The Demented (2013)

Six college friends unite for a weekend getaway where they find themselves fighting for their lives after a terrorist attack turns the local residents into rage infused zombies.

Director:

Christopher Roosevelt

Writer:

Christopher Roosevelt

Stars:

Kayla Ewell, Richard Kohnke, Ashlee Brian

Cast

Credited cast:
Kayla Ewell	...	Taylor
Richard Kohnke	...	David
Ashlee Brian	...	Brice
Brittney Alger	...	Naomi
Sarah Butler	...	Sharley
Michael Welch	...	Howard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Ashworth	...	Military Soldier
Jesse Brooks	...	Zombie
Ashleigh Dejon	...	Student
Kerry Kelly Gridley	...	Zombie
Emmanuel King	...	Sean
Joy Kate Lawson	...	Little Girl
Alexandra Lucchesi	...	Demented Woman #5 (as Catherine Lucchesi)
Kristen Merritt	...	Biter
Tien Pham	...	College Student

Storyline

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Taylor, her boyfriend David and their friends Brice and his girlfriend Naomi travel together on vacation to spend a couple of days with their friends Sharley and her boyfriend Howard in the house of his family. On the next day, they see a missile exploding near the house and soon they learn that the USA is under a biological terrorist attack. Out of the blue, a hostile dog comes to the real estate and they decide to lock the door and go sleep. On the next morning, the dog is still stalking them and Brice kills it with a baseball bat. David decides to take the dog to the CDC and he discovers that the locals have transformed in sort of zombies. The friends are attacked by these zombies and have to find a means to escape and survive the hordes of zombies. Will they survive?

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Plot Keywords:

dog | baton rouge louisiana | louisiana | baseball bat | weekend | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2013 (Taiwan)

Also Known As:

Demente

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tomaro Pictures, ChickFlicks Productions, Hollywood Media Bridge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second zombie film that Michael Welch is involved in. The first one being Day of the Dead (2008).

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Goofs

When a horde of zombies hits a fence, you can see the prosthetic makeup on one of their faces fall off.

User Reviews

Had promise, but fails tremendously.

This was a film I was willing to give a chance, but like most low budget films in this genre it fails beyond belief. Think a low budget '28 days later' with splatters of 'World war z', but on a much smaller scale, a waaaaaaaay smaller scale. The intensity and ferocity was there, but it was obvious the budget didn't allow for much. The 'infected' appeared to be dressed by some wannabe costume designer, who for whatever reason decided to dress all the infected in the same tattered clothing. The film featured a pretty good young cast which included Sarah Butler from the 'I spit on your grave' remake. The saving grace to the film if any was the performance by Kayla Ewell, who seemed to be the only one who took her role serious. Again on the subject of budget, it was obvious the producers couldn't afford karo syrup and red dye number five because it was a near bloodless film. So don't be fooled by the DVD cover, you'll be greatly disappointed if you're expecting a gorefest. Lastly, the ending, believe me when I say this film has one of the most dumb and confusing endings in the history of horror films. I don't know what else I could say about this film without reviewing it with spoilers, but since I'm never the one to divulge spoilers, I'll leave up to you to decide if you wished you De-rented the Demented.