- Actors: Nick Moran, Keeley Hawes, Steve Huison, Ian McNeice, John Bennett
- Directors: Niklaus Hilber
- Writers: Niklaus Hilber, Drew Bird
- Producers: Andrew Wood, Lauri Apelian, Lukas Hobi, Markus G. Kaeppeli, Nigel Thomas
- Format: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Image Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: 5 Dec 2006
- Run Time: 85 minutes
- ASIN: B000IOM0OW
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 124,510 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A good, fun, British film
14 Sep 2008
Format:DVD
Overall, this is an enjoyable if (mostly) predictable, understated British comedy. Edward (Nick Moran) and his "lonely hearts" bride Samantha (Keeley Hawes) are a newlywed couple unwittingly staying at a hotel with an undertakers' convention. It's a setup to a comedy punchline, but there are some fun surprises as, to be expected, the wedded couple has not been entirely forthcoming with one another. The plot is pretty simple, with one one surprise at a time, but the acting is good and it's a funny movie most of the time.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Honeymooning at a funeral director's convention
29 Sep 2009
Format:DVD
If that thought brings up a dark chuckle, "Chaos and Cadavers" might just give you a few good laughs. The story briefly is that Edward and Samantha Taggart (Nick Moran and Keeley Hawes) are honeymooners just looking for a quiet place to spend a bit of time together. Unfortunately, they choose a hotel where there's a convention going on--at first they believe the black coated men are magicians, but it turns out they're funeral directors.
This brings Edward to confess that he's thanatophobic. Samantha wisely withholds her confession.
Meanwhile, one of the funeral directors precipitates the death of Mr. Resurrection (John Bennett) and his two proteges try to cover it up.
If you're a fan of very dark comedy and death, you'll probably enjoy this film. It's not the strongest Brit comedy I have ever seen but it is good for a few laughs and if you're not too picky, you'll have some fun with it. Might best be mixed with a few good friends some beer and crisps.
Rebecca Kyle, September 2009
This brings Edward to confess that he's thanatophobic. Samantha wisely withholds her confession.
Meanwhile, one of the funeral directors precipitates the death of Mr. Resurrection (John Bennett) and his two proteges try to cover it up.
If you're a fan of very dark comedy and death, you'll probably enjoy this film. It's not the strongest Brit comedy I have ever seen but it is good for a few laughs and if you're not too picky, you'll have some fun with it. Might best be mixed with a few good friends some beer and crisps.
Rebecca Kyle, September 2009
Very cute, but too many lagging parts in the film
21 May 2010
I love Brit comedies, especially the dark comedies. There's just something about them that's just so incredibly funny. Unfortunately there's some of them that just aren't as good as the others.
Chaos & Cadavers follows two young newlyweds who go to a lovely secluded hotel for their honeymoon, only to discover that the hotel is also being occupied by an undertaker convention. Desperate to make the best of it, they attempt to go through their honeymoon. However when the groom has a strong fear of death, one of the undertakers has just died & the bride has secrets of her own, trying to relax isn't going to be very easy.
Generally, this was a very cute film. It is just that there are too many parts of the film that just lag. The characters are nice enough & I *loved* Rik Mayall in this film. I wish there'd been a bit more of him in the film- the parts with him were easily some of the best parts of the film.
The idea of the film is nice, the acting is fine & the location is great. It's just that the film didn't live up to expectations. It's worth watching once & renting- especially for Mayall's role, but it isn't really something that I'd want to purchase & own.
Chaos & Cadavers follows two young newlyweds who go to a lovely secluded hotel for their honeymoon, only to discover that the hotel is also being occupied by an undertaker convention. Desperate to make the best of it, they attempt to go through their honeymoon. However when the groom has a strong fear of death, one of the undertakers has just died & the bride has secrets of her own, trying to relax isn't going to be very easy.
Generally, this was a very cute film. It is just that there are too many parts of the film that just lag. The characters are nice enough & I *loved* Rik Mayall in this film. I wish there'd been a bit more of him in the film- the parts with him were easily some of the best parts of the film.
The idea of the film is nice, the acting is fine & the location is great. It's just that the film didn't live up to expectations. It's worth watching once & renting- especially for Mayall's role, but it isn't really something that I'd want to purchase & own.
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