Exhumed (film)

Exhumed
Exhumed
Directed by	Brian Clement
Written by	Brian Clement
Produced by	Brian Clement
Starring	Masahiro Oyake; Hiroaki Itaya; Claire Westby; Moira Thomas; Chelsey Arentsen; Chantelle Adamache; Chuck Depape; Denys Melanson;
Cinematography	Brian Clement
Edited by	Brian Clement
Music by	Justin Hagberg
Production; company	Frontline Films
Distributed by	Frontline Films
Release date	October 25, 2003;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English; Japanese
Budget	$5000

Exhumed is a 2003 Canadian horror anthology film directed and written by Brian Clement. Set in three different time periods and locales, the film tells the story of an artifact that can return the dead to life.

Plot

In the first story, a samurai and a monk work together to defeat zombies in a Japanese forest. In the second story, a female private detective discovers that the Japanese artifact is responsible for string of zombie attacks in the 1940s. The third story is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where vampires and werewolves fight each other. Humans capture them and force them to fight against zombies.

Cast

Masahiro Oyake as Ryuzo
Hiroaki Itaya as Zentaro
Claire Westby as Jane Decarlo
Moira Thomas as Vivian Von Prowe
Chelsey Arentsen as Cherry
Chantelle Adamache as Zura
Chuck Depape as General Deus
Denys Melanson as Detective Frank Sterner

Reception

In a mixed review, David Johnson of DVD Verdict called the film ambitious but flawed.^[2] Michael Ferraro of Film Threat rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote that it is worth viewing despite its flaws.^[3] Peter Dendle wrote in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2 that the film is creative but becomes increasingly lost amid the diverse characters and discourses.^[4]

References

^ Newton, Steve (2005-12-01). "Horror on the dead cheap". Straight.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
^ Johnson, David (2005-05-20). "Exhumed". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
^ Ferraro, Michael (2005-10-29). "Exhumed". Film Threat. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010. McFarland & Company. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780786492886.

External links

Exhumed at IMDb

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[1] Newton, Steve (2005-12-01). "Horror on the dead cheap". Straight.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.

[2] Johnson, David (2005-05-20). "Exhumed". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-12-14.

[3] Ferraro, Michael (2005-10-29). "Exhumed". Film Threat. Retrieved 2013-12-14.

[4] Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010. McFarland & Company. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780786492886.

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