BIFFF: Scott Thomas' PLANE DEAD
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Scott Thomas' Plane Dead is scheduled to be screened at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (BIFFF) on April 6th. Imageworks Entertainment International Inc. is the international sales agent for the movie.
The screenplay for Plane Dead was written by Thomas, Mark Onspaugh, and Sidney Iwanter. The movie stars David Chisum as Truman Burrows, Kristen Kerr as Megan, Kevin J. O'Connor as Frank Strathmore, Derek Webster as William 'Long Shot' Freeman, Raymond Barry as Capt. Bashore, Dale Midkiff as Dr. Lucas Thorp, Erick Avari as Leo Bennett, Richard Tyson as Paul Judd, Sarah Laine as Cara, Mieko Hillman as Stacy, Siena Goines as Anna Freeman, Laura Cayouette as Dr. Kelly Thorp, Todd Babcock as 1st Officer Randy Stafford, Brian Ames as Tony, Ashley Bashioum as Jackie, Brian Kolodziej as Peter, David Feldman as Porter, Heidi Marnhout as Emily, Tucker Smallwood as Col. Wolff, David Spielberg as Dr. Conroy, Cliff Weissman as Dr. Sebastian, Michael Tomlinson as Madison, Ingrid Raines as Tammy, Claudia Katz as the nun, Eric Price as Ted, and Rick Murken as the fighter pilot.
Here's a description of Plane Dead from the BIFFF website: "A routine flight travels from L.A. to Paris. A renegade scientist, on the run from the CIA, has smuggled a coffin onboard containing the body of a scientist infected with a deadly genetically-engineered virus. The 747 jumbo jet collides with two massive thunderstorms at once, which drops it into the eye of an inescapable tempest. The non-stop turbulence triggers the release of the infected flesh-eating scientist from the cargo hold. A life-and-death battle ensues as the virus turns the unsuspecting passengers into the undead, and the terrified uninfected try to survive the flight they wish they had missed. No government will allow the 747 to land. Stranded in the air, the passengers have no place to hide from their ravenous tormentors.
Plane Dead is a special-effects-packed sci-fi horror action thriller that will make you forget about those muthafuckin' snakes on that other muthafuckin' plane. The movie was in development long before the much-hyped Snakes on a Plane, and actually manages to topple that film in glorious B-movie madness. It's a faster, campier, and more entertaining ride that manages to cram the maximum of scares, gags, and horror in its minimal budget. The undead are of the fast-moving kind, and they search every nook and cranny of the plane to catch their prey. And with a cast consisting of several mad doctors, brain-dead teens, a screaming nun, and great character actors like Richard Tyson (Black Hawk Down, There's Something About Mary) and Kevin J. O'Connor (The Mummy, Van Helsing), Plane Dead is guaranteed pure midnight movie bliss.
Scott Thomas debuted with the action-packed Silent Assassins in 1988. He worked as a producer for television series like X-Men and One West Waikiki. He's also known for the deranged thriller Anacardium. Plane Dead is his latest feature."
Plane Dead trailer (downloadable 5.1 MB WMV file)
Plane Dead pre-production teaser trailer (downloadable 2 MB WMV file)
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