I Sell the Dead (2008)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Glenn McQuaid

Writer:

Glenn McQuaid (writer)

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Never Trust A Corpse

Plot:

A grave robber reflects on his life of crime.

Plot Keywords:

Grave Robber | Grave | Guillotine | Corpse | Friendship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Dominic Monaghan	...	Arthur Blake
Ron Perlman	...	Father Duffy
Larry Fessenden	...	Willie Grimes
Angus Scrimm	...	Dr. Vernon Quint
John Speredakos	...	Cornelius Murphy
Eileen Colgan	...	Maisey O'Connell
Brenda Cooney	...	Fanny Bryers
Daniel Manche	...	Young Arthur Blake
Joel Garland	...	Ronnie
James Godwin	...	Mark 1
Alisdair Stewart	...	Bulger
Heather Robb	...	Myrtle Murphy
Aidan Redmond	...	Jack Flood
Heather Bullock	...	Valentine Kelly
Patrick Bucklew	...	Creature #2
Jackie Arnold	...	Young Cornelius
Jim Noonan	...	Bram Thatcher
Chris Shaw	...	Executioner
Charlie Simpson	...	Jippo Kelly
Haidyn Harvey	...	Dancing girl
Conor Simpson	...	Modger Kelly
Jennifer Stackpole	...	Prostitute #1
Ken Robertson	...	Tommy Burke
Martin Pfefferkorn	...	Howling Man
Meagan Hooper	...	Town Girl
Todd Ryan Jones	...	Villager
Eddie Lentol	...	Towns Folk #3
Tom Loggins	...	Towns Folk #2
Jonathan M. Parisen	...	Towns folk #1
Amber Baldinelli	...	Town girl #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aryn Cole	...	Peasant
Michael Kelberg	...	Fortune of War Patron
Sean Reid	...	Hugo Fortune
Marilyn Salisbury	...	Prostitute #3
Michael Vincent	...	Zombie Hand
Sherie Melby	...	Wake Corpse (uncredited)

Directed by
Glenn McQuaid

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Glenn McQuaid		writer

Produced by
Larry Fessenden	....	producer
Brent Kunkle	....	line producer
James Felix McKenney	....	associate producer
John Norris	....	associate producer
Peter Phok	....	producer

Original Music by
Jeff Grace

Cinematography by
Richard Lopez

Film Editing by
Glenn McQuaid

Production Design by
David Bell

Art Direction by
Beck Underwood

Set Decoration by
Devin Febbroriello

Costume Design by
David Tabbert

Makeup Department
Pete Gerner	....	special makeup effects artist
Ingrid Okola	....	key makeup artist
Brian Spears	....	special makeup effects artist
Nikos Tzortzinakis	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Corrado	....	second second assistant director
Zeke Dunn	....	first assistant director
Stephenie Galvan	....	second assistant director
Jeremiah Kipp	....	first assistant director
Nicole Real	....	second assistant director
R. Zachary Shildwachter	....	second second assistant director
Denise Violante	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Fulvio Brembilla	....	set dresser
Candice Cardasis	....	art assistant
David Fazzio	....	property master
Brahm Revel	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Tom Efinger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Efinger	....	supervising sound editor
David Ellinwood	....	dialogue editor
Eric Gitelson	....	adr engineer
Amanda Jacques	....	boom operator
Martin Kittappa	....	sound mixer: additional unit
Graham Reznick	....	sound designer
Jeff Seelye	....	assistant sound editor
Neal Seidman	....	additional boom operator
Andrew Sterling	....	sound mixer
Ben Whitver	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Pete Gerner	....	special effects makeup
Brian Spears	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Mario Caserta	....	Flame artist
Matt Connolly	....	visual effects supervisor
David Dam	....	CG artist: Spontaneous
Brandi Dimino	....	CG artist
Gonzalo Escudero	....	CG artist
Jeff Ferguson	....	Flame artist
John Hager	....	additional visual effects photography
John Leamy	....	creative director: Spontaneous
Hae-Yeon Lee	....	CG artist
John C. Loughlin	....	lead compositor
Nick Martinelli	....	CG artist
Andy Milkis	....	director of visual effects
Tammy Sutton	....	additional visual effects

Stunts
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Nat Aguilar	....	gaffer
Rik Andino	....	additional electrician
Michael Arisohn	....	electrician
Frank Ayala	....	additional grip
Christian Baird	....	additional grip
Chad Battinelli	....	grip
Walter Chang	....	grip
Larry Chan	....	electrician
Radium Cheung	....	gaffer
Matthew Cryan	....	best boy grip
Katie Dainson	....	first assistant camera
Jason De Jesus	....	electrician
Anton Delfino	....	grip intern
Michael Drucker	....	additional assistant camera
David Dutkus	....	additional electrician
David George Ellis	....	Steadicam operator
Alex Engel	....	additional electrician
Alexander Engel	....	additional best boy electric
Robert Fattorini	....	additional electrician
Bart Grieb	....	electrician
Bruce Jones	....	additional electrician
Jonathan Kohnken	....	additional grip
Daniel Lipski	....	additional grip
James Madrid	....	additional first assistant camera
Timothy M. Mather	....	additional electric
Steve McNally	....	best boy electric
Toby Miller	....	best boy electric
Ryan Minelli	....	electrician
Ryan Minelli	....	grip
Arttist Mouthapong	....	additional electrician
Saade Mustafa	....	steadicam operator
Lee Nussbaum	....	still photographer
Robbin Park	....	additional grip
Andrew Roddewig	....	additional electric
Samuel Rudykoff	....	electrical intern
Jay Sgroi	....	additional electric
John Shim	....	additional electrician
Nate Slevin	....	camera loader
Jae Song	....	camera operator
Jae Song	....	director of photography: second unit
Brandon Taylor	....	key grip
Brooks Toran	....	electrician
Michael Vincent	....	video playback operator
Christopher Wedding	....	unit cinematographer: Los Angeles
G.T. Womack	....	film loader
Nu Zhang	....	additional electric
Louis Zlotowicz	....	camera loader
Greta Zozula	....	grip
James Benedetto	....	generator operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lily Hetzler	....	assistant costume designer
Liz Vastola	....	costume supervisor
Amanda Williams	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Yaniv Dabach	....	assistant editor
Neal Jonas	....	additional editor
Michael Vincent	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jim Bruening	....	musician
Joshua Tidsbury	....	score mixer

Other crew
Dustin Bricker	....	script supervisor
Adrienne Dine	....	set production assistant
Mike Funk	....	production assistant
Alex Gavin	....	production assistant
Lauren Hanson	....	production assistant
Jacob Jaffke	....	production coordinator
Dan Majkut	....	key set production assistant
Peter Matsoukas	....	electronic press kit
John F. Perez Jr.	....	production assistant
Mario Pignard Jr.	....	balloon operator
Adam S. Poswolsky	....	location scout
Brian Raider	....	producer apprentice
Brad Reichel	....	production assistant
Kevin R. Shields	....	production assistant
Michael Vincent	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Glass Eye Pix

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay (2009) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Anchor Bay (2009) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Anchor Bay (2009) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing rentals
• Monkeyland Audio  ADR Facility
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack

Runtime:

USA:85 min | Argentina:85 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

Glass Eye Pix

Trivia:

A graphic novel of the film has been released, with Glenn McQuaid writing and illustrations by Brahm Revel (October, 2009).

Fantastic Horror Comedy! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!

If you want to see a great little horror comedy with an eerie feel to it this is the one. If you are expecting a blood and guts gore flick thats going to scare your pants off- then this isn't the one for you.

For the budget that this movie was filmed on, the music was particularly amazing! Even though the film was filmed on a bargain budget the music and audio was definitely better than most movies with a huge budget!

The story was truly well done and the director is to be commended. There is an almost perfect blend of comedy to horror in this movie! The acting is top notch and leaves room to make a sequel which I am definitely holding out for! I have no doubt that this movie will become an instant cult classic.

In a nutshell this movie chronicles the life story of a boy who enters into the career of becoming a grave-robber. It tells the story in flashback of each of the more fantastic experiences that the robber duo encounters. Vampires to Zombies and even aliens! Our stars start out as simple grave-robbers stealing for jewellery but quickly become body snatchers for a mad doctor (Angus Scrim) who requires bodies for his medical practise. When the duo find a way to have a vampire dispatch their cruel employer the grave-robbers discover that trafficking in undead corpses is much more profitable than just stealing regular dead bodies. The only problem is that there is another gang called the house of Murphy that is competing for the same undead corpses- and thats where both grave-robbing gangs clash head to head with dire consequences.

This movie is one of the most refreshing and exciting horror comedies that I have seen in years and reminds me of the Evil Dead. Don't miss this one, you will regret it!