Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Michael Bowen

Rickie and JT are kids from the wrong side of the tracks. One afternoon, the pair skip class, and entertain themselves by slamming beers and causing mischief at an abandoned mental hospital. Breaking ...( read more  read more... )through a rusted door that leads into a boiler room, they discover the naked body of a woman strapped to a gurney and draped in plastic. At first they suspect they have stumbled into the lair of a deranged killer, but the rusted entrance is proof that no one else has been in the space for years. Things take a dark turn when the body starts to show signs of life.

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel

Release Date: September 6, 2008

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DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009

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  • October 21, 2009
    This is a well executed serious take on the outrageous b horror-exploitation flicks this writer usually makes.

    This is effective as a "make you think about fucked up shit" movie, not a jumpscare thriller or a gore showcase. As such, it has to make some characters that matter, a...( read more)nd it does. These characters have dimension and their actions correspond to what we can expect of them.

    I watched it twice. Would serve as a nice boys' version companion piece to Teeth in the category of modern (super fucking weird) sexual development horror.
  • October 12, 2009
    Thought this was just missing something, didn't know what, but it sure did miss something in there. Not a bad storyline, but Idk, left me on my hunger
  • October 11, 2009
    Another instance where all the hype seems unjustified. It will require a second viewing to be sure, but the film felt overlong and undernourished. The shock scenes weren't that shocking (sorry, I've seen too much horror cinema), the characters were unlikable and somewhat unbeli...( read more)evable. This one will probably disturb more those viewers who are not already steeped in horror.
  • September 21, 2009
    If you are a fan of Deadgirl then I should apologize in advance. It wouldn't be politically correct for me to trash your film without showing some sensitivity and empathy for your point of view. It's just that a movie about high school boys keeping a naked zombie girl ch...( read more)ained in the basement so they can repeatedly rape her didn't appeal to me. Not only that but your film is missing a few key elements, namely empathetic characters, a little comic relief, intelligence, logic, appeal for anyone with an IQ above 50, etc. etc. etc. So there, I've said my peace. Hope you'll forgive me for throwing a few disparaging words at this little lump of cinematic tripe. Have good day. My best to your Mum! :)
  • June 16, 2009
    If you found a seemingly dead girl naked and chained to a table in the basement of some far away abandoned nut hospital, who's just animated enough to have, and enjoy, sex, would you have sex with her? What if your friend bashed her head, shot her three times and then raped her? ...( read more)Golly! what would you do? I can imagine the scriptwriters entertained some notion that they were exploring the limits of friendship, but ... to pretend that this is anything more than a sick fuck movie is fantasy. One of the few times I've asked myself "Why would someone make this movie?" but it's handled competently, the production values are good, and the actors acceptably transparent. It's not bad. Check your moral compass at the door.
  • November 1, 2009
    Extremely difficult movie for me to watch. I am very desensitized by gore and violence after seeing so much horror and cult films, but this film contains almost none of that. Instead the shock relies mainly on the subject matter of the film.
    It its complicated to know what to fe...( read more)el. Morally this film pushed some boundaries with me, and I was not disturbed by movies like Necromantik or Aftermath. I suppose raping a reanimated corpse is much more disturbing than a real dead one, and even more disturbing was the character's perception over the matter. Almost like Rivers Edge with necrophilia.
    Besides it's corny premise, this is a complicated and well done film that is about some very fucked up shit. Anyone that cannot look past the grossness of this movie and see it for what it really is; its too bad, but I understand.
  • October 30, 2009
    "Oh, it's all about you"
  • October 22, 2009
    Wonder what it would look like to rape a zombie??? well... here is your chance to find out. disturbing, but original. a lot of dialogue actually. not a zombie movie that you've seen before. not as good as the hype said it was.
  • October 19, 2009
    LOVED IT! Great story, great casting and directing! The ending was very touching wasn't it? In it's own way I mean. The actor who played "ricky" was stellar. Basically, the appeal of this film for me is that they took a very intriguing and unique plot and made it so much more ...( read more)unique with that anti hollywood ending. Even the cinematography was good despite it being shot on HD. I recommend this to all.
  • October 19, 2009
    A sick twist to the zombie genre.It really scores for originality,but the fresh idea also goes to waste in places,not much goes on in the first 50-55 mins of the film.This could've been such a great horror film if executed better.I'm sure is not a film for everyone & probably mi...( read more)xed feelings from horror fans,perhaps some viewers will find this indi flick disturbing.

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  • markclarno1
    July 29, 2008
    Deadgirl was shot completely digitally, the first feature production to use the Codex "tapeless" system, continuing a trend first pioneered by David Fincher for his recent film Zodiac - but applied to an indie budget.

    Deadgirl is equal parts twisted teen comedy, unsettling dark fantasy and good old-fashioned horror.
  • markclarno1
    July 29, 2008
    Things take a dark turn when the body shows signs of life, and JT suggests he and Rickie shouldn’t waste the opportunity to have some lewd and lusty fun with their naked captive. Horrified and disgusted by his friend’s intentions in this unusual circumstance, Rickie struggles with his own moral compass. When word of their discovery spreads, a dangerous battle of wills erupts between friends, leading to a disturbing climax.

    Directors Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel took on a script deemed “too shocking to produce” and managed to avoid the pitfalls of exploitation, successfully delivering outrageous and sardonic thrills and chills. While already sounding perverse, Trent Haaga’s script also contains a supernatural angle that puts the situation even more over the edge, chucking the old-fashioned concept of a coming-of-age film into the garbage...
  • markclarno1
    July 29, 2008
    Bound to draw controversy by virtue of its premise alone, Deadgirl spins a smart and surprisingly funny tale of friendship, morality and the horror of growing up.

    Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and JT (Noah Segan) are the kids you remember from high school as skids or bangers – dudes from the wrong side of the tracks. One afternoon, the pair skip class and escape their adolescent despair by quaffing beers and causing mischief at an abandoned mental hospital. Breaking through a rusted door that leads into a boiler room, they discover the naked body of a woman strapped to a gurney and covered in plastic. At first they suspect they’ve stumbled into the lair of a deranged killer, but the rusted entrance is proof that no one else has been in the space for years...

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