Dead (film)
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| Directed by | Hayden J. Weal |
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| Produced by | Hayden J. Weal |
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| Cinematography | Tammy Williams |
| Edited by | Kerri Roggio |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Dead is a 2020 New Zealand comedy horror film, starring Tom Sainsbury and Hayden J. Weal.[1]
Plot
[edit]Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck can see ghosts with the help of a homemade drug. While out on his day job of connecting people with their deceased loved ones, he's confronted by a freshly dead cop, Officer Jayson Tagg, who wants help hunting his killer.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Tom Sainsbury as Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck
- Hayden J. Weal as Officer Jayson Tagg
- Tōmairangi Ihaia as Tana Tagg (Officer Tagg's sister)
- Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Janine Marbeck (Marbles' mother)
- Michael Hurst as Ross Marbeck (Marbles' father)
Production
[edit]The script was co-written by Sainsbury and Weal, with both also performing the two lead roles. Weal also directed and produced the film.[1]
Release
[edit]The film was released in New Zealand in August 2020, and internationally on 6 October 2020.[4]
The film was later released as an eight-part web series.[1][5] In New Zealand, the series is available to view on TVNZ's free-to-air streaming service TVNZ+.[3]
Reception
[edit]Kate Rodger of Newshub praised the film, stating that it had great performances and a cracking script. Rodger wrote that Dead "was, in fact, full of life, and death and was an unexpected delight" and gave it four out of five stars.[2] Writing for Stuff, reviewer James Croot stated although there were some inspired moments, "Dead’s combination of the supernatural and silly behaviour just felt a little too forced," and rated the film three stars.[5]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4 out of 10.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dead". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b Rodger, Kate (19 September 2020). "Film review: Dead has great performances and a cracking script". Newhub. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Dead". TVNZ+. TVNZ. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Barton, Monika (21 July 2020). "Kiwi comedian Tom Sainsbury speaks to ghosts in creepy Dead trailer". Newshub. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b Croot, James (17 September 2020). "Dead: Tom Sainsbury takes a more serious turn in tonally odd Ghost story". Stuff. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Dead". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- Dead at IMDb
- DEAD the movie
- Dead at TVNZ+