Dead Serious (2005)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Joe Sullivan

Writers:

Michael J. Hein (writer)
Joe Sullivan (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Outnumbered, outgunned, and completely outfanged!

Plot:

A religious zealot and his terrorist cult take over a gay bar in New York City. Their plan is to remove the scourge of homosexuality from the planet...

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Cult Comedy | Gay Interest | Vampire

Cast

Charlie Accivatti	...	Grinaldi
Tom Cahill	...	Dr. Bruno Gant
Marcus Cliff	...	Rainfeather
Paul Coughlan	...	Maxwell Horne
Camille Delgado	...	Marlene, a 'Volunteer'
Brian Gianci	...	Troy Archor
Carson Grant	...	Reverend Bob Rivington
Jack Halpin	...	Blanton Wheatley
James Huffman	...	Landis
Alan Rowe Kelly	...	Eden, a 'Volunteer'
Cliff Lee	...	Pruitt
Paul LeRoy	...	Angry Customer
Kane Manera	...	Hunky Guy, a 'Volunteer'
Anthony Pepe	...	Burrows the DJ
Marcus Perez	...	Rainfeather
Felissa Rose	...	Susan Rosario
Xavier Santiago	...	Copeland - Soldier
Peter Stickles	...	Hostage
Patrick Swearingen	...	Richard Millman
Phil Vos	...	TV van technician
Michael Weingartner	...	Michael Rosario
Jason Wynn	...	Lou, a 'Volunteer'

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:E

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Moodude Films

Trivia:

Carson Grant sat for four hours while special effects makeup artist, Anthony Pepe created plaster casts of facial, head, neck, and teeth forms of Carson to mold the Master Vampire's- Reverend Bob Rivington transformation prosthetics. Anthony cast another four hours with Tom Cahill for Dr. Bruno Gant's transformation.

A good time all around!

Caught this one at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors in CA. Vampires, terrorists and religious nuts all fighting it out in a gay bar in New York City. Sound like a good time? Well it is! Dead Serious is a horror / comedy that really succeeds on all levels. Smart, funny, gory all wrapped in a tight package that should have fans laughing and screaming all at the same time. The film has a LOT of social commentary in the Romero tradition. Another thing I loved about the film is to see Felissa Rose kicking ass in a good movie again! The entire cast really does an outstanding job with the material which is unusual for a low budget film. I really hope Dead Serious gets a wide DVD release, all the folks that made it certainly deserve it.

Definitely worth checking out!