Daylight's End (2016)

Following an outbreak that turned most of mankind into vampire-zombie-like creatures, the few survivors have to fight the creatures and marauders.

Director:

William Kaufman

Writer:

Chad Law

Stars:

Johnny Strong, Lance Henriksen, Louis Mandylor

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Strong	...	Rourke
Lance Henriksen	...	Frank
Louis Mandylor	...	Ethan
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Chris
Krzysztof Soszynski	...	Alpha
Chris Kerson	...	Dugan
Chelsea Edmundson	...	Sam
Gary Cairns	...	Drew
Mark Hanson	...	Burton
Heather Kafka	...	Earnesta
Sonny Puzikas	...	Vlad
Farah White	...	Annabelle
Ed Spila	...	Bishop
Matt Beckham	...	Harker
Susana Gibb	...	Madeline

Storyline

Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | zombification | zombie like | gore | vampirism | 

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Taglines:

The apocalypse was just the beginning

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Premiered at the Dallas International Film Fest on April 15, 2016.

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Goofs

Excessive ammo use. Even with extended magazines, too many shots are fired without reloading.

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Soundtracks

Born Down
Written, Performed and Produced by Johnny Strong
From the album War Horse
Courtesy of Johnny Strong
Available at johnnystrong.com

User Reviews

Surprisingly good.....

I have to confess I came to Daylights End with very limited expectations. I was then surprised at how easily it exceeded all of them.

This is a very good film. Its intelligently written, with a implausibly plausible premise and down to earth, honest characterizations, that lend this film a certain maturity. It reminiscent of films like 28 Days Later and whilst it has a B budget, still manages to hand in an A grade performance.

The action scenes, in particular, are "polished". Clearly a lot of work went into the run and gun scenes and I suspect, a military expert was used to lend the whole thing an air of realism.

Just as surprising is the quality of acting. Pretty much everyone from Lance Henrikson, Johnny Strong and the rest of the cast hand in decent performances.

Its remarkable how much can be done with so little, whilst deep pockets Hollywood often achieves so little, with so much. Well shot, acted and directed, with a convincing story, that's very entertaining. Eight out of ten from me.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2016 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Daylight's End

Filming Locations:

Dallas Municipal Building - 106 South Harwood, Dallas, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,257

Company Credits

Production Co:

Throttle Films, Indigo Pictures, Alternate Ending Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 96kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1