House of the Dead (2003)

Directed by

Uwe Boll

Genre

horror film, action film, science fiction film, slasher film, thriller film, zombie film

Country

Germany, United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

3.2 of 10 from 425 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young people arrive on an island for a rave but find it overrun with zombies. They fight to survive and escape the island.

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What happens

House of the Dead is a 2003 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay by Dave Parker and Mark A. Altman. Based on The House of the Dead video game franchise, it stars Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ona Grauer, Ellie Cornell, and Jürgen Prochnow. The film takes place on a fictional island infested by zombies, forcing survivors to fight their way off. Not a direct adaptation of the individual entries, Boll described the film as a prequel to the original 1997 game, but loosely due to canon and timeline from the game. House of the Dead was Boll's first film to be released theatrically, in addition to his first video game adaptation. Upon release, House of the Dead was universally panned by critics and audiences alike, giving Boll a negative reputation that would continue throughout his career. Commercially, the film grossed $13.8 million on a $12 million budget. A direct-to-video sequel was released in 2006, with only Cornell returning. House of the Dead was the last film released by Artisan Entertainment, which merged into Lionsgate on December 15, 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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