Corpses (2004) (V)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Rolfe Kanefsky

Writer:

Rolfe Kanefsky (writer)

Release Date:

24 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

They've got some time to kill.

Plot:

The undertaker Fred is bankrupted and misses his former wife Helen. She has left him and is going to marry Captain Winston...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Mortuary | Prostitute | Gore | Zombie

Cast

Jeff Fahey	...	Captain Winston
Tiffany Shepis	...	Rhonda Winston
Stephen W. Williams	...	Jerry Gordon (as Stephen Williams)
Robert Donavan	...	Fred
Melinda Bonini	...	Helen
Khris Kaneff	...	Christopher Barnes
Lorielle New	...	Babs
Andy Norsworthy	...	Biker Don
Thomas Crnkovich	...	Biker Pete
Tyler Jolley	...	Baseball Zombie #1
Tim Trobec	...	Baseball Zombie #2
Jim Whipple	...	Baseball Zombie #3
Richard Courte	...	Eyeball Zombie
Jude Lanston	...	Carjacker Zombie #1
Louie Hampton	...	Carjacker Zombie #2

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore, nudity and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min (approx.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (2006) | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Urban Girl Productions

Trivia:

The hotel scene between the hooker zombie and Jeff Fayhey takes place in two different locations. The production was shut down for having expired permits so the scene was shot a few days later with The hooker zombie and an actor to double for Jeff Fayhey.

Movie Connections:

References Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973)

Where Death Is Just the Beginning

The undertaker Fred (Robert Donovan) is bankrupted and misses his former wife Helen (Belinda Bonini). She has left him and is going to marry Captain Winston (Jeff Fahey), whose daughter Rhonda (Tiffany Shepis) is the girlfriend of Fred's assistant Jerry Gordon (Stephen Williams). Fred has accidentally developed an embalming formula that brings the dead back to life and he is able to control the zombies because they need a dose every hour to stay alive, otherwise they die. When Fred receives an eviction letter from the bank that intends to build a mall in the location of his funeral home with the agreement of Helen, he decides to use his zombies to steal money, pay the bank, achieve power and get Helen back. However, when Jerry accidentally drops the fluid of his formula, he loses the control of the situation in his mortuary and the dead seek revenge against him.

"Corpses" is a cult-movie absolutely underrated in IMDb. The gore comedy follows the style of Peter Jackson's "Braindead", with lots of black humor and blood. There are excellent lines along the story, and I loved the character of Rhonda Winston, responsible for some of the most hilarious moments, like for example, when she says to Helen that thinking does not suit with her obnoxious stepmother. This B-movie is a great entertainment and I really liked it a lot. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Dr. Morte" ("Dr. Death")