Dance of the Dead (2008)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Gregg Bishop

Writer (WGA):

Joe Ballarini (written by)

Release Date:

14 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

It's their night to come alive.

Plot:

On the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn't get dates to the dance.

Plot Keywords:

High School Prom | Prom | Detention | Public Humiliation | Prom Dress

Cast

Jared Kusnitz	...	Jimmy
Greyson Chadwick	...	Lindsey
Chandler Darby	...	Steven
Carissa Capobianco	...	Gwen
Randy McDowell	...	Jules
Michael V. Mammoliti	...	George
Mark Lynch	...	Rod
Justin Welborn	...	Kyle Grubbin
Mark Oliver	...	Coach Keel
Blair Redford	...	Nash Rambler
Lucas Till	...	Jensen
Hunter Pierce	...	Dave The Drummer
Jonathan Spencer	...	Frank Hammond
Stephen Caudill	...	Principal Castlemoody
J. Jacob Adelman	...	Mitch (as Jeff Adelman)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2008) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Rome, Georgia, USA

Company:

Bleiberg Entertainment

Trivia:

"Dance of the Dead" was hand-picked by director Sam Raimi for distribution through his new label Ghosthouse Underground at Lionsgate.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they discover the girls hiding in the bathroom, we see George removing his football helmet. However, in the following over-his-shoulder shot, we can clearly see he still has the helmet on.

Quotes:

Gwen: Why is this happening?
Kyle Grubbin: End of the world.
Gwen: I'll need years of therapy after this.

Movie Connections:

References Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Very enjoyable low-budget movie

Like I already said,this is a very good horror-comedy. The only problem is that special effects aren't the best (but that is far away from spoiling you watching this movie). Film offers us enough humor and gore to keep us in the mood to the very end of it.

If I remember correctly, Bishop made his first movie with only 15000 $. The movie was nothing special, but for that budget it was more than satisfying. Almost the same thing happened with this movie (the only difference is that this one is even better than The other side). I have a feeling that with 15000 $ Bishop makes more than some directors with 15 mil. $. At least he knows how to make a very entertaining movie (I don't wanna think how good this movie would be if Bishop had a bigger budget). So I gotta say: "Dammit,will someone finally give this man the money so he can make a movie with decent special effects?!" He really deserved it.

So go,take your friends,watch this movie and you will all have a great time. Take this movie for what it is (by that I mean that this isn't some big budget movie,just the opposite) and this will be one of the best prom nights you have ever seen. In the end,I would give this movie 7 stars,but because of having so little and offering so much,I'll give it 8 for effort.