| Children of the Living Dead | |
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| Directed by | Tor Ramsey |
| Written by | Karen Lee Wolf |
| Produced by | Karen Lee Wolf |
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| Cinematography | Bill Hinzman |
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| Music by | Alan Howarth |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[1] |
Children of the Living Dead is a 2001 American direct-to-video zombie film written by Karen L. Wolf, directed by Tor Ramsey, and executive produced by John A. Russo.
Plot[]
Serial murderer and rapist Abbott Hayes disappears from the morgue and becomes the leader of several waves of zombies that attack his home town. Fourteen years after the last zombie attack, a businessman relocates bodies from a local cemetery to pave the way for progress, but sets in motion Abbott's next undead assault.
Cast[]
- Marty Schiff as Deputy Randolph
- Damien Luvara as Matthew Michaels
- Jamie McCoy as Laurie Danesi
- Sam Nicotero as Dusty
- Tom Savini as Deputy Hughes
- Heidi Hinzman as Candy Danesi
- Philip Bower as Joseph Michaels
- Tom Stoviak as Gregg Peters
- A. Barrett Worland as Abbott Hayes
- Justin Krauss as Steve
- Macey Schiff as Young Laurie
Reception[]
The film received negative reviews from critics.[2] Russo called it the worst film that he had worked on, and said that he often tempted to resign from the production.[3] Savini has also been dismissive of the film; in an interview, he said that it was originally meant to be a serious horror film but turned out horrible.[4] Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2, academic Peter Dendle said, "Wretched and hopeless, this movie manages to be dismal, boring, and unnecessarily complicated, all at once."[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010. McFarland & Company. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-7864-6163-9.
- ↑ Savitski, Joseph (2004-11-14). "Children of the Living Dead (2004) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Gammon, Dave (2012-05-02). "Interview: John Russo (Night of the Living Dead)". HorrorNews.Net. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Carr, Kevin (2003-07-29). "Tom Savini: A Real Sex Machine". Film Threat. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
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External links[]
- Children of the Living Dead at the Internet Movie Database
- Children of the Living Dead at AllRovi
- Children of the Living Dead at Rotten Tomatoes
- Apology from the director, Tor Ramsey at Homepage Of The Dead
| Living Dead films | ||||
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| Official films | Romero's Dead series | Night of the Living Dead (1968) • Dawn of the Dead (1978) • Day of the Dead (1985) • Land of the Dead (2005) • Diary of the Dead (2007) • Survival of the Dead (2009) | ||
| Dead series remakes | Night of the Living Dead (1990) • Dawn of the Dead (2004) • Day of the Dead (2008) • Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2018) • Night of the Animated Dead (2021) | |||
| Return of the Living Dead series | The Return of the Living Dead (1985) • Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) • Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) • Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005) | |||
| Unofficial films | Zombi series | Zombi 2 (1979) • Zombi 3 (1988) • After Death (1989) • Killing Birds (1988) • Others | ||
| Dead series remakes and sequels | Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (1999) • Children of the Living Dead (2001) • Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005) • Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead (2011) • Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection (2012) • Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015) • Night of the Animated Dead (2021) • Others | |||
| Night of the Living Dead 3D series | Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) • Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation (2012) | |||
| Documentaries | Document of the Dead (1981/1989/2012) • Birth of the Living Dead (2012) | |||
| Parodies | Night of the Living Bread (1990) • NOTDOT (1991) • Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006) • Night of the Living Carrots (2011) | |||
| Homages | Hell of the Living Dead (1980) • Flesheater (1988) • Shaun of the Dead (2004) • Winter of the Dead (2005) • Hood of the Living Dead (2005) • Fido (2006) • Flight of the Living Dead (2007) • Dance of the Dead (2008) • Zone of the Dead (2009) • Juan of the Dead (2011) • War of the Dead (2011) • One Cut of the Dead (2017) • Army of the Dead (2021) | |||
| Homages | Hell of the Living Dead (1980) • Flesheater (1988) • Shaun of the Dead (2004) • Winter of the Dead (2005) • Hood of the Living Dead (2005) • Fido (2006) • Flight of the Living Dead (2007) • Dance of the Dead (2008) • Zone of the Dead (2009) • Juan of the Dead (2011) • War of the Dead (2011) • One Cut of the Dead (2017) • Army of the Dead (2021) | |||
| Other media | Soundtracks | Dawn of the Dead • The Return of the Living Dead • "Night of the Living Dead" (1979) | ||
| TV series | Day of the Dead (2021) | |||
| Print media | Escape of the Living Dead (2005 comic) • Empire of the Dead (2014–2015 comic) • The Living Dead (2020 novel) | |||
| Video games | Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green (2005) • City of the Dead (cancelled) | |||