a perfect way to collect the blood that one of them so desperately needs.

Director:

D. Kerry Prior (as Kerry Prior)

Writer:

D. Kerry Prior (as Kerry Prior)

Stars:

David Anders, Chris Wylde, Louise Griffiths

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Anders	...	Bart Gregory
Chris Wylde	...	Joey Luebner
Louise Griffiths	...	Janet
Jacy King	...	Mathilda
Eric Payne	...	Baily
Bernardo Badillo	...	Palance
Theda Reichman	...	Bart's Parents
Richard Reichman	...	Bart's Parents
Wally White	...	Minister
Floyd Van Buskirk	...	Mourner
Mark Elias	...	Mourner
Zoë Simpson Dean	...	Mourner (as Zoe Simpson)
David St. James	...	Mourner
Frante Foggie	...	Bart's Friend
Kevin Lyons	...	Bart's Friend

Storyline

The night after his funeral, Bart, a soldier killed in Iraq gets up out of his grave and seeks out his best friend Joey. At dawn Bart's body falls to the floor, only to reawaken the following dusk. He and his buddy decide that he is a revenant: an articulate zombie that needs to drink blood to arrest the decomposition of his body.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | soldier | iraq | funeral | drug dealer | 

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Taglines:

The only thing worse than having your best friend die is having him come back

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug use, sexual content and graphic nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

On April 19, 2009, The Revenant won the "Best Feature Film 2009" award at the Xanadu Las Vegas Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror Convention during its closing ceremonies.

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Goofs

At the beginning during the night driving scene, SGT Bong appears to be in command and in fact, orders SSG Gregory not to exit the vehicle and continue driving. The SGT rank (E-5) is one rank beneath a SSG (E-6).

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Quotes

Joey: Bart... you gotta kill me. You gotta kill me, man...
Bart: Kill you?
Joey: I can't go through eternity talking with a fuckin' dildo on my throat.

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Alternate Versions

A new cut of the film is being completed in 2011 for international distribution and domestic release in September or November of 2011. Several scenes were consolidated and additional scenes and footage was added or restored. Also music was added and changed in the new cut. The old, (2009) cut is now considered the "Festival Version," and should properly be considered the "alternate" version, the "Official version" will be released theatrically in 2011.

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Connections

References The Simpsons (1989)

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Soundtracks

Cornel West
Written by Eric Balaban
Performed by The Beautiful Mothers

User Reviews

Deserves To Be A Huge Cult Classic

Despite winning a lot of awards at various festivals (check out the wiki page for the impressive full list), The Revenant was frustratingly not given a proper release for far too long.

It deserves to become a cult classic (in the best sense of the phrase) though as it's a very intelligently written new take on the zombie genre, something with a lot of genuinely fascinating ideas which are explored beautifully. Ultimately a horror film with a comedic edge, it has a lot of fun with it's concept, whilst still managing to pull off some truly horrible scenes. Yet it's also got a very strong emotional core, and certain moments are surprisingly tender and touching.

I won't say much more as part of the fun is seeing how the film develops, but ultimately I loved this and would really recommend it to any film fan - and not just those in to horror films.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Revenant

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wanko Toys, Putrefactory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min 118 min

Color:

Color Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1