Product Details

• Actors: Michael Bowen, Noah Segan, Candice Accola, Shiloh Fernandez
• Directors: Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Dark Sky Films
• DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002EOVXB0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,375 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Deadgirl" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Mpi Home Video Release Date: 09/15/2009 Run time: 101 minutes Rating: R

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Violating the lines of conventional horror, August 26, 2010

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C. Christopher Blackshere "Mackshere" (hampered by what's acceptable) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deadgirl (DVD)

This is one demented mindscrew. Deadgirl('09) obliterates all expectations while drilling deeper and deeper into the sexual subconscious. It's an uncomfortable descent into the darkest abyss of human compassion. It explores themes of guilt and temptation with a dark moral complexity while also balancing vulnerability with invincibility. Bizarre, original, and totally morbid, this movie has cult status plastered all over it.

Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and J.T. (Noah Segan) are two high school buddies that seem to struggle fitting in with the "cool kids". One day they both skip school to hangout and drink some beers at an abandoned insane asylum. Eventually they stumble upon a presumably dead young woman who is chained naked to a table. Things get even more crazy as they learn that something about her just doesn't feel quite....human? Is she a vampire, zombie, or possibly something supernatural? Questions go unanswered as J.T. contemplates other uses for this exposed, beautiful woman.

This is the kind of American horror film I love to see. Forget all the lousy remakes or regurgitated popcorn nonsense. How bout one that actually pushes the boundaries and explores new horrifying territory? Deadgirl is directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel and written by Trent Haaga. There are solid acting performances from the cast, plus stellar character development. I couldn't help but feel sorry for the deadgirl, as she is stuck in a nightmarish limbo to be victimized by any passing scumbag. The story also contains graphic nudity to accompany the disturbing subject matter, so proceed with caution.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, something original!, June 20, 2010

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James W - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Deadgirl (DVD)

In a time filled with remakes and sequels, of cookie-cutter modern horror, it's great to see an original, well-executed film. It's even got deeper social meaning, much like a Romero film. The boys feeling the need to treat a woman like an object, in the face of being the social underdogs. But maybe I'm just reading too much into it. I originally rented the movie on Netflix, per their suggestion, and was not disappointed. Though, I'll admit, I wasn't aware of what the girl was at first, as they don't give it away until later.

Great movie overall. I definitely recommend checking it out.

12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the most poorly devised films I've ever seen., August 31, 2010

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Garouix (Cuba, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deadgirl (DVD)

I love torture flicks, gore, etc. However I also like things like...character development, plot, cohesive storytelling, etc. Deadgirl has none of these things. Sure, teenage boys are horny, but they aren't all sexually deviated psychopaths. JT has no qualms beating, raping, and renting out some random woman they find to class mates, and the movie never eludes why he'd have such behavior (or why Rickie wouldn't have noticed this sooner in his lifelong friend).

Meanwhile Rickie is continuously riddled with teenage angst and dealing with the "perils" of suburbia. His mother works all the time while he deals with her lazy, but "means well" alcoholic boyfriend. Poor Rickie. It puzzles me why these films never choose protagonists from more interesting backgrounds, or why teenagers are portrayed by actors in their mid-20's. These "teens" felt like crude caricatures of teenagers, and came across very ridiculous.

This movie could have an hour sliced from it and you'd miss absolutely nothing. The dialogue is meaningless and utilizes "man" before and after every sentence at a staggeringly obnoxious rate. The writer(s) were incredibly out of touch with the age group. The plot is dragged through scenes of Rickie riding his bike, brooding, and eying his high school crush. Seriously? You're class mates are raping a supernatural bondage zombie sex slave, and you're focused on getting the popular girl in school?! Absurd...

Zombies spread by infected bacteria and germs transferred through bodily fluids, like blood and saliva. Therefore it seems completely ridiculous that this group of teens can be fingering her gun sores and having sex without risk of infection. The Deadgirl is very feral, which is why she's tied up. That's ignored when the change her into various sexual positions throughout the movie. Even when people are bitten and turned, we don't see them for the rest of the movie. GREAT plotting. What is this Deadgirl? Why is she undead? Why is JT crazy? Why are other kids OK with raping a zombie? Nothing is answered in this movie. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! No foundation, no aim, no destination.

The film would be more entertaining if was campy and gory, but humor is very occasional and conflicts dramatically with everything they build up towards. What a waste. I wasn't disturbed in the least, but my intelligence was insulted. The one thing decent about the whole film is the actress playing "Deadgirl," and she's dead. What does that mean?

Deadgirl tries too hard to shock. It's one of the most incoherent, sloppy, and poorly written films I've ever seen, with more plot holes than I can even convey. But NO--The box says things like "Brilliant" and "Original." Not Hollywood and low-budget doesn't always equal "good."

There's a lot of great zombie flicks, torture porn, and quirky b-movies out there. This isn't one of them.

For good torture movies, check out "Martyrs," "Inside," or "Frontier(s)" instead.