Devil's Playground (2010)

As the world succumbs to a zombie apocalypse, Cole, a hardened mercenary, is chasing the one person who can provide a cure. In his way aren't only the flesh-eating, super-athletic cannibals... See full summary »

Director:

Mark McQueen

Writer:

Bart Ruspoli (screenplay)

Stars:

Craig Fairbrass, Danny Dyer, MyAnna Buring

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Fairbrass	...	Cole
Danny Dyer	...	Joe
MyAnna Buring	...	Angela Mills
Jaime Murray	...	Lavinia
Shane Taylor	...	Geoffrey
Bart Ruspoli	...	Matthew Mills
Craig Conway	...	Steve
Lisa McAllister	...	Kate
Alistair Petrie	...	Andy Billing
Jack Healy	...	Jim
Del Henney	...	Dr. Michael Brooke
Colin Salmon	...	Peter White
Sean Pertwee	...	Rob
Ben Shafik	...	Cooper
Michael Eaves	...	Mr. Morgan

Storyline

As the world succumbs to a zombie apocalypse, Cole, a hardened mercenary, is chasing the one person who can provide a cure. In his way aren't only the flesh-eating, super-athletic cannibals as humanity's greatest danger, but people themselves!

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Plot Keywords:

zombie apocalypse | two word title | pharmaceutical company | location in title | punctuation in title | 

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Taglines:

Our Future Has One Hope

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Genres:

Action | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sean Pertwee makes his cameo as a favor to producer Jonathan Sothcott after having to drop out of Dead Cert at the last minute.

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Connections

Referenced in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Land of the Dead (2013)

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Soundtracks

Bringing London To A Standstill
By James Edward Barker
Performed by James Edward Barker
Copyright 2010
Published by Veneration Music 2010

User Reviews

28 Minutes Later

"Devil's Playground" is basically a complete rip-off of Danny Boyle's 2002 horror masterpiece "28 Days Later". Same basic concept; fast-moving infected (not actually zombies as such)on the loose in modern day London and a group of individuals trying to escape the horror, fighting amongst themselves on the way. The one thing it doesn't borrow from it's source material is any level of intelligence. The characters are melodramatic clichés and way too good-looking and well-groomed to be in any way realistic; even though it's a low-budget British film it unfortunately follows the crap Hollywood template of shallow, unbelievable, glamorous leads stuck in an increasingly over-the-top set of action-based scenarios. Still, if you just want to watch something empty-headed and fun then it's not all bad. The stunt sequences are well done and the movie is nicely shot, with some fantastic views of London on display. Don't take it too seriously and you'll have a good time.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Human Contagion

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$2,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intandem Films, Black & Blue Films, HMR Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1