The Dead Don't Scream
by Richard C. Perrin
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Actor: Brad Hartliep, Caitlyn Perrin, Charles Martin, Jeremy Schwab, Jerilyn PerrinDirector: Richard C. Perrin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Celebrity Video Distribution
DVD Reviews of The Dead Don't Scream
DVD Review: Goin' to the lake so we can have a party . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
Director Richard Perrin's, The Dead Don't Scream is an independently produced film that serves up a hefty helping of mayhem and gore, as a group of eight friends out for some fun at a lake during spring break, find themselves running for their lives in Grapevine, Texas. The lake is an attraction for the affluent college aged crowd, and a source for an organized group that is interested in stealing luxury cars, and abducting the owners as well. Victims are targeted, incapacitated with a stun rod, and hauled off. Their vehicles are towed away to a chop shop.
The group of friends all become victims, and find themselves in a large room with a large group of young people, similarly dressed in swimwear. The group doesn't stay in captivity long, and upon bursting loose, they find themselves in an industrial facility, with security personnel that have no qualms about shooting on sight, or slitting some throats. It's a deadly game of run and hide for the victims, who are hunted by a staff that seems to regard slaughter as a routine part of the workday. In back of it all, is a crotchety codger with a particular sense of humor named Uncle Buddy, the leader of a diversified family run business with a very hard and bloody bottom line.
This film kind of sweeps you along, in part because after a parade of characters, you don't quite know where to focus your attention. You may still be disoriented, when the group is abruptly running for their lives, and total chaos breaks loose. Not a lot makes sense, but it's really not meant to, the point is to see people getting massacred. This may be a low budget feature, but the special effects are done rather well, with throat slitting, and shotgun blasts to the head and body being the highlights.
There are elements of humor, but they are mostly associated with weird assortment of characters involved in the business, and members of the local police force. To Uncle Buddy and his employees, the victims are literally just meat for the slaughter. Some of the victims do such dumb and unrealistic things, that it makes it hard to root for them. The cast appears to be made up of newcomers (including members of director Perrin's family), and the lack of experience is evident. The star of the movie is Taylor Chadwell as Callie, with Trey Caldwell as Tyler perhaps running second. Charles Martin is Uncle Buddy, and Rick Allen Rhodes is the local sheriff.
Not to be taken too seriously, The Dead Don't Scream is a mixture of swimwear clad victims, violence, campy humor, carnage, subpar acting, and annoying dialog. The editing of the final reveal is quite nicely done. Low budget and unpolished it may be, but the sick twisted adventure does provide some shocks, thrills, and a few laughs. Annoyingly, the DVD has no chapter stops! There are a few bonus features, including a behind the scenes featurette, trailer, and music video. The trailer is too long and reveals too much. More like two and a half stars, but worth at least a rental, if massacres are of interest.
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Studio: Celebrity Video Distribut Release Date: 02/10/2009 Run time: 90 minutesBestsellers in DVD
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