Dead Noon (2007) (V)

Director:

Andrew Wiest

Writers:

Keith Suta (written by)
Matthew Taggart (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Western

Tagline:

We Thought the West was Won

Plot:

With the powers of hell at his disposal, Frank, a blood-thirsty outlaw from the old west, is resurrected to seek his revenge on the present day town of Weston.

Plot Keywords:

Skeleton | Demon | Shower | Zombie | Cult

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Robert Milo Andrus	...	Stuart
Robert Bear	...	Frank
Ed Bosco	...	Stoner 2
Lillith Fields	...	Grace
Cara Finch	...	Make-out Girl
Kane Hodder	...	Undead Cowboy
Jordan Jansen-Mecca	...	Dream Child
Jen Kelsey	...	Caley Gash
Nick Martin	...	Deputy Dumas
Kelsey McCann	...	Amy Kane
Lizzy Morgan	...	Party Girl #1
Elizabeth Mouton	...	Louise
David Myers	...	Make-out Boy
Philip Myers	...	Blood Flood Boy
Tye Nelson	...	Kane
Shelley Osbourne	...	Party Girl #2
Dustin Ozegovich	...	Ranch Hand
Scott Phillips	...	Logan
Nick Quintilliani	...	Bob
M.J. Spomer	...	Billy
Charles Stoll	...	Brad
Keith Suta	...	Ben
Matthew Taggart	...	Stoner 1
James Teague	...	Billy-Bob
Andrew Wiest	...	Devil

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cody, Wyoming, USA

Company:

Blue Collar Flicks

Trivia:

The original Dead Noon was made for $4,000. All of the scenes with Kane Hodder were added to Dead Noon after the movie was picked up by Barnholtz Entertainment. At that point, they took 20 minutes out of the original Dead Noon, then completely re-edited it and re-scored it.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs High Noon (1952)

Soundtrack:

They Called Me Evil

Utter boredom

Dead Noon pretty much fails due to high goals of the director and a low budget that ruins a lot of the effects in this mix of horror and western elements. The opening is OK although the low budget is obvious in most shots. I have to credit the makers of the movie for still squeezing a lot out of their tight budget because some of the FX work pretty good, so when the first Zombie-Cowboys appeared it was still OK, although the ridiculous amount of shoot-outs and hunts with barely any dialog soon gets hard to bear and makes little sense. But when then skeleton armies appear, puppets are flying from cliffs, the stiff acting of many actors kills the plot which is pretty hard to stay focused on while being distracted by people running through abandoned cities and shooting with obvious stock-FX flares. Some scenes like most including the main "good guy" (who is really a bad cast for this role) for his stiff acting or the ridiculous fight scenes are hard to watch. While there was some decent parts the movie failed to build up tension or unfold the story in an interesting way. So its not just the effects and acting which make Dead Noon tank. Many parts are plain boring although there is permanent running and shooting. But its so repetitive and meaningless that you soon stop to care.