Dead Moon Rising
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| director = Mark E. Poole
| producer = Janice Poole
| writer = Mark E. Poole
| starring = Jason Crowe
Mike Seely
Erica Goldsmith
| music = Alan Grosheider
| cinematography = Mark E. Poole
| editing = Mark E. Poole
| studio = Anubis Digital Studios
| distributor = Anthem Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2007|05|01|ref1={{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=B2&Dato=20070501&Kategori=VELOCITY03&Lopenr=705010803&Ref=PH|title='Dead Moon Rising' Premiere|author=|work=The Courier-Journal|date=2007-05-01|accessdate=2014-09-17}}}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $20,000{{cite news|url=http://leoweekly.com/arts-entertainment/film/film-and-tv/more-zombies-you-can-shake-a-slugger |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140917045917/http://leoweekly.com/arts-entertainment/film/film-and-tv/more-zombies-you-can-shake-a-slugger |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-09-17 |title=More zombies than you can shake a Slugger at |work=Louisville Eccentric Observer |date=2008-02-26 |accessdate=2014-09-17 }}
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Dead Moon Rising is a 2007 horror film written and directed by Mark E. Poole. It stars Jason Crowe, Mike Seely, and Erica Goldsmith as locals who must fight waves of zombies in Louisville, Kentucky.
Plot
An unexplained phenomenon causes a zombie pandemic. Jim and Nick, workers at a car rental service in Louisville, Kentucky, attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. With the help of April, Dick, Vix, and several other friends and locals that they pick up along the way, the group makes its way through the city. Eventually, they manage to rally a large number of bikers, who proceed to fight the zombies in a thousand-person brawl.
Cast
- Jason Crowe as Jim
- Mike Seely as Nick
- Erica Goldsmith as April
- Gary Williams as Dick
- Tucky Williams as Vix
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2715023/?ref%20=ttfc%20fc%20wr4 Derek Miller] as Albert
Production
Poole, who was influenced by Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later, shot the film in Louisville, Kentucky.{{cite news|url=http://archive.courier-journal.com/article/20060724/SCENE03/607240306/Who-wants-zombie-|title=Who wants to be a zombie?|author=|work=The Courier-Journal|date=2006-07-23|accessdate=2014-09-17}} When The Courier-Journal ran a story about the film, Poole was inundated with locals who volunteered to appear as extras in the film. The climactic zombie fight was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the largest zombie scene filmed. Poole also received an offer for free helicopter service.
Release
The film premiered in Louisville on May 1, 2007. It was released on DVD on March 4, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/6433/dvd-release-list-mega-transfusion/|title=DVD Release List: Mega Transfusion|last=Siebalt|first=Joshua|work=Dread Central|date=2008-03-03|accessdate=2014-09-17}}
Reception
Brian McNail of Brutal as Hell wrote, "Dead Moon Rising is by far one of the worst filmed, acted, special effects-enhanced movies I have seen in a LONG time."{{cite web|url=http://www.brutalashell.com/2009/09/dvd-review-dead-moon-rising/|title=DVD Review: Dead Moon Rising|last=McNail|first=Brian|work=Brutal as Hell|date=2009-09-21|accessdate=2014-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809053359/http://www.brutalashell.com/2009/09/dvd-review-dead-moon-rising/|archive-date=2014-08-09|url-status=dead}} Peter Dendle wrote that the film may be meaningful to Louisville residents but will not appeal to anyone else.{{cite book|title=The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010|last=Dendle|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Dendle|publisher=McFarland Publishing|year=2012|isbn=978-0-7864-6163-9|pages=67–68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nMFGJbVpumQC&pg=PA67}}
Dead Moon Rising was selected as Best Zombie Film at Fright Night Film Fest{{cite news|url=http://archive.courier-journal.com/article/20080428/SCENE03/804280333/Classics-hit-silver-screen-Stonybrook|title=Classics hit silver screen at Stonybrook|author=|work=The Courier-Journal|date=2008-04-28|accessdate=2014-09-17}} and Best Feature at Cine-Fest,{{cite news|url=http://archive.courier-journal.com/article/20070409/SCENE03/704090358/Award-raises-fortunes-Dead-Moon-|title=Award raises fortunes of 'Dead Moon'|author=|work=The Courier-Journal|date=2007-04-08|accessdate=2014-09-17}} both in 2007. Fangoria selected it as its top video rental for May 2008.
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