House of the Dead (2003)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Mark A. Altman (story) &
Dan Bates (story) ...

Release Date:

10 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

The Dead Walk... You Run

Plot:

A group of teens arrive on an island for a rave--only to discover the island has been taken over by zombies. The group takes refuge in a house where they try to survive the night.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Video Game | Rave | Slide Locked Back | Grenade

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Jonathan Cherry	...	Rudy
Tyron Leitso	...	Simon
Clint Howard	...	Salish
Ona Grauer	...	Alicia
Ellie Cornell	...	Casper
Will Sanderson	...	Greg
Enuka Okuma	...	Karma
Kira Clavell	...	Liberty
Sonya Salomaa	...	Cynthia (as Sonja Salomaa)
Michael Eklund	...	Hugh
David Palffy	...	Castillo
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Kirk (as Jurgen Prochnow)
Steve Byers	...	Matt
Erica Durance	...	Johanna (as Erica Parker)
Birgit Stein	...	Lena

Also Known As:

House of the Dead (USA) (recut version)
House of the dead: Le jeu ne fait que commencer (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence/gore, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Germany | Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16 (Funny version) | Germany:18 (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (uncut) | Hong Kong:III | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Singapore:R21 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG

Trivia:

Thirty-two video clips from the original game appear in several parts of the movie. Twenty-six appear during the 10-minute battle in front of the house. The remaining 6 are used as transitions prior to the battle.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the graveyard shoot-out, one of the girls shows up with two pistol in her hands. When she is about to fire her guns, she has a shotgun.

Quotes:

Rudy: You did all this to become immortal. Why?
Castillo: To live forever!

Movie Connections:

References Rain Man (1988)

Soundtrack:

Zombie Island

Wow...and not in a good way.

Ok, first of all, I am a huge zombie movie fan. I loved all of Romero's flicks and thoroughly enjoyed the re-make of Dawn of the Dead. So when I had heard every single critic railing this movie I was still optimistic. I mean, critics hated Resident Evil, and while it may not be a particularly great film, I enjoyed it if not for the fact that it was just a fun zombie shoot-em up with a half decent plot. This however, is pure crap. Terrible dialogue, half-assed plot, and video game scenes inserted into the film. Who in their right mind thought that was a good idea. The only thing about this movie (I use the term loosely) that I enjoyed was Jurgen Prochnow as Captain Kirk (Ugh). While his name throws originality out the window, you can see in his performance that he knows he's in a god awful film and he might as well make the best of it. Everyone else acts as if they're doing Shakespeare. And very badly I might add. Basically the only reason anyone should see this monstrosity is if you a.) Are a huge zombie buff and must see every zombie flick made or b.) Like to play MST3K, the home game. See it with friends and be prepared for tons of unintentional laughs.