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

Color:

Color

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: When Simon examines the bleeding wound on his cheek in the mirror, he lifts the plaster. In the next shot the plaster is back in place.

Quotes:

Jordan Casper: Who was that thing?
Karma: Our best friend.
Jordan Casper: Not anymore.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Rotten Smell

Beware the "House of the Dead", because...

IT SUCKS! I don't mean that it's so bad it's good, I mean it IS the ultimate low. This is as bad as "Ax 'Em"! My friend unwittingly bought this piece of garbage (not a compliment this time) and we stumbled into watching one of the most excruciating wastes of celluloid EVER! When hearing that Dave "Dead Hate the Living!" Parker was to write this, I figured he would provide the fulfillment to go with the ever-so-slight promise I believed I saw in him earlier on. Maybe it was or wasn't his screw-up, but this is just unbelievable. How horrid can a movie get? A dumbass with a video camera (sign of the artist!) makes self-referential quips about Romero films to let you know it's supposed to be a real, bona fide throwback. When various characters die, it's made to look as if they've lost a video game. See actual video game footage spliced into action scenes that make Ed Wood, Jr. look superior! And, no, it's not funny because IT IS THAT DAMN BAD. Everything about it, everything! What a shambles! And don't make the mistake of thinking getting high will help you enjoy it... we WASTED our high on this piece of slimy maggot excrement! PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF WHATEVER ICON YOU PUT IN FRONT OF YOU OR THE LACK THEREOF, DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE! It WILL be a waste of your time and money. That is, unless you're even more into stubbing out hot ashes on your soul than I am! PLEASE! NO! BEWARE! AVOID AT ALL COSTS! IT'S JUST THAT BAD! IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME AND MY FRIEND, BUT NOT FOR YOU! NOOOOOOO......