Zombie Movies » Dance of the Dead http://zombiemovies.org Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:13:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Dance of the Dead http://zombiemovies.org/dance-of-the-dead.html http://zombiemovies.org/dance-of-the-dead.html#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:03:35 +0000 Bub http://zombiemovies.org/?p=87 Dance of the Dead is a 2008 American independent zombie comedy, directed by Gregg Bishop and written by Joe Ballarini. The film featured Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby, and Carissa Capobianco. The plot revolves around the mysterious reanimation of the dead and the efforts of Jimmy, Lindsey, Stephen, Gwen and Kyle to save their local high school prom from attack.

The film had a limited theatrical release at Mann’s Chinese 6 Theatres on 13 October 2008, one day before being released on DVD. Originally finished in 2007, the film premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2008 to mostly positive reviews. Notable premieres include the South by Southwest Film Festival and the Atlanta Film Festival.

Cast

  • Jared Kusnitz as Jimmy, the film’s chief protagonist. Jimmy is a self-styled class clown without direction in life.
  • Greyson Chadwick, as Lindsey. Lindsey is Jimmy’s on-again-off-again girlfriend and Vice-President of the Student Council.
  • Chandler Darby, as Steven. Steven is the class geek. He secretly has a crush on Gwen. Is turned into a zombie after Gwen bites him while kissing and is killed when Jimmy blows up the school.
  • Carissa Capobianco, as Gwen. Gwen is a popular cheerleader who suddenly finds herself without a date to the prom after her date ate bad spinach. Falls for Steven but is bitten by a zombie, dies turns Steven into a zombie and dies again when Jimmy blows up the school.
  • Randy McDowell, as Jules. Jules is President of the Sci-Fi Club. Survives the movie.
  • Blair Redford, as Nash Rambler. Leader of a band made out of stoners. Discovers that the dead like his bands music and survives the movie although one of his friends and fellow bandmates is killed.
  • Mark Oliver, as Coach Keel. The school’s coach who seems to have some kind of military background. After meeting up with the surviving students he takes command and leads an attack on the school that erdicates the zombies.
  • Justin Welborn, as Kyle Grubin. Jimmy’s enemy. He is found by Jimmy hiding behind his truck. He is killed when a zombie bites him in the neck. Turns into a zombie and dies again when he is beaten to death.
  • James Jarrett, as Gravedigger. Aware of the events that have been happening. Decides to keep quiet so he can keep his job. Survives the movie and is left to clean up the mess after Jimmy blows up the school.
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