Dead & Breakfast

Plot synopsis:
Six friends, Christian, David, Kate, Johnny, Sara, and Melody, are traveling in an R.V. to get to the wedding of their friend, Kelly, in Galveston, Texas. However they become lost in a small town called Lovelock, and decide to spend the night at the local bed and breakfast, owned by the creepy Mr. Wise. While staying, the group insult the chef, Henri, causing an argument to break out. After everyone goes to bed, David goes to the kitchen to get a snack, only to discover Henri brutally murdered, before Mr Wise suffers a heart attack.
With the phone line broken it takes until morning for the Sheriff, and his Deputy, Enus, to be summoned for help. The Sheriff is quick to suspect the group, and takes the keys to the R.V. away, so they can not leave the town until the investigation is over. The group goes into town, while the Sheriff arrests a mysterious drifter, who quickly becomes the prime suspect. The drifter warns Christian and Sara of ancient exotic wooden box, that Sara realizes belongs to Mr Wise. However it is too late, as Johnny arrives back at the bed & breakfast and opens the box, unleashing the "Kuman Thong" which possesses him, causing him to savagely murder various people. Meanwhile, Christian and Sara meet town local Lisa Belmont (Miranda Bailey) who swears she saw Mr Wise dig up the body of his dead son and perform a form of black magic on the body. Sara and Christian return to the bed & breakfast and discover Johnny has opened the box.
Sara and Christian alert the Sheriff, who drives them to a local party, that David, Kate and Melody are attending with the rest of the town folk. The possessed Johnny arrives and a bloody massacre ensues, with the town folk, including Enus, becoming zombies as Johnny puts various body parts of his victims in the box. In the chaos, Christian is decapitated as David, Kate, Sara and Melody escape with the Sheriff in a truck. They accidentally run over the drifter, knocking him unconscious after he escapes from his prison cell. Taking him with them, the radiator soon blows in the truck, forcing the group to take shelter in the bed & breakfast. They gather weapons, before the drifter tells them they must retrieve the body of Mr Wise to kill Johnny. The zombies arrive at the bed & breakfast and the group fend them off, before the Sheriff, Melody and the drifter sneak out the back door to retrieve the bones of Mr Wise.
At the bed & breakfast, the zombies retrieve some of David's blood that was on the step of the house, placing it in the box causing him to become possessed. David beats Kate to death with a metal pole, before attacking Sara. However Sara manages to kill David with a chainsaw. At the cemetery, the Sheriff, Melody and the drifter retrieve the body of Mr Wise and perform a black magic spell, taking the bones from the body. As they travel to the bed & breakfast they encounter a group of zombies. The Sheriff has his neck snapped, killing him, before Lisa arrives and rescues the drifter and Melody, who continue on to the bed & breakfast. Meanwhile, at the bed & breakfast, the zombies break in. Sara fights them, but is soon cornered. The drifter, and Melody arrive outside, where Melody shoots Johnny through the heart with a bone from the body of Mr Wise, killing him and the other zombies. Sara reunites with Melody and the drifter, and together they leave Lovelock in their R.V.

Tags: cult, murder, flashback

Review:
On the way to a wedding a group of semi-strangers get stuck in a small town overnight and someone gets killed.The highly comedic twist to this horror is apparent even after the first killing as one of the group spends a good thirty seconds trying to run away from the dead body and instead slipping in a pool of blood over and over.This movie was very much influenced by the Evil Dead series (in fact you can even see an Evil Dead poster in the closet where they first find the chainsaw) but does the comedy even better.
They could put people right off the film though, if they are too humourless.So it's no Evil Dead 2 or Bloodsucking Pharoahs, but it a good watch for your horror fans and your non horror fans looking for a light horror romp to kill an evening..
I just watched this one last night with my brother-in-law we both got allot of chuckles out of it and a few good laughs.This movie is a cross between "Evil Dead 2" and "Shawn of the dead" with a touch of "kungfu Hustle" style dance scenes thrown into the mix, but not quite as good as any of the above mentioned movies.It starts abit slow but picks up pretty fast.Lots of gore in the second half so if you have a weak stomach...Some of the funniest bits in the movie are the song interludes, listen to the words,as it is funny stuff.The acting is all pretty good,and the special effects well above average.Highly recommend this one..
While heading to Galveston in a RV for the wedding of a friend, the driver Johnny (Oz Perkins) gets lost and arrive in the small town of Lovelock and his friends Kate (Bianca Lawson), Sara (Ever Carradine), Melody (Gina Phillips), Christian (Jeremy Sisto) and David (Erik Palladino) decide to spend the night in the Bed and Breakfast owned by Mr. Robert Wise (David Carradine).
When the clumsy Johnny accidentally breaks a box of Mr. Wise, he releases the fiend Kuman Thong and the evil spirit possesses the locals transforming them into zombies.Matthew Leutwyler certainly wrote and directed "Dead & Breakfast" with the intention of making a cult-movie.
But an overnight detour leads them into a den of hillbilly zombies and handmade shotguns, and some semblance of fun, whether it's comedic or not.With its unnecessary close-ups, terrible acting, and abhorrent hand-held camera use, Dead and Breakfast has all the charm of a first feature by a fanboy with too many ideas and too little experience.
(Note that this is actually writer/director Matthew Leutwyler's third feature.) This isn't to say that the movie's bad  there's plenty of gore and creative death scenes to tickle your attention span for 88 minutes.
Then there's the 'comedy': look, drunk guys aren't funny, rude French people aren't funny, and while slipping around in a puddle of gore is funny (see Shaun of the Dead's off-screen tumble by Simon Pegg), when the scene lasts upwards of 30 seconds, one feels pandered to.
Even hillbilly zombies aren't funny  isn't that a little too on the nose?You could do worse than Dead & Breakfast, but if you're looking for a genuine laugh with a good smattering of gore, check out another of Lions Gate's indie horror acquisition, Monster Man. And if you want a good zombie gorefest, stick with Dead Alive or Evil Dead II, which Dead & Breakfast aspires so painfully to be.
The very low-budget horror / comedy 'Dead & Breakfast' is completely daft, but surprisingly amusing with its tongue-in-cheek pulp send-up of the zombie sub-genre.
but that's not the best idea, since there's about to be an outbreak of zombies, and not many will survive the next few days.Maybe you stumbled on this film because you like horror comedies.
A group of friends on their way to a wedding get lost in the vast Midwest,and are forced to stop for the night in the quiet little town of Lovelock.The friendly innkeeper,Mr.Wise(David Carradine),shows them their rooms then promptly drops dead the next day,forcing the group to stay in town during the investigation.But while the local sheriff does his work,a mysterious force sweeps the town,turning its residents into murderous zombies."Dead and Breakfast" is a vastly entertaining zombie flick filled with amusing jokes and gore.The make-up effects are some of the best I have ever seen,especially when Erik Palladino is dancing around with a chainsaw grinding into his neck,or when the top half of a zombie's head is removed.The combination of humour,gore,and good old fashioned zombie horror gloss make "Dead & Breakfast" one of the finest horror films of 2004.The cast is okay and the action is never dull.If you enjoyed "Evil Dead 2" or "Braindead" give this film a chance.7 out of 10..
This is one of those horror movies that tries to be hip and witty and scary all at the same time.It fails miserably at all three.Boy does it fail.Six people get lost while RVing and find themselves in a sinister little redneck town.Some evil spirit has turned the townspeople into zombies and the 6 outsiders must fight them off while trying to destroy the evil spirit.It sounds better than it is.Oh sure there is plenty of blood and all sorts of objects are used to kill the zombies but you won't care.Halfway into this movie you'll be praying for the end and more than likely you'll be ejecting this DVD before it ends if you're unlucky enough to rent this piece of junk.One of the women in this movie actually says "This is like some bad horror movie." Amen, sister.Run from this flop like you would a diseased beaver..
Don't see this movie.Then again it has a nice cameo by David carradine (Kill Bill's Bill) and some fine dancing zombies, if you like that kind of stuff..
That's definitely not good for a horror movie.Good gore and a couple slightly humorous bits here and there entertained me a fair amount, but I was as equally bored with the crappy storyline and tired comic relief.Might be good for a one time watch, but only if you're really bored, and there's, like, nothing else at all to watch.
A bunch of friends are stuck in some town in the middle of nowhere, add zombies and let the gore fest begin!Movies like this need to be funny, gory, fast-paced or scary.
Only thing is that when we saw that scene for the first time in Dead Alive it felt fresh and new, here it just feels like something we've seen before.The movie has some comedic moments here and there like the scene in which one of the possessed uses a head as a ventriloquist dummy.
This movie needed to beef up its characters so we could care about em, it needed to explain its story in a better way (the whole thing with the Chinese box was a bit fuzzy) and it needed to come up with better gags and not just using the same jokes over and over again.And as for this being America's answer to Shaun...well I don't agree for various reasons.
However, it does not rely on plot alone, the story is good enough to keep you entertained for the duration.It was nice to see Mr Carradine again, thought the fella was dead LOLWhat really makes this film is the gore factor, it is quite high for a film made in these incredibly ridiculous politically correct days we now live in.This film is perhaps not worth purchasing unless you find it in a bargain bucket one day, however it is good enough to rent and watch thru beer vision with ya buddies..
I know that this is categorised as a 'horror comedy', but personally; I don't want the zombies to suddenly erupt into a dancing scene just when the film's starting to get going.
Add in a country western singer with some very funny songs acting as a Greek chorus to the movie and cameos by David Carradine and Portia de Rossi and you have a very strange and VERY gory bun fun flick.
But as the evening falls in the small town, a strange black-magic ritual begins turning the entire town into blood-thirsty zombies that begin to corner them into the bed and breakfast.I have mixed feelings about this movie, and I'm not really sure whether I really like it or really just don't care for it.
I can't say the rest of the cast was bad, but I particularly liked those two.During the 45 minute mark the zombies begin rolling on into the film, which provides some pretty graphic violence as the kids kill them off with their home made shotguns and chainsaws.
The references to films like "Night of the Living Dead" are endless, and this film really reminded me of a US version of the British splatter comedy "Shaun of the Dead", which was essentially a parody of zombie movies - although "Dead and Breakfast" wasn't quite as good, a nice attempt though.Bottom line - "Dead and Breakfast" is a campy, low-budget little splatter horror/comedy that isn't a complete waste of ninety minutes.
While the comedy often works, with some funny songs and good bits of silly gore, it's never genuinely frightening and often feels like it was quickly and cheaply put together.
It's unfortunate that it only works about half the time but there is enough here to entertain the people who will read this title and say to themselves "Yes, a movie called Dead and Breakfast sounds awesome!" (On DVD, November 7, 2012).
Instead, his lyrics are not funny, and state the obvious by using lines like "now there's all this crazy sh*t that's going down here" (an actual line, by the way)."Dead & Breakfast" lacks so much originality that it's almost like a parody of a movie that parodies horror movies.
It's culty goodness, if not greatness.The plot concerns a group of young 20-somethings on their way to a friend's wedding (a very obnoxious friend, pay it no mind since she's only in one scene), and they stop off at a bed and breakfast when it's decided that a real bed is needed instead of the usual RV bed (didn't these guys learn from From Dusk Till Dawn?) They stop off and that night two disturbing things happen: a guy who is staying/works at the hotel drops dead from a heart attack (David Carradine) and someone is found brutally slashed and gutted in the kitchen - the reveal of which is a classic comic moment of surprise.
And while not every kill is super sophisticated - you can clearly see where the blood is shooting out from the hose in a guy's split-open head in one scene - it has that same delightful bloodlust, where action and suspense mixes with humor in the vein (pun intended) as Dead-Alive.Featuring some solid performances from Jeremy Sisto (mostly with him as a severed head), Ever Carradine (David's daughter), and Brent David Fraser as the "Drifter" with all of the answers, this is a little movie worth checking out..
this is one of the best horror comedy films since the evil dead films i would described it as an American Shawn of the dead OK the film wont win any awards but it still has a good combination of jokes and gore which makes it a perfect popcorn movie making it a good choice for a all night horror marathon for Halloween or just enjoying with a a few friends a pizza and some cold beer so as long as you don't want some deep meaningful storyline and you don't mind some cheesy special effects It's well with a Wotch especially with some of the great cameos And a rather different but very Good music soundtrack so if you like films such as the evil dead and house you won't go far wrong with this one.
The whole cast and crew must have enjoyed making this movie and it clearly shows!!!Highlight of this film are the great songs from Zachariah (who plays the Country and Western/Hip Hop Zombie with some slick improv tunes) and the offbeat sense of humor...
But their stay is not to be a pleasant one: the establishment's chef is found murdered; Mr. Wise (David Carradine), the creepy owner of the guest house, suffers from a heart attack; and Johnny becomes possessed by the Kuman Thong, an evil spirit that is intent on turning everyone into mindless zombies.Dead and Breakfast displays such a broad range of comedy, from genuinely witty dialogue, to outrageous splat-stick, to the downright surreal, that as far as laughs go, it's very much a hit and miss affair; but although it doesn't always succeed at being 'funny', it's does manage to be a lot of 'fun', thanks to a continuously unpredictable, freewheeling approach that incorporates (badly drawn) comic-book scene transitions, Cat Ballou-style musical interludes, and buckets and buckets of gore (a juicy range of exploding heads, decapitations, and dismemberment).It takes a while to get to the really entertaining stuff—the gory stand-off between the living and the possessed that involves the use of assorted blunt and sharp implements, home-made shotguns and a chainsaw (natch!)—but the film is just so damn quirky that getting there is half the fun.Whilst not as good as Shaun of the Dead (as the quote on the packaging claims), Dead and Breakfast still has enough manic energy and gruesome imagination to keep fans of OTT horror happy for the duration.6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb..
Soon all of the town's quirky residents become possessed by an evil spirit and pin down the friends inside the B&B.This film surprised me a great deal, When I saw it at the video store, I thought to myself, another straight to video horror movie crap feast.
The zombies...or possessed townsfolk decide to do a little dance number for us ala THRILLER.There are little bits and parts that carry us to the next scene, whether it turns into a graphic novel to lead us into the next scene, or a hick playing his guitar singing about what just happened, slows the movie down, takes away from it's funny value and leans towards a "we are trying too hard" face.Should I discuss the acting and directing...well,what is there to discuss?
This film has everything a horror friend could hope for in a movie: chainsaws, home-made shot guns, evil spirits, talking (and dancing) zombies, decapitations, gallons of blood, and David Carradine..
This film has everything a horror friend could hope for in a movie: chainsaws, home-made shot guns, evil spirits, talking (and dancing) zombies, decapitations, gallons of blood, and David Carradine, whose short-lived role in the film seems to be more a favor to his daughter Ever Carradine, one of the starring actresses, than a career choice on his part.
Just a little ...Anyway, "Dead & Breakfast" certainly is a very enjoyable and light-headed new horror movie that even the older fans of the genre won't regret watching.
Although it steals from practically every other horror/comedy/zombie film out there, and the writing and acting isn't that great, it still manages to be a very entertaining movie if you like films like "Shaun of the Dead", "Evil Dead II", or "Dead Alive." Again, you're not really going to see anything new with this one, but the film moves at a quick pace, using shrug-off dialogue for exposition and archetype characters to get us to what fans of this type of movie really want to see: zombies, blood, and laughs.
But what made me feel bad is that it starts like a independent gore/comedy movie but ends like a popular one.(+) Strong Points to watch:Really good acting and cool faces for a horror/comedy - Good soundtrack - Not an ordinary zombie concept, it has some changes - The movie makes fun of rednecks, losers and tough guys like sheriffs...
Overall I'd recommend it to anyone who likes blood, Shaun of the Dead, horror, comedy, a mix of the two, or country music..
I picked this one up for several reasons: the comment saying that it was "America's answer to 'Shaun of the Dead'", my love for horror such as the 'Evil Dead' series and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (the original), and David Carradine (I'm a 'Kill Bill' and 'Kung Fu' guy...).The first hour or so of the film was completely slow, boring and chock-full of unfunny jokes...there is absolutely no contest between this and 'Shaun'...
I'm not saying that "slowness" is the downside because I think that it's a useful tool in films (as in Leone's movies), but it's almost like this long dead spot was implemented only for bland comedy...it certainly wasn't used for plot development.
It's not nearly as good or classic as Evil Dead, it's not funny, but it is gory with stupid, incredibly unrealistic kills and a vaguely funny but stupid point when the Zombies break out in dance and sing a rap/country song saying "We're comin' to kill ya, We're comin' to kill ya." Looking at the box, you'd think this was a serious horror film with a good premise, but the whole thing is a gag and it lasts an hour and a half sadly.
DEAD AND BREAKFAST is a relatively entertaining zombie film, with some OK gore and some pretty funny moments.
In the end, this is good for a night's rental if you like horror comedies, and might be worth adding to your collection if you enjoyed Shaun of the Dead or Undead..
Watched it last night, I'd say it wasn't as good as say Shaun of the Dead but this one's brilliant and it's one of the few Semi-Zombie movies that actually explains where they came from.
Fun and entertaining Dead and Breakfast fits the needs for horror fans by giving them something new but very familiar all at the same time.Zombies, blood,guts, and a dance sequence you cannot go wrong!.