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Plot summary
Simon and Greg, two college students, book a trip to a rave on Isla del Morte, an island off Seattle, joined by Alicia, Karma and Greg's girlfriend Cynthia. The five reach the dock too late, so they offer Victor Kirk a large sum to ferry them across. Kirk and his first mate Salish bring the group to the island, where the rave site lies ransacked and deserted. Alicia, Karma and Simon set off to find out where everyone went, leaving Cynthia and Greg behind. The three come upon a derelict house, where they run into Rudy, Alicia's ex-boyfriend, along with Hugh and a rave dancer named Liberty, who tell them a zombie attack broke up the party. The six then go back to collect Greg and Cynthia.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about House of the Dead (2003)
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- The music video for "This Is Real" by Swiss pop singer Rey Thomas was shot on the film's original set alongside shooting, with Thomas himself made up as a zombie among the film's dancing zombies. Its montage of extremely violent scenes led many broadcasters to refuse to play the clip in heavy rotation.
- Filming began in May 2002 with representatives from Sega shooting alongside the production to secure images, motion capture and other materials for the video game The House of the Dead 4.
- House of the Dead was the last film released by Artisan Entertainment, the studio behind it, which merged into Lionsgate on December 15, 2003.
- House of the Dead was the first film directed by Uwe Boll to be released theatrically, and also his first adaptation of a video game.
