Undead or Alive (2007)

Director:

Glasgow Phillips

Writers (WGA):

Glasgow Phillips (screenplay)
Scott Pourroy (story) ...

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Western

Tagline:

Guns don't kill people. Zombies kill people.

Plot:

Elmer Winslow is a soldier on the run from the Union Army, and Luke Budd is a cowboy with a broken heart. When the two misfits rob the corrupt sheriff of an old west town, they have no idea that a plague of zombies is sweeping the country, or that Geronimo's sexy niece may be their only hope of survival.

Plot Keywords:

Geronimo | Nudity | Zombie With Gun | Native American | Female Nudity

Cast

Chris Kattan	...	Luke
James Denton	...	Elmer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lew Alexander	...	Geronimo
Todd Anderson	...	Kermit
Richard Barela	...	Drunk Zombie
Matt Besser	...	Claypool
Brett Brock	...	Townsman 1
Richard Bucher	...	Townsman
Jeff Chase	...	Zombie
Chris Coppola	...	Cletus
Gino Crognale	...	General Store Owner
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	...	Townsman (as Jeffrey Dashnaw)
Scott Flick	...	Zombie Soldier
Michelle Greathouse	...	Schoolmarm
Patricia Greer	...	Saloon Girl
Leslie Jordan	...	Padre
Geoffrey C. Martin	...	Trap door zombie
Keola Melhorn	...	Zombie
Tracy Melhorn	...	Zombie
Michael Patrick Metzdorff	...	Gunfighter Zombie / Union Soldier Zombie
Cristin Michele	...	Kate
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	The Captain
T. Jay O'Brien	...	Farlow
Brian Posehn	...	Ben
Navi Rawat	...	Sue
Chloe Russell	...	Ruby
Elizabeth Slagsvol	...	Saloon Girl
Russell Solberg	...	Townsman
Mia Stallard	...	Anna
Ben Zeller	...	Ebeneezer

Also Known As:

Undead or Alive (USA) (new title)
Wanted: Undead or Alive (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for zombie violence and gore, language and brief nudity.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M (2007) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Odd Lot Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (At 47:00) Susan goes bathing in a pond, and we see her tan lines; something you wouldn't see on anyone in the old west.

Movie Connections:

References The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Soundtrack:

Danger

Mango Goes West.

I've seen bad films, and I mean BAD films. I fully expected this movie to suck like an event horizon, but... It really wasn't as bad as all that.

It's a zombie flick, set out west with supernatural zombies. Geronimo puts a curse on the white man, and when they're bitten by the undead, they too become zombified.

The acting is good in this, nobody's phoning it in, and the only thing that was kind of iffy on this thing was the story itself. Had they played this as either serious, or as a straight comedy, it would have been good. I think they were trying for a balance of both, but that's the only thing that kind of suffers. Chris Kattan is a funny guy, and has some good lines in this, as well as James Denton, and the female lead. There are some plot holes that are small, but when you pare it all away, it's still better than Diary Of The Dead, and well worth a rental.