Mortuary (2005/I)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writers (WGA):

Jace Anderson (written by) &
Adam Gierasch (written by)

Release Date:

2005 (Australia)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

When the dead break free all hell breaks loose

Plot:

A family moves to a small town in California where they plan on starting a new life while running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the place, which is suspected to be on haunted ground.

Plot Keywords:

Decapitation | Cafe | Shotgun | Meat Cleaver | Graveyard

Cast

Dan Byrd	...	Jonathan Doyle
Denise Crosby	...	Leslie Doyle
Stephanie Patton	...	Jamie Doyle
Alexandra Adi	...	Liz
Rocky Marquette	...	Grady
Courtney Peldon	...	Tina
Bug Hall	...	Cal
Tarah Paige	...	Sara
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Sheriff Howell
Adam Gierasch	...	Mr. Barstow
Price Carson	...	Bobby Fowler
Lee Garlington	...	Rita
Greg Travis	...	Eliot Cook
Christy Johnson	...	Dottie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Langer	...	Coroner
Paul G. Pagnini	...	Coroner's Assistant

Also Known As:

Six Feet Under (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, brief sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

94 min | Philippines:90 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:18SG | Philippines:R-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Echo Bridge Entertainment

Trivia:

The quote carved on the vault's door "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange eons even death may die." is from HP Lovecraft's short story The Call of Cthulhu.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jonathan, Liz, Tina and Grady are in the hallway after leaving the tunnel, Tina's hair is wavy, then frizzy, and then when they run in to the kitchen, her hair is wavy again

Quotes:

Sara: I don't want to disintegrate any graves.
Cal: Disintegrate. It's desecrate, ya idiot. It's a good thing you're hot.

Movie Connections:

References Shallow Ground (2004)

Bobby Fowler is still alive!

Seriously, if Leslie (Denise Crosby) was my mom, I would definitely need some extensive therapy. Not only does she drag her two kids across the country to this broken down house with an overflowing septic tank, but she is there to practice her new occupation - undertaker. She has to be the worst student to ever graduate from mortuary school. Doing her first job with a book propped up on the body, she botches it completely.

Her son Jonathan (Dan Byrd) is trying to fit in. The only good thing was finding out that the girl he likes (Alexandra Adi) is a beard. Then everything goes to hell as his mom is infected and zombies are all over the place.

Not a classic, but some screams and one hot babe (who remains covered), and a bitchin' ending.