Dead Moon Rising

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Dead Moon Rising
Directed byMark E. Poole
Written byMark E. Poole
Produced byJanice Poole
StarringJason Crowe
Mike Seely
Erica Goldsmith
CinematographyMark E. Poole
Edited byMark E. Poole
Music byAlan Grosheider
Production
company
Anubis Digital Studios
Distributed byAnthem Pictures
Release date
  • May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) [1]
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000 [2]

Dead Moon Rising is a 2007 horror film written and directed by Mark E. Poole. It stars Jason Crowe, Mike Seely, and Erica Goldsmith as locals who must fight waves of zombies in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Plot

An unexplained phenomenon causes a zombie pandemic. Jim and Nick, workers at a car rental service in Louisville, Kentucky, attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. With the help of April, Dick, Vix, and several other friends and locals that they pick up along the way, the group makes its way through the city. Eventually, they manage to rally a large number of bikers, who proceed to fight the zombies in a thousand-person brawl.

Cast

Production

Poole, who was influenced by Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later , shot the film in Louisville, Kentucky. [3] When The Courier-Journal ran a story about the film, Poole was inundated with locals who volunteered to appear as extras in the film. The climactic zombie fight was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the largest zombie scene filmed. Poole also received an offer for free helicopter service. [2]

Release

The film premiered in Louisville on May 1, 2007. [1] It was released on DVD on March 4, 2008. [4]

Reception

Brian McNail of Brutal as Hell wrote, "Dead Moon Rising is by far one of the worst filmed, acted, special effects-enhanced movies I have seen in a LONG time." [5] Peter Dendle wrote that the film may be meaningful to Louisville residents but will not appeal to anyone else. [6]

Dead Moon Rising was selected as Best Zombie Film at Fright Night Film Fest [7] and Best Feature at Cine-Fest, [8] both in 2007. Fangoria selected it as its top video rental for May 2008. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "'Dead Moon Rising' Premiere". The Courier-Journal . 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  2. 1 2 "More zombies than you can shake a Slugger at". Louisville Eccentric Observer . 2008-02-26. Archived from the original on 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  3. ↑ "Who wants to be a zombie?". The Courier-Journal . 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  4. ↑ Siebalt, Joshua (2008-03-03). "DVD Release List: Mega Transfusion". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  5. ↑ McNail, Brian (2009-09-21). "DVD Review: Dead Moon Rising". Brutal as Hell. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  6. ↑ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010. McFarland Publishing. pp. 67–68. ISBN   978-0-7864-6163-9.
  7. 1 2 "Classics hit silver screen at Stonybrook". The Courier-Journal . 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  8. ↑ "Award raises fortunes of 'Dead Moon'". The Courier-Journal . 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
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