Dead Roses
{{short description|2004 American gang and horror film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dead Roses
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| director = Robert McCorkle
| producer = Johnathan Tucker
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| starring = Johnathan Tucker
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| released = {{Film date|2005}}
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| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $5000
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Dead Roses is an American independent zombie horror film written and directed by Robert McCorkle and produced by Jonathan Tucker, who also performs in the film.
{{cite web|title=Making a Horror Movie, On the Cheap| work=NPR | date=17 March 2005 |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4538921|accessdate=31 October 2012 | last1=Kalish | first1=Jon }} The film, which Tucker self-described as "Night of the Living Dead in the projects", was independently produced in Brooklyn, New York for $5,000.{{cite web|title=Zombie Brains in Brooklyn!|date=17 December 2004 |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/10750/|publisher=New York Magazine|accessdate=31 October 2012}}{{cite web|title='Dead Roses' horror movie makers deliver|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/b-klyn-trio-unreels-home-grown-flick-dead-roses-horror-movie-makers-deliver-article-1.621272|work=New York Daily News|date=31 October 2004 |accessdate=31 October 2012}}
Plot
Production
Tucker and McCorkle first began working on the film shortly after meeting at an investment banking firm.{{cite book|last=Jacobson|first=Mark|title=American Gangster: And Other Tales of New York|year=2007|publisher=Grove Press|isbn=978-1555846558|pages=51–55|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W8-K_L4PszEC&pg=PA52 }} The two decided to create their own low-budget film using Hi-8 and Mini DV video cameras, filming in public housing projects and performing editing on a personal computer. McCorkle also taught himself rudimentary special effects techniques for the film, stating that "Just because we're low-budget doesn't mean it can't be realistic—at least movie-realistic." Apart from being the writer, director, and make-up artist, McCorkle also served as the grip and caterer.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2913176}}
- [http://www.filmmaking-focus.com/johnathan-tucker-from-film-actor-to-film-director/ Johnathan Tucker: From Film Actor to Film Director] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720171901/http://www.filmmaking-focus.com/johnathan-tucker-from-film-actor-to-film-director/ |date=2008-07-20 }}
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Category:American independent films
Category:American zombie films
Category:2004 directorial debut films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language horror films
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