Sea of Dust (2008)

Director:

Scott Bunt

Writer:

Scott Bunt (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

David Lynch meets The Brides of Dracula

Plot Keywords:

Satire

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tom Savini	...	Prester John
Ingrid Pitt	...	Anna
Troy Holland	...	Stefan Christoph
Bill Timoney	...	Professor Sorell
Edward X. Young	...	Doctor Maitland
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pete Barker	...	Chalmers
Eve Blangiardo	...	Harpy
Colleen Cohan	...	Blood Chamber Torture Victim
Al Contursi	...	Torture Victim
John Correll	...	Lord Dunsten
Rosalynd Darling	...	Harpie Hydrant
Sarah Dauber	...	Elizabeth
Laura Eff	...	Black Forest Girl
Edward Ferruggia	...	Blood Chamber Torture Victim
Suzi Lorraine	...	Black Forest Woman
Kenneth Robert Marlo	...	Black Forest Man
Megan McGowan	...	Meadow Girl
Celina Murk	...	The Siren
Angela Rose Popovic	...	Twin (I)
Maria Rose Popovic	...	Twin (II)
Dylan Randazzo	...	Young Boy
Stuart Rudin	...	Carla's Father
Darby Lynn Totten	...	Carla
Amber Wootan	...	Zombie Villager
Edward A. Young	...	Dying Man On Beach
Elizabeth Young	...	Dying Woman on Beach

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Fort Totten, Bayside, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

309 Productions

Trivia:

Barbara Steele was considered for the role of Anna played by Ingrid Pitt, but the producers decided to make Pitt their first choice and she accepted their offer. The movie is a homage to Hammer horror films of the 1960s, so both actresses were naturals for the part.

Best of Show!!!

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I also attended the RI International Horror Film Festival and I can easily see why this film won best of show.

SEA OF DUST is a wild romp of Horror, Comedy and beautiful scenery. A back in time tale of strange goings on. An increasingly wide spread illness with an overwhelmingly irritating side effect of people's heads exploding, brings a young Professor's apprentice; Stefan, to investigate. Along his travels, he decides to briefly detour and once again ask for his long time love's hand in marriage, only to once again be sent packing by her extremely stubborn father… Along the way "out of town" he comes across an ill girl in the road and delivers her to Dr. Maitland, (brilliantly played by up and coming Vincent Price like actor: Edward X Young.) Who fills Stefan in on the Evils a foot. Only the Dr. is insulted that he had called for the Professor and only received a boy in training…None the less, Stefan turns out to be much more than a common bystander. Horror Icon; Tom Savini portrays the ultimate religious torment monger; Prester John. Scream Queen; Ingrid Pitt comes out of retirement to give a stellar performance as Anna. Many beautiful and talented supporting actors seamlessly held the story together and helped to effectively move it along to the climax.

Dark Religion and over the top, but fun and sometimes very original, gore scenes play heavily in this Hammer tribute flick. This stylish movie goes back and forth between flashbacks, surreal worlds, dreams and the character's reality.

Horror and Gore aside; This is also a very Funny movie! Slapstick, tongue and cheek humor and dark comedy raise their heads among the dark story line. Like others have stated; this really is like three great movies in one. Very Entertaining and Original.