Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Scott Thomas

Writers:

Sidney Iwanter (writer)
Mark Onspaugh (writer)

Release Date:

24 June 2008 (Greece)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Un-Dead at 30,000 Feet.

Plot:

On a flight from Los Angeles to Paris, a mad scientist on the run from the CIA is transporting a coffin...

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Zombie | Scientist | Flesh Eating Zombie | Plane

Cast

David Chisum	...	Truman
Kristen Kerr	...	Megan
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Frank
Richard Tyson	...	Paul Judd
Erick Avari	...	Dr. Bennett
Derek Webster	...	Long Shot
Todd Babcock	...	Co-Pilot Randy
Siena Goines	...	Anna
Mieko Hillman	...	Stacy
Raymond J. Barry	...	Capt Banyon (as Raymond Barry)
Sarah Laine	...	Cara
Brian Ames	...	Tony
Brian Kolodziej	...	Peter
Ashley Bashioum	...	Jackie
Laura Cayouette	...	Dr. Kelly

Also Known As:

Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (USA) (DVD title)
Plane Dead (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007) | Canada:18A | USA:Unrated | Singapore:R21

Company:

Imageworks Entertainment International

Goofs:

Factual errors: The fighter plane that is dispatched to shoot down the airplane is an F-14 Tomcat. It was retired from the U.S. Navy fleet on 22 September 2006, having been replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. As of 2007, it remains in service only with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.

Quotes:

Paul Judd: [about Frank] Where did you find him?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Soundtrack:

Among the Dead

VERY fine Zombie movie!!

I didn't know ANYTHING about this movie until last night. Expected a crappy low budget ripoff of "Snakes on a Plane". But since this was made BEFORE "Snake" I guess it's the other way around ;) Well as I said I expected a crappy movie in the Sci-Fi Channel mold. But what I got was an EXTREMELY entertaining action/horror that puts this Zombie flick on the same top 10 list as Rodrigues "Planet Terror".

Sure it's a low budget movie but I doesn't feel like it. I would gladly have paid for a ticket to seen it on the big screen.

Now THIS is how you make use of a limited budget.

We got HUGE amounts of Zombies and gore (okey not like Planet Terror but plenty enough) and lot's of action and explosions, especially in the last half hour.

What I also liked was the characters. Usually in low budget movies we get the most crappiest and annoying actors on the planet, but in this one they can ACTUALLY act, and most of them are likable as well.

Not unlike Snakes on a Plane where you HATED them all ;)

The Zombie make-up FX were brilliant and they were the crazy brutal type of zombies as in the remake of Dawn of the Dead. They actually made me jump a few times as well. Now THAT doesn't happen to often ;)

Except for a few CGI shots this have the look and feel of a real theater movie. Shame it went the Direct to Video route with a crappy cover.

This is a movie that deserves an following.

So look it up folks. It's a classic :)