House of the Dead (film)

House of the Dead
Theatrical release poster
Directed byUwe Boll
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Mark Altman
  • Dan Bates
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatias Neumann
Edited byDavid Richardson
Music byReinhard Besser
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15) (San Francisco)
  • October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Germany[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[2]
Box office$13.8 million[2]

House of the Dead is a 2003 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay by Dave Parker and Mark Altman. Based on The House of the Dead video game franchise, it stars Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ona Grauer, Ellie Cornell, and Jürgen Prochnow. The film takes place on a fictional island infested by zombies, forcing survivors to fight their way off. Not a direct adaptation of the individual entries, Boll described the film as a prequel to the original 1996 game. House of the Dead was Boll's first film to be released theatrically, in addition to his first video game adaptation.

Upon release, House of the Dead was universally panned by critics, giving Boll a negative reputation that would continue throughout his career. Commercially, the film grossed $13.8 million on a $12 million budget. A sequel was released to home media in 2006, with only Cornell returning.

  1. ^ "House of the Dead". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "House of the Dead (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 25, 2016.