Product Details

• Actors: Patrick Flood, Jeff Peterson, Sam Page, Kim Ryan, Alicia Arden
• Directors: David DeCoteau
• Writers: Matthew Jason Walsh
• Producers: Charles Band, George Anton, Vlad Paunescu
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: FULL MOON
• DVD Release Date: July 22, 2003
• Run Time: 73 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005LO69
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,056 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Prison of the Dead" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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PRISON OF THE DEAD - DVD Movie

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad little film to pass the time, May 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Prison of the Dead (DVD)

Well...I was quite surprised by the film to be honest. I am a big zombie movie fan and this was a nice distraction. It is very campy and even a little bit silly at times, but there are some out and out good scenes here too. Don't expect Romero, but all in all the film holds together and the zombies look creepy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars save your money for bail, October 12, 2000

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Brian Rosenberger - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prison of the Dead [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What happens when former high school friends turned occult researchers reunite for a classmate's funeral? What happens when an outside party shows up with their own plans? What happens when corpses rise and start killing everyone in their path? I dunno but I'd like to see it. At least I thought I would till I sat through Prison of the Dead. The friends arrive at the Hawthorne funeral home, only the corpse on display isn't dead, yet. It's just a prank planned by Kristoff and the corpse, Calvin. Kristoff explains to Allie, Michelle, and Rory that only death could reunite them. He adds his father plans to offer one million dollars to the finder of the "Talon Key" as a publicity stunt for his newspaper. The key is believed to be somewhere on the grounds of the funeral home, the former Blood Prison, hence the film's title. They play with an Ouija board and Allie starts speaking Latin. Possession can cause that which is a sure-fire catalyst for the dead to rise. They do- three executioners ready to... what else, execute. Meanwhile, Phil, Cat and Jeff arrive to scare our game players. God knows this film could use a scare or two. It seems that Kristoff was caught exploring Phil's girlfriend's nether regions and he holds a grudge. Jeff is sent to fetch the truck and loses his head in the process. The dead are walking, slowly, but walking all the same. Rory and Michelle pair off to do some exploring of their own. The body count really starts here but nothing really memorable. It turns out the Kristoff and Phil are also partners in crime. Call it a plot twist. It left me uninspired. More people are possessed and/or die. The "Talon key" is found but by now you'll be echoing my sentiments. "I paid for this?"

15 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Prison of the Bi-guys, October 13, 2002

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Ian M. Enriquez "Counselor and lover of life" (San Francisco, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prison of the Dead (DVD)

First of all, this movie is not scary at all. The characters walk around the prison until they are frozen in place at random and then killed. You do not feel for any of the characters, and you can't even cheer them on since they just get stuck where they are before you even know they are in danger and then it is over for them. This film is a great example of horror writers who have no education on the basic elements of horror.

Why should you even check this film out? This film is quite progressive on the issue of sexual minorities. There are three bisexual guys in the film. One who hits on another character, while the other two reflect upon their sexual history with each other. It comes as quite a surprise in this film because it seemed to come out of nowhere. It inadvertently normalizes the experience of sexual minorities and is worth viewing for that reason alone.