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The Dead Pit [DVD]

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Jeremy Slate (Actor), Cheryl Lawson (Actor), Brett Leonard (Director, Editor, Writer) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars 6 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Jeremy Slate, Cheryl Lawson, Stephen Gregory Foster, Danny Gochnauer, Geha Getz
  • Directors: Brett Leonard
  • Writers: Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
  • Producers: Gimel Everett, Scott McAboy
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Midnite Movies
  • DVD Release Date: 8 May 2000
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004T11N
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 104,237 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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In the late Sixties, crazed scientist Dr Ramzi (Danny Gochnauer) conducts a series of bizarre human experiments and afterwards dumps the bodies in the basement of the mental asylum where he works. Ramzi is killed, and the 'dead pit' is sealed, but 21 years later an amnesiac woman enters the asylum and becomes involved in a terrifying sequence of events after an earthquake disturbs the dead.

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In the state mental asylum, the once brilliant Dr. Ramzi has gone completely mad, performing fiendish experiments and death rituals.

His colleague Dr Swan eventually has to kill Ramzi in order to stop the slaughter. He then seals the DEAD PIT where the bodies of the victims have been thrown, hoping to hide the grisly evidence. Twenty one years later a beautiful young woman suffering from total amnesia is admitted. A few days later a massive earthquake hits the asylum and srange and terrifying events start to occur.

When the dead start walking, you'd better start running.

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4.0 out of 5 stars"One of the patients is Code Red...!"
By G. Meldrum VINE VOICE on 23 July 2010
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
I first encountered mention of `The Dead Pit' in Jamie Russell's zombie cinema guide, "Book of the Dead", wherein Russell declares the film to be uniformly terrible. He is, however, quite wrong. Whilst `The Dead Pit' is indeed a derivative piece of work, creatively in hock to far superior and more well-known Italian efforts, it is definitely an agreeable little film and a perfectly enjoyable way to while away 100 minutes.

The plot concerns an insane asylum where Doctor Swan (the late Jeremy Slate, giving the proceedings a certain gravitas) discovers that his colleague, Doctor Ramzi, is carrying out unnatural experiments with the inmates. Swan responds by shooting Ramzi through the head and sealing both him and his dead victims up in the basement of a hospital building. Flashforward 20 years, and just as amnesiac Jane Doe (Cheryl Lawson) arrives at the asylum, an unexpected earthquake `breaks the seal' and seems to set the now undead Dr. Ramzi loose...

A medical setting is always a fine match for zombie cinema (think of the hospital scenes in `The Beyond' and `The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue'), and director Brett Leonard is a man clearly in love with low, skewed camera angles, all the better to highlight the sinister nature of his locale. So what works and what doesn't in this film? Well, as noted, the film seems quite heavily influenced by more continental fare, particularly the aforementioned `Beyond', though it simply doesn't have the sense of sheer mad stylishness that prime-era Fulci would have given it. Endearing co-star Steffen Gregory Foster (as demolition-expert inmate Chris) comes across as very much a cut-price David Warbeck, and certain scenes where he and Lawson fend off the undead have an irresistible familiarity to them.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsCellar Dwellers
By Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett on 19 May 2011
Format: DVD
In the basement of a mental hospital, Dr Colin Ramzi(Danny Gochnauer) is conducting nefarious experiments on his patients. Horrified by his colleagues despicable behaviour, Ramzi's associate Dr Swan(Jeremy Slate) puts a bullet through Ramzi's head and seals up the unholy laboratory.
Years later, and Dr Swan is now in charge of the institution. A new patient, an amnaesiac known as Jane Doe(Cheryl Lawson) arrives, pleading to be let out and claiming that someone, or something has stolen her mind. However, Jane starts to witness events that make her question her own snaity, as an earthquake re-opens the now rather dessicated Dr Ramzi and his mistakes. Jane, with the help of arsonist Christian(Steffan Michael Gregory, with a Stanley Baker vibe) tries to uncover the secrets of Dr Swan's hospital before they too become victims od Ramzi and his undead army....
Another Code Red release, another winner. I am a fan of 80's horror and this little gem is a fine example of an overlooked lassic from that era. Those coming to the film expecting zombie mayhem from start to finish may be dissappointed, as the undead only appear in the latter half of the film. In fact, 'The Dead Pit' comes across more as a mix of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Re-Animator.
The decision to shoot the film in a disused Mental Asylum was a great one, as Agnew State Hospital is an especially creepy place, more so during the scenes shot at night.
The Dead Pit works because of various reasons. It has pretty decent performances, great,bloody special effects and a terrific musical score. The Director Leonard clearly loves the horror genre as the film is so enjoyable from start to finish. I would recommend this film to afficionados of 1980's horror, or fans of horror in general. From what I can gather, this terific release is uncut and the best of the extras is a highly enjoyable commentary by the director, the producer and star Jeremy Slate. 5 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5 starsZOMBIE MASTERPIECE
By ***LONESTAR*** on 23 Oct. 2001
Format: VHS Tape
This movie is better than SUPERIOR. This is my favorite zombie movie. It is VERRRY Dark and gory.
The Dead Pit is a cult favorite. I STRONGLY reccomend this film to any zombie fan. I LOVE IT.
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