Dead at the Box Office
“Now PREYING at a theatre near you.”
Synopsis
After finding a mysterious film reel hidden in their ceiling, the well-meaning staff of a struggling movie theater assume that the film is an old B-movie preview trailer and play it before a midnight screening of the timeless George A. Romero masterpiece, 'Night of the Living Dead'. When the film is revealed to be a long-dead Nazi scientist's mind control experiment, their audience of horror movie fanatics is transformed into a mob of mindless zombies with a fierce hunger for the flesh of the living! Ten survivors struggle to stay alive as the cinema is overrun by shambling hordes of the undead, while outside, ruthless government agents plot to halt the spread of the mysterious outbreak by any means necessary. Sometimes creepy, sometimes campy, 'Dead at the Box Office' pays tribute to the low budget horror films of the '70s and '80s. Combining the elements of these "B" classics with a fresh twist on the zombie origin, 'Dead at the Box Office' is a tongue-in-cheek salute to horror fans.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
June 5, 2005
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shawn Stutler
- Screenplay & Story
- Ryan A. Markle, Casey Kirkpatrick
- Original Title
- Dead at the Box Office
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Production Studios
- Throbbing Temple Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shawn Stutler
Ryan A. Markle, Casey Kirkpatrick
Department Leadership Roster
Ryan A. Markle
Writer
Casey Kirkpatrick
Writer
Shawn Stutler
Director
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What is Dead at the Box Office about?
After finding a mysterious film reel hidden in their ceiling, the well-meaning staff of a struggling movie theater assume that the film is an old B-movie preview trailer and play it before a midnight screening of the timeless George A. Romero masterpiece, 'Night of the Living Dead'. When the film is revealed to be a long-dead Nazi scientist's mind control experiment, their audience of horror movie fanatics is transformed into a mob of mindless zombies with a fierce hunger for the flesh of the living! Ten survivors struggle to stay alive as the cinema is overrun by shambling hordes of the undead, while outside, ruthless government agents plot to halt the spread of the mysterious outbreak by any means necessary. Sometimes creepy, sometimes campy, 'Dead at the Box Office' pays tribute to the low budget horror films of the '70s and '80s. Combining the elements of these "B" classics with a fresh twist on the zombie origin, 'Dead at the Box Office' is a tongue-in-cheek salute to horror fans.
Who directed Dead at the Box Office?
Dead at the Box Office was directed by Shawn Stutler.
Who stars in Dead at the Box Office?
The principal cast of Dead at the Box Office includes Michael Allen Williams, Isaiah Robinson, Jennifer Popagain, Christopher Fitzpatrick.
When was Dead at the Box Office released and how long is it?
Dead at the Box Office was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.