Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005) (V)

Directors:

Ana Clavell
James Glenn Dudelson

Writers:

Ryan Carrassi (adaptation)
Ana Clavell (writer)

Release Date:

18 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Every day has a beginning

Plot:

In 1968, in the Ravenside Military Hospital in a military facility in Pennsylvania, the army loses control...

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Zombie | Digit In Title | Sequel To Cult Horror | Prequel

Cast

Laurie Baranyay	...	Emma (as Laurie Maria Baranyay)
Stan Klimecko	...	Boris (as Steve Colosi)
John Freedom Henry	...	Jackie (as John F. Henry III)
Justin Ipock	...	Isaac
Julian Thomas	...	Sam
Stephan Wolfert	...	Donwynn
Samantha Clarke	...	Ava Flores
Joe C. Marino	...	Marshall
Jackeline Olivier	...	Vicky
Andreas van Ray	...	Dr. Heller
April Wade	...	Patty
Kevin Wetmore Jr.	...	Jerry
Simon Burzynski	...	Rubinsky
Mike Dalager	...	Derber
Christopher Estes	...	Charlie

Also Known As:

Contagium (USA)

Runtime:

103 min | Germany:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Germany:18 (heavily cut) | USA:Not Rated | France:-16 | Finland:K-18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Taurus Entertainment Company

Trivia:

When the bus arrives back at the Mental Hospital, as the patients are walking in there is a sign on the wall that says "Romero Ward", a reference to George A. Romero.

Goofs:

Continuity: Patty (the zombie in camouflage t-shirt) is shown with black, scabby crust all around her eyes and the ridge of her forehead. When she attacks the junkie in the pharmacy room, Patty's face is fleshy and bloody, no black crust. A few minutes later, she's back with the crusty black scabbiness.

Movie Connections:

References Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

A shameful film

I don't think I'm going to say much about this film. All that's necessary to say is that it's very very bad. It physically hurt me to watch it, and this is coming from a person who likes "teenage zombies", "revolt of the zombies", "zombie lake", and "children of the living dead".

Ana and Jim, if you read this, you should really be ashamed of yourselves. You aren't competent enough to make a movie, and I hope you have nothing to do with the Day of the Dead remake outside of being investors.

On a final note, this movie looks like it could have been made for 1 or 2 million dollars. Either money was pocketed, or somebody on set paid 7 million dollars for some magic beans. Hmm... now that I think about it, maybe that's what was coming out of the viral containers. Magic floating faerie beans!