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Dead Man Walking

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
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5.0/10
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Dead Man Walking (1988)
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After Leila, his boss's daughter, is kidnapped by psychopathic plague victim Decker, chauffeur Chazz teams up with plague-infected mercenary Luger to penetrate the toxic & off-limits Plague ... Read allAfter Leila, his boss's daughter, is kidnapped by psychopathic plague victim Decker, chauffeur Chazz teams up with plague-infected mercenary Luger to penetrate the toxic & off-limits Plague Zone and bring her back alive.After Leila, his boss's daughter, is kidnapped by psychopathic plague victim Decker, chauffeur Chazz teams up with plague-infected mercenary Luger to penetrate the toxic & off-limits Plague Zone and bring her back alive.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
362
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  • Director
    • Gregory Dark
  • Writers
    • John Weidner(screenplay)
    • Rick Marx(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wings Hauser
    • Brion James
    • Pamela Ludwig
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gregory Dark
  • Writers
    • John Weidner(screenplay)
    • Rick Marx(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wings Hauser
    • Brion James
    • Pamela Ludwig
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    • 7User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Wings Hauser
    Wings Hauser
    • John Lugeras John Luger
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Deckeras Decker
    Pamela Ludwig
    Pamela Ludwig
    • Leilaas Leila
    Leland Crooke
    Leland Crooke
    • Nomad Farmeras Nomad Farmer
    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Snakeas Snake
    Joe D'Angerio
    Joe D'Angerio
    • Gordonas Gordon
    • (as Joseph d'Angerio)
    Tasia Valenza
    Tasia Valenza
    • Rikaas Rika
    John Walter Davis
    • Body Counteras Body Counter
    Penelope Sudrow
    Penelope Sudrow
    • Pookieas Pookie
    John Petlock
    • Mr. Shahnas Mr. Shahn
    Jeffrey Combs
    Jeffrey Combs
    • Chazas Chaz
    • (as Jeffrey Combs, Jeffery Combs)
    Diz McNally
    • Emceeas Emcee
    Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
    • Customeras Customer
    • (as Yvonne DePatis)
    Biff Yeager
    Biff Yeager
    • Security Manas Security Man
    John Durbin
    John Durbin
    • Bartenderas Bartender
    Robert Factor
    Robert Factor
    • Guardas Guard
    Darwyn Swalve
    • Skin Headas Skin Head
    Nancy Locke
    Nancy Locke
    • Motheras Mother
    • Director
      • Gregory Dark
    • Writers
      • John Weidner(screenplay)
      • Rick Marx(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    After Leila, his boss's daughter, is kidnapped by psychopathic plague victim Decker, chauffeur Chazz teams up with plague-infected mercenary Luger to penetrate the toxic & off-limits Plague Zone and bring her back alive.
    • b movie
    • plague
    • strangulation
    • shot in the forehead
    • russian roulette
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      • Action
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • R
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      Wings Hauser and Brion James would be reunited later in the year for Nightmare At Noon.

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    Obviously, this "Dead Man Walking" is not to be confused with the 1995 Susan Sarandon movie of the same name. That movie was a quality production, for one thing, and this movie isn't. I should mention that I don't automatically look down at B movies - I watch them all the time, and I find some of them to be enjoyable. But there's pretty much nothing to enjoy in this movie. It's very cheap - it looks like it was filmed in junkyards and boring desert locations with nothing done to spruce these locations up. The low budget also means a lot of stuff happens off camera (check the scenes where someone gets shot, for example.) The screenplay doesn't feel like much thought was put into it - it seems at times they were making it up as they went along. The movie does boast a somewhat impressive B movie cast - Hauser, James, and Combs - but they all seem to be running on autopilot. The only moment of interest in the movie is the sequence where two people play Russian roulette with a chainsaw, but the promising consequences of that are spoiled by the movie's previously mentioned habit of stuff happening off camera.
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    • Wizard-8
    • Jan 11, 2010

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tote leben länger
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metropolis Pictures
      • Hit Films
      • Gernert / Brown
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
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