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Peter North, Anthony C. Ferrante, Eric Clawson, Jamie Donohue, Brett Beardslee ... see more see more... , Ariauna Albright , Benjamin P. Morris , David Douglas , Jamie Donahue , Kimberly Pullis , Matt Stephens , Rick Irwin , Wendy Speake

A group of low-budget filmmakers find the plot of their horror movie coming true as they're besieged by the undead in this goofy, gory fright flick. David Poe (Eric Clawson), a first-time film directo... read more read more...r, breaks into an abandoned hospital with his cast and crew to film a cheap zombie picture. David's bossy sister, Nina (Kimberly Pullis), is bankrolling the effort; his other sister, Shelly (Wendy Speake), is starring opposite would-be matinee idol Eric (Benjamin Morris). In one scene, the pair play a female pathologist and the ghoul who kills and then makes love to her on an autopsy table. Unfortunately, such footage has to be scrapped when Nina shows up and decides she's starring in the film herself. As the crew scrambles to accommodate this casting change, unpaid production assistant Topaz (Jamie Donahue) stumbles upon a mysterious, deserted laboratory that contains a very theatrical-looking coffin. David decides to incorporate the sarcophagus into his film -- even after he opens it and a dead body pops out. But when the filmmakers activate the machinery hooked up to the coffin in hopes of making it look even cooler on film, zombies begin to pour forth from an interdimensional vortex. Soon, the hospital becomes a scene of carnage and horror as the cast and crew try to figure out how to defeat head ghoul Eibon (Matt Stephens) and his minions. Filmed in ten days for a reported 150,000 dollars, The Dead Hate the Living marked the debut of writer/director Dave Parker. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Dave Parker, David Parker

Release Date: February 8, 2000

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  • ScoopOnline
    December 28, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    I have experienced that many Low Budget Movies depends on the "Movie Makers" and they can be very entertaining but this was a disaster.
  • BenRogers84
    September 25, 2011
    BenRogers84
    A low budget, fan boy, shitty excuse for a zombie movie. I hated all the characters and was hoping for the zombie creature things to get them but even those kills weren't that satisfying. This is strictly a movie you make fun of with your friends...nothing more. The reason I did... read more give this 2 stars was some of the zombie effects make up was cool but it was wasted here, it belonged in a much better movie.
  • geekchris1973
    February 5, 2008
    geekchris1973
    Cheesy B zombie fun.I love movies about people making movies,and theyre making a horror movie in this one.Cool makeup effects...

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Stefan Birgir Stefansson
April 11, 2006
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

What would Bruce Campbell do?

Emanuel Levy
August 13, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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