Dead & Breakfast
A musical zombie comedy that premiered at SXSW in 2004.
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The film follows six friends on a road trip who stop at a bed and breakfast in Lovelock, where a spirit turns the townspeople into zombies.[1][2] The film features zombie splatter and comedic elements, with gore and laughs included.[1][2]
Making and release
Matthew Leutwyler directed "Dead & Breakfast".[1][2] The story begins with six people traveling to a friend's wedding in Galveston.[1] The next day, the French cook (Diedrich Bader) is found dead and bloody, and Mr. Wise has died of a heart attack.[1] An evil spirit causes the town's inhabitants to become undead.[2]
The film includes songs that work best in the context of the movie.[1] Anchor Bay Entertainment released the DVD in 2005.[2] The DVD includes two audio commentaries, deleted scenes, and a poster gallery.[2] The cast includes Jeremy Sisto, David Carradine, Gina Philips, and Portia de Rossi.[1][2]
What the cited sources add
A 2004 Dread Central review praised the cast as helping make the film "so damn good."[1] The same review noted the film has "lots of good gore" with moments reminiscent of "Dead Alive."[1] A 2005 Dread Central DVD review rated the film 4/5 stars, calling it "clever, witty, and ultra-violent."[3][2] Beyond Hollywood described it as "a very, very silly movie that just happens to also be insanely funny and creative."[3]
Bruce G. Hallenbeck's 2009 book "Comedy-Horror Films" criticized the film for unamusing references to other genre films and lack of genuine wit.[3][4] According to Hallenbeck, Leutwyler lacks sufficient understanding of the genre to parody it effectively.[5]
References
- Siebalt, "Dead & Breakfast (2004)", Dread Central, 2004-09-04. facts only, no text reused. dreadcentral.com
- Barton, "Dead & Breakfast (DVD)", Dread Central, 2005-08-26. facts only, no text reused. dreadcentral.com
- Wikipedia, "Dead & Breakfast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barton, "Dead & Breakfast (DVD)", Dread Central, 2005-08-26; "Dead and Breakfast (2004) Movie Review", Beyond Hollywood, 2004-08-09; Snoonian, "Dumpster Diving for Zombified Treasures: Dead and Breakfast", Brutal as Hell, 2011-04-24; McEntire, "Dead And Breakfast: Unrated Edition", DVD Verdict, 2005-10-03 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780786453788 ("Comedy-Horror Films"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Wikipedia, "Dead & Breakfast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hallenbeck, "Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008", McFarland & Company, 2009, p. 202–203 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Dead & Breakfast (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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