House of the Dead Movie Review 2003

Cinematic trainwreck Uwe Boll attempts to make the filmmakers behind "Super Mario Brothers" feel better about themselves by directing one of the worst video game movies ever (and that's saying something). Four actors you could care less about travel to a remote island for the lamest rave ever captured on film (it has a baked goods tent... honestly) and, surprise, surprise, hordes of the undead start chomping on the extras. B-movie mainstays like Jurgen Prochnow and Clint Howard sleepwalk past the camera occasionally, but the real star is Boll's near-legendary technical ineptitude. Take a shot every time you notice a glaring gaffe and, trust us, you'll be dead long before the movie's over.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from German, Canadian, United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Zombies, Island Fare, Adapted from a Game

Screenplay

Mark Altman, David Parker

Cast

Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ellie Cornell, Will Sanderson, Sonya Salomaa, Michael Eklund, David Palfy, Juergen Prochnow, Erica Parker, Anthony Harrison, Ona Grauer, Enuka Okuma, Kira Clavell

Cinematography

Mathias Neumann

Director

Uwe Boll

Music

Reinhard Besser, Oliver Lieb