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House of the Dead

  • 2003
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
2.1/10
40K
YOUR RATING
House of the Dead (2003)
Pre, 'Fall 2003"
Play trailer2:12
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A group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.A group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.A group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.

  • Director
    • Uwe Boll
  • Writers
    • Mark A. Altman
    • Dan Bates
    • Dave Parker
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Cherry
    • Tyron Leitso
    • Clint Howard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.1/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Uwe Boll
    • Writers
      • Mark A. Altman
      • Dan Bates
      • Dave Parker
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Cherry
      • Tyron Leitso
      • Clint Howard
    • 632User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 15Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Jonathan Cherry
    Jonathan Cherry
    • Rudy
    Tyron Leitso
    Tyron Leitso
    • Simon
    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • Salish
    Ona Grauer
    Ona Grauer
    • Alicia
    Ellie Cornell
    Ellie Cornell
    • Casper
    Will Sanderson
    Will Sanderson
    • Greg
    Enuka Okuma
    Enuka Okuma
    • Karma
    Kira Clavell
    Kira Clavell
    • Liberty
    Sonya Salomaa
    Sonya Salomaa
    • Cynthia
    • (as Sonja Salomaa)
    Michael Eklund
    Michael Eklund
    • Hugh
    David Palffy
    David Palffy
    • Castillo
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Kirk
    • (as Jurgen Prochnow)
    Steve Byers
    Steve Byers
    • Matt
    Erica Durance
    Erica Durance
    • Johanna
    • (as Erica Parker)
    Birgit Stein
    • Lena
    Jay Brazeau
    Jay Brazeau
    • Captain
    Adam J. Harrington
    Adam J. Harrington
    • Rogan
    • (as Adam Herrington)
    Colin Lawrence
    Colin Lawrence
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    • Director
      • Uwe Boll
    • Writers
      • Mark A. Altman
      • Dan Bates
      • Dave Parker
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    1colby_park

    Wow...and not in a good way.

    Ok, first of all, I am a huge zombie movie fan. I loved all of Romero's flicks and thoroughly enjoyed the re-make of Dawn of the Dead. So when I had heard every single critic railing this movie I was still optimistic. I mean, critics hated Resident Evil, and while it may not be a particularly great film, I enjoyed it if not for the fact that it was just a fun zombie shoot-em up with a half decent plot. This however, is pure crap. Terrible dialogue, half-assed plot, and video game scenes inserted into the film. Who in their right mind thought that was a good idea. The only thing about this movie (I use the term loosely) that I enjoyed was Jurgen Prochnow as Captain Kirk (Ugh). While his name throws originality out the window, you can see in his performance that he knows he's in a god awful film and he might as well make the best of it. Everyone else acts as if they're doing Shakespeare. And very badly I might add. Basically the only reason anyone should see this monstrosity is if you a.) Are a huge zombie buff and must see every zombie flick made or b.) Like to play MST3K, the home game. See it with friends and be prepared for tons of unintentional laughs.
    one4now4

    Beware the "House of the Dead", because...

    IT SUCKS! I don't mean that it's so bad it's good, I mean it IS the ultimate low. This is as bad as "Ax 'Em"! My friend unwittingly bought this piece of garbage (not a compliment this time) and we stumbled into watching one of the most excruciating wastes of celluloid EVER! When hearing that Dave "Dead Hate the Living!" Parker was to write this, I figured he would provide the fulfillment to go with the ever-so-slight promise I believed I saw in him earlier on. Maybe it was or wasn't his screw-up, but this is just unbelievable. How horrid can a movie get? A dumbass with a video camera (sign of the artist!) makes self-referential quips about Romero films to let you know it's supposed to be a real, bona fide throwback. When various characters die, it's made to look as if they've lost a video game. See actual video game footage spliced into action scenes that make Ed Wood, Jr. look superior! And, no, it's not funny because IT IS THAT DAMN BAD. Everything about it, everything! What a shambles! And don't make the mistake of thinking getting high will help you enjoy it... we WASTED our high on this piece of slimy maggot excrement! PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF WHATEVER ICON YOU PUT IN FRONT OF YOU OR THE LACK THEREOF, DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE! It WILL be a waste of your time and money. That is, unless you're even more into stubbing out hot ashes on your soul than I am! PLEASE! NO! BEWARE! AVOID AT ALL COSTS! IT'S JUST THAT BAD! IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME AND MY FRIEND, BUT NOT FOR YOU! NOOOOOOO......
    1Shatteredwolf

    The House of Crap

    This is by far THE WORST movie i have ever watched. I've seen some pretty awful movies in my time but this ones takes the cake, no, wait, i mean the the whole damn bakery. It is so bad that i believe a word to describe the way you will feel after watching this atrocity has yet to be created. Please just do yourself a favor, if you ever get the urge to watch this and watch thirty minutes of that annoying purple dinosaur Barney, then multiply that thirty times fold and you would still only get a small fraction of the horror you would be in store for. In summation, i guess you really can call it a horror movie, but only if you're willing to be scared senseless by the worst acting in the business and utterly pointless story.

    Real Rating, -10 Disgusting
    1crashfire-31416

    My first experience leaving a theater before credits

    Saw this cinematic train wreck when I was 18. The "rave of the century" looked like a WalMart parking lot on a Saturday night. Zombies were smarter than the rave kids. I about lost it when the Asian girl broke out in Karate but I hung in there till the head honcho delivered his line about eternal life. Manager at AMC refused a refund.
    1MLDinTN

    quite possibly the worst movie ever made

    This is one of the worst films I've seen. The only positive thing I can say is it was so bad that is seemed comical. First off, there's no plot. The actors appear to be reading off cue cards and do the dumbest things. Such as being chased by dead people but yet wanting to go out and look for their friends. Also the zombies were terrible, no where near as fun as any of Romero's work, who gets s plug in the movie. And the dumbest part of all was they kept showing flashes of the video game in the action sequences. Like we don't get the video game is about shooting zombies. Also, all the 20 somethings some how know how to use automatic weapons and hit a target without even aiming the gun. And the way the people die is so stupid. It's like they run out of ammo so stand around waiting to be jumped on. And when cornered in front of the house they run out of ammo instead of shooting the door open, So dumb.

    FINAL VERDICT: If any of these actors appear in another film, then they've been blessed with a second chance. Definitely the worst film I've seen in years. A B-movie on cinemax is better.

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Reviews were so bad that Danish cinemas refused to show it.
    • Goofs
      (at around 35 mins) In the boat shootout, the same zombie (with the net on his back) is killed four or more times.
    • Quotes

      Rudy: You created it all so you could become immortal. Why?

      Castillo: To live forever!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits play over video of the games, from both the arcade and Dreamcast versions, begining with the famous "You must stop Curien!" scene from the game!
    • Alternate versions
      In 2008, Lionsgate has released a Director's Cut version of the film on DVD. The film was made into a comedy with new music, alternative scenes, outtakes and several overlay-commentaries, which is the reason for the subtitle "Funny Version" on the DVD's front cover. This works remarkably well, thanks to self-ironic, exposing humor (continuity-issues, plot holes, sub-par acting performances etc. are mentioned; partly a little dumpy, e.g. when fart noises are faded in).
    • Connections
      Edited from The House of the Dead (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Danger
      Music by Oliver Lieb / Peter Zweier

      Words by Mark Montague Jefferis

      Performed by Codetrasher

      Published by Copyright Control/Edition 2HZ/Warner Chappell/D.A.N. Music Publishing

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La casa de los muertos
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG
      • Mindfire Entertainment
      • Brightlight Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,249,719
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,500,000
      • Oct 12, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,818,181
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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