Platoon of the Dead
Platoon of the Dead is a 2009 Horror film written and directed by John Bowker and stars Ariauna Albright, Tyler David and Amanda Bounds.
Plot
Three marines survive an assault of undead soldiers and manage to regroup. After locating what appears to be a vacant house, they band together with three women inside. Despite this, one of the women obscures the others and emerges as their biggest threat. Equipped with futuristic weapons, the remaining group attempts to make it through the rest of the night alive.
Cast
- Ariauna Albright as Heather
- Tom Stedham as Sergeant Butler
- Chris Keown as Lieutenant Roberts
- Tyler David as Private Dillon
- Amanda Bounds as Jill
- Jonathan Jacoby as Jacoby
- Lewis Franklin as Rescue Soldier
- Michelle 'Ame' Mahoney as Stacy
- John Bowker as Dead Wedding Guest
Reception
Platoon of the Dead received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Brutal As Hell gave the movie 0/5 stating "Featuring a cast of wooden nobodies, plastic toy machine guns that shoot pew-pew laser lights and gooey handfuls of “blood” which looks suspiciously like watered down peanut butter, Platoon of the Dead is an excruciatingly painful way to waste an hour and twenty minutes." Bloody Good Horror rated it 2/10 praising the ambitious idea of the filmmakers but citing "It suffers though from a meandering plot in what should have been a straight, direct tale of epic proportions." The aggregated user rating at IMDb is 1.9/10.
Release
Home Video
The DVD contains audio commentary with the director & cinematographer, a behind-the-scenes featurette, the Zombie House tour and Tough Tom’s Movie Boot Camp. The movie is also available for instant streaming through Netflix as of January 2010.