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Dead and Breakfast (2004)

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Critic Reviews: 4
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A road trip rolls through a small town where the line between the dead and the living has become a bit problematic in this horror parody. A handful of twentysomethings are driving to Galveston, TX, in an RV to attend the wedding of a close friend. After a long day on the road, the travelers find themselves in a tiny town called Lovelock, where the only available accommodations are at a bed and breakfast run by the eccentric Mr. Wise (David Carradine). One of the kids, Johnny (Oz Perkins),

R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Horror, Comedy

Sep 6, 2005

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (11) | DVD (14)

This strenuous zombie yukfest is no more sophisticated than its nail-on-head title -- making it a joke no smarter than the movies it riffs on.

April 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Matthew Leutwylers horror movie about six young people trapped in a creepy small town goes for parody and fails.

April 20, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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It's hard not to like a movie in which the leader of the zombies uses a decapitated head as a hand puppet.

April 20, 2005 Comment
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The blood is raspberry syrup, the gags gag, and the film virtually falls over itself informing us how lame it is.

April 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
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I laughed, I marveled at Gina Philips and Ever Carradine, and did I mention that I laughed?

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | Comment
Cinema Crazed

There's so much right about this film that it is really hard to begin a review about it without sounding as happy as a schoolgirl that's been asked out to the prom.

February 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Dread Central | Comment

If you're in the mood for zombie splatter fest filled with cool rockabilly tunes, Dead & Breakfast is where you need to end up.

February 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Dread Central | Comment
Dread Central

Reminds me of the slightly retarded mutt in a room full of intelligent purebreds. Yes, it may 'sit' when it's told to 'roll over,' but it tries its best to please you.

September 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

A parsing of better splatter flicks; like a Cliff's Note, it's good for cheating but bad for a screenplay.

September 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
Film Freak Central

...there's not a whole lot here worth recommending.

September 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

This little independent gorefest serves up creativity and campiness almost from beginning to end.

September 4, 2005 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | Comment
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

It takes more than a singing narrator and an unusual finale to set you apart from the dozens of other zombie flicks being released every week.

September 3, 2005 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | Comment
EricDSnider.com

Dead and Breakfast has a lot of yuck, but only a few yuks.

September 2, 2005 Full Review Source: Horror.com | Comment (1)

Despite some terrific touches, it's too relentlessly corny to provide many thrills.

May 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | Comment
Shadows on the Wall

This scrappy little gross-out horror comedy is extremely uneven.

April 27, 2005 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Dead and Breakfast

After seeing the promising trailer for this film I thought I was in for treat. I wasn't. It?s a very amateur film that rips off loads of other horror films and tries to be funny. It has no originality at all! In fact there is only one funny moment and it lasts for 5 seconds but is ruined by being repeated over and

September 30, 2009
SirPant

Super Reviewer

Not necessarily "The U.S. answer to Shaun Of The Dead", but a fun flick with lots of gore.

April 2, 2008
FilmFanatik
Tim Salmons

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    – Submitted by Everett G (8 months ago)
    1. Christian: If I got my ass kicked like that every day I'd be eating these things like, well Pez.
    – Submitted by Everett G (8 months ago)
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