Dead Trigger (film)
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| Based on | Dead Trigger by Madfinger Games |
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| Cinematography | Jonathan Hall |
| Edited by | Simon Van Gelder |
| Music by | Stephen Edwards |
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| Distributed by | Saban Films |
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Running time | 91 minutes [1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dead Trigger is a 2017 American science fiction action-horror film co-written and directed by Mike Cuff and Scott Windhauser, they also both writers with Heinz Treschnitzer. The film stars Dolph Lundgren, Autumn Reeser, Brooke Johnston, Chris Galya, Romeo Miller and Isaiah Washington.
The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand in the United States on May 3, 2019, by Saban Films.[2]
Plot[]
After failing to stop a virus turning people into bloodthirsty zombies, the government develops a video game to recruit the most talented players to combat the real-life horde. Led by Captain Kyle Walker, the team must fight through an army of the undead to locate a group of scientists that may have developed a cure for the virus.
Cast[]
- Dolph Lundgren as Captain Kyle Walker[3]
- Autumn Reeser as Tara Conlan[4]
- Brooke Johnston as Lieutenant Marchetti[4]
- Chris Galya as Chris Northon[3]
- Romeo Miller as Gerald "G-Dog" Jefferson[4]
- Isaiah Washington as Rockstock[4]
- Oleg Taktarov as Lieutenant Martinov
- Justin Chon as Daniel Chen[3]
- Natali Yura as Naomi Shika
- Luciana Carro as Samantha Atkins
- Joel Gretsch as General Conlan
- James Chalke as Father Julian
- Jeff Lam as Eric Green
- Bleona as Natalie
- Tamara Braun as Gloria Russo
- Brandon Beemer as CSU Agent Pierce
- Tony Messenger as CSU Agent Sawyer
- Seira Kagami as Lika
- Alyona Chekhova as Nika[3]
- Michael Kupisk as Zack[3]
- Keil Oakley Zepernick as Subject Zero
- Derek Boone as Lieutenant Krycek
Release[]
Theatrical[]
Dead Trigger first screened at the 2017 Moscow International Film Festival.[5] The film was released theatrically and video-on-demand on May 3, 2019.[4]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
Bobby LePire of Film Threat gave the film four stars out of ten.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Dead Trigger". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Dead Trigger". firstshowing. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f LePire, Bobby (3 May 2019). "Dead Trigger". Film Threat. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Squires, John (26 March 2019). "[Trailer] Dolph Lundgren is Basically Playing Frank Castle Again in Zombie Movie 'Dead Trigger'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Dolph Lundgren stars the movie adaptation of the "Dead Trigger" video game". Ganiveta. November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
External links[]
- 2017 films
- English-language films
- 2017 horror films
- 2017 science fiction action films
- 2010s science fiction horror films
- American films
- American action horror films
- American science fiction action films
- American science fiction horror films
- Films about video games
- American zombie films
- Films set in Mexico
- Films set in Utah