‘An ancient tomb unearthed… An underworld army unleashed!’
Legion of the Dead is a 2005 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Paul Bales (co-producer of Sharknado franchise; Isle of the Dead; 8213: Gacy House; et al).
The Anthill Productions-The Asylum co-production stars Courtney Clonch, Claudia Lynx, Bruce Boxleitner and Zach Galligan.
Plot:
When an ancient Egyptian tomb is found in a North American park, a group of scientists and students of Egyptology arrive at the site to study the inscriptions.
Meanwhile, the four-thousand-year-old evil high-priestess Aneh-Tet awakes and seeks six offerings to revive her legion of mummies. Then she needs the blood of a virgin to bring her father back to life, become immortal and rule the world…
Reviews:
“If you lower your expectations you might get some very mild enjoyment from Legion of the Dead, it’s not that good and the acting is pretty so-so (Asylum regular Rhett Giles is completely over-the-top even getting to shave his head bald in the final third which only makes him resemble Arnold Vosloo from the recent Mummy series)…” The Video Graveyard
“There’s the “would-be lovers trying to work out differences” subplot that came across much more convincingly in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3. There’s the “professor using his students to bring about evil” subplot as well. Oh, and let’s not forget the “stupid people create this mess” scenario that opens the movie. Every aspect of this mummy-goes-wild cheesefest is taken directly from another movie…” B-Independent
“Oh, let’s face it, this isn’t a classic movie, but I enjoyed the naked mummy, I laughed at the silliness of it all, and I liked some of the minor characters, like the two stoners who discovered the tomb, so you might get some entertainment out of this flick. The film doesn’t take itself seriously…” Scoopy.com
“Legion of the Dead is at it’s best when the six mummies resurrect and go on a rather over-the-top killing spree – they really hate the human spine for some reason – at the local motel and Molly and Connor try to fend them off with whatever is at their disposal at the moment. The movie could have used a bit more energetic moments like that.” ★★½ Dread Central
Trailer:
Free to watch on YouTube:
Choice dialogue:
Doctor Ari Ben-David [Rhett Giles]: “Where’s my mummy?”
Cast and characters:
Courtney Clonch … Molly; Claudia Lynx … Aneh-Tet (Succubus: Hell-Bent); Bruce Boxleitner … Sheriff Jones (Bone Eater; Snakehead Terror; From the Dead of Night); Zach Galligan … Doctor Swatek (The Chair; Waxwork and sequel; Gremlins and sequel); Chad Collins … Carter; Andrew Lauer … Sam Weave; Chase Hoyt … Justin; Rhett Giles … Doctor Ari Ben-David; Emily Falkenstein … Kevyn; Amanda Ward … Kara; Aaron David Thompson … Axel; Amy Clover … Linda; Patrick Thomassie … Santos; Jared Cohn … Petrie [as Jared Michaels] (director of The Domicile; Devil’s Domain; Hold Your Breath; 12/12/12); Terry Shusta … Security Guard; Heather Ashley Chase … Hotel Manager
Filming locations:
Agua Dulce, Lancaster, Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California
Film facts:
The film’s working title was Unravelled
Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)
Technical specs:
1 hour 22 minutes
Dolby SR
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
