Dead & Breakfast (2004)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Matthew Leutwyler

Writers:

Matthew Leutwyler (story) and
Jun Tan (story) ...

Release Date:

20 July 2006 (Singapore)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Musical | Thriller

Tagline:

Its like a bad horror movie, only worse.

Plot:

Spending a night at a local bed and breakfast turns into a bloody supernatural fight to the death.

Plot Keywords:

Bed And Breakfast | Heart Attack | Exhumation | Back From The Dead | Crossbow

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ever Carradine	...	Sara
Portia de Rossi	...	Kelly
David Carradine	...	Mr. Wise
Bianca Lawson	...	Kate
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	The Sheriff
Erik Palladino	...	David
Oz Perkins	...	Johnny
Gina Philips	...	Melody
Jeremy Sisto	...	Christian
Diedrich Bader	...	Chef Henri
Miranda Bailey	...	Lisa Belmont
Vincent Ventresca	...	Doc Riley
Mark Kelly	...	Enus
Brent David Fraser	...	The Drifter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brooke Allison	...	Miss Kimble
Padraic Aubrey	...	Mullet Man
Ric Barbera	...	The Preacher
Theresa Burkhart	...	Skanky Chick
Amy Claire	...	Waitress (as Amy Claire Lloyd)
Luiggi Debiasse	...	The Gardener
Jeff Enden	...	Cletus
Brian Gattas	...	Farmer Bob
Devon Gummersall	...	Orange Cap
Evan Helmuth	...	Bass Player
Matthew Leutwyler	...	Leg Wrestler - Loser
Johnny Martin	...	Bar Back
John Oszajca	...	Drummer
Barry J. Ratcliffe	...	Bar Guy (as Barry Ratcliffe)
John Robb	...	Bartender
Zach Selwyn	...	Randall Keith Randall
Zed Starkovich	...	Harmonica Bob
David W. Strong	...	Leg Wrestler - Winner
Brian Vander Ark	...	Tall Hick

Also Known As:

Dead and Breakfast (UK) (alternative spelling) (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore and language. (edited from NC-17 version)

Runtime:

88 min | 89 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | UK:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Germany:16 | USA:Unrated | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Livermore, California, USA

Company:

Ambush Entertainment

Trivia:

When Melody (Gina Philips) kills one of the zombies, the Sheriff (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) says, "Nice move, Buffy." Bianca Lawson, who plays Kate in the film, played Kendra on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the Winnebago at the beginning, Christopher puts the pills back into the pez dispenser, but after, David grabs another red pill off the table, and they are all back.

Quotes:

The Sheriff: Well! Ain't you about as handy as a pocket on a shirt.

Movie Connections:

References Evil Dead II (1987)

Soundtrack:

Johnny Stay Away From the Box

Offbeat and Gruesome, Still A Little Weak Though.

"Dead and Breakfast" begins on a dark evening with a group of friends who are on their way to a wedding in a Winnebago. The group consists of some very assorted characters, from a macho tough guy, a nerd, an animal-loving vegetarian (who can speak many languages), a snobby girl, and others. The gang gets lost and ends up in the small town of Lovelock, where they spend the night at a Victorian bed-and-breakfast. But in the middle of the night, the chef of the the B&B is murdered, and the owner has a heart attack. The next day, the kids are held in town for questioning and aren't allowed to leave. But as the evening falls in the small town, a strange black-magic ritual begins turning the entire town into blood-thirsty zombies that begin to corner them into the bed and breakfast.

I have mixed feelings about this movie, and I'm not really sure whether I really like it or really just don't care for it. I liked the storyline for the movie, and while it was a little silly, it wasn't quite like anything I've heard before, so I'll give it that. While it is a horror film that concerns zombies, this film is also very funny at the same time. There are plenty of jokes and gags throughout it, the humor is very apparent and was successful in getting a few laughs out of me - I really liked the musical zombie dance that occurred. The actors in this film are fairly recognizable, including Gina Phillips ("Jeepers Creepers"), Jeremy Sisto ("May"), Portia de Rossi ("Cursed"), and David Carradine, along with his real-life daughter, Ever, who is basically our leading role. My two favorites of the bunch would have to be Phillips and Sisto, and while they aren't given a lot to work with, they're performances were good as usual. I can't say the rest of the cast was bad, but I particularly liked those two.

During the 45 minute mark the zombies begin rolling on into the film, which provides some pretty graphic violence as the kids kill them off with their home made shotguns and chainsaws. I can see why the film was deemed "unrated", because the gore is pretty nasty. The references to films like "Night of the Living Dead" are endless, and this film really reminded me of a US version of the British splatter comedy "Shaun of the Dead", which was essentially a parody of zombie movies - although "Dead and Breakfast" wasn't quite as good, a nice attempt though.

Bottom line - "Dead and Breakfast" is a campy, low-budget little splatter horror/comedy that isn't a complete waste of ninety minutes. It's not great and it has some flaws, but it was overall entertaining enough. Just don't expect anything too mindblowing. 5/10.