Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane

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Starring: David Chisum
Rated: Unrated
Type: DVD
Directed By: Scott Thomas (II)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Release Date: 2007-10-02
Unholy terror is unleashed in the skies when a deadly, genetically engineered virus is released onboard a transatlantic flight to Paris in this heart-stopping thrill-ride of terror! When a scientist on the run from the CIA manages to smuggle a contaminated body onto a commercial overseas flight, the plane becomes an incubator for a quickly growing army of the undead. With a zombie invasion spreading through the cabin, only a handful of passengers remains to fight off their fellow travelers and land the plane before it's too late.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Gag Reel

Fun and Fast-Paced--Grandma Zombies Rule!
"Zombies on a Plane"--"Dead Flight"--"Drop Dead Flight"--the possibilities for alternate titles for Scott Thomas' "Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane" is endless. The film is insanely goofy and while it couldn't exactly reach the B-movie charms of "Snakes on a Plane", it is still a fun watch for those lazy night evenings when there is nothing good on TV.

In a transatlantic flight, a secret agency is transporting the corpse of a woman who is the carrier of a man-made virus. The weather isn't very good to make such a flight, there is a thunderstorm, turbulence is aplenty which eventually results on zombies literally running rampant in a plane at 130,000 feet. Cue, sexy flight attendants, a comedic convict, two tough guys and even a nun to save the day....but how do you fight an horde of the undead when there is nowhere to go?

"Snakes (ahem) Flight of the Living Dead" is a zany gorefest, and very humorous in its execution. True, the opening act of the film is rather boring with the introduction of boring and dull characters; surfer dudes with their bimbo girlfriends, the smooth talking con accompanied by a federal agent, sexy and lusty flight attendants, a professional golf player and his wife, mad scientists who are bent on changing the world for profit and a nun. The film's characters are very clichéd and quite uninteresting. The film's main premise is very similar to "Snakes on a Plane" but sadly, the film has no nudity and only hinted at sex.

Thankfully, after the corpse escapes the coffin, the film goes into overdrive. There is a lot of visual blood and gore, and while the violence is more funny than scary most of the time, well, the film is never boring and proves quite entertaining in a goofy way. The smooth talking convict is responsible for most of the film's goofy banter and the humorous touches with the zombie attack just made me laugh my socks off. A grandma zombie with no teeth, umbrella attack and zombie who never figures out how the seatbelt works is just freaking hilarious, among other stuff.

The zombies themselves are visceral looking and they look very bestial and fast-moving; nope they are not like the zombies in the classic Romero films but more like the ones in "28 weeks Later". The film never makes any attempts for cheap scares, the film is fast-paced and more an action film than anything else. The one issue I have with "Flight.." is that the filmmakers seemed poised to take itself seriously in the first half with the boring and shallow character development. Truth be told, no viewer who would sit through "zombies on a 747" would care for any of those factors. The film also has a less-than stellar cast made up of Dale Midkiff, Erick Avari, Richard Tyson, David Chisum, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Kristen Kerr. Then again, what A-list actor would be caught in a movie like this? I mean this in a good way.

There is zero suspense to be had and the film offers no surprises. It doesn't seem necessary to shoot the zombies here in the head--as an Air Marshal says: "two in the chest and one in the balls.." is quite sufficient. The film is not to be taken seriously and it is definitely a lot of fun to watch. There is a lot of overused elements here but who cares? A zombie take on "Snakes on a Plane" may not be deep or worthy of an Oscar, but no one can deny that the film is a lot of fun.

Fasten your seatbelts, folks, and leave your brain at home, you going in for a ride!
Undead Airlines is taking off on its maiden flight! I doubt if this movie is worth repeated viewings, but you will enjoy parts of it.

Recommended![3 Stars]

Place your seatbacks and tray tables in the upright position - then kiss your butt goodbye
There is no smoking in the lavatory. Emergency exits are located throughout the plane and can be seen by following the illuminated floor lights in the aisle. Your seats can be used as a flotation device. Zombies may break out of the baggage claim and begin turning the flight into a battle between the living and the undead. Wait, what?!

The movie's plot is as simple as it is brilliant. Mix one part Snakes on a Plane and one part zombie outbreak - let the carnage begin. Within five minutes I was hooked.

First of all, it's clearly not a recent flight. There were no crying kids, baggage fees, or morons speaking loudly on their Bluetooth headseats. The stewardesses are young, hot, and flirtatious (as opposed to worn-out cougars and gay dudes), which makes the viewers more empathic. One such hottie, Megan (Kirsten Kerr), is going about her duties when a bad turbulence causes cargo to shift, injuring a guard in the HAZMAT suit (cue ominous music), and a cryogenic freezer of some kind busts open. Uh oh.

Up next is a brief introduction to the people who will soon battle or become zombies, and make it easy for the viewer to determine who should die a horrendous death while others serve as heroes. A pseudo Tiger Woods and his spoiled wife sit in first class. A few doctors involved in the illegal cloning research argue about the body/corpse below. The light-hearted angle comes from a criminal named Frank (Kevin J. O'Connor) who is handcuffed to a do-gooder cop, Truman Burroughs (David Chisum) - it's Buscemi's "Marietta Mangler" from Con Air to the Nth degree, and it's hilarious.

It's as delicious as you can imagine, with some superb tongue-in-cheek humor, like a toothless grandma zombie gumming a "victim", and a zombie who wants terribly to eat some brains, but can't because the airplane seatbelt is so difficult to figure out (So THAT'S why they give us the briefing!). There is even the "can anyone fly a plane"-scene, and, no, the fat kid from Goodburger doesn't get involved.

Watch this for a good laugh, and a pretty good zombie flick.

A to Z-ombie review
A-irplane flying to Paris
B-oneable stewardesses provide service
C-argo below is highly unstable
D-eath is not always permanent
E-xperimenting with human life is fun
F-ormulating the setup for the slaughter
G-ore, gore, I'm waiting?
H-o-hum, Mackshere's getting bored
I-t's on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
J-eez look at the bloody human devourage
K-illing gets creative and plentiful
L-ove the gore, of course
M-an, this is great!
N-o place to run for safety
O-verwhelmed by the madness
P-ilots just got devoured
Q-uestions grim about survival
R-ampant fear & desperation
S-tarting to use CGI
T-his is getting a tad ridiculuos
U-tter retardation
V-icious is no longer delicious
W-TF?
X-tremely silly conclusion
Y-ou probably saw that coming
Z-ombies still rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!


FINAL GRADE----B-etter than expected 3.5 stars

Don't judge a movie by it's title
I passed on buying this movie many times because of the title.I mean..."Flight Of The Living Dead:Outbreak On A Plane"? What a surprise to find that this was a good b+ rate zombie flick.

Scientists are transporting a cryo-frozen body contaminated with a virus from a rare insect with life prolonging characteristics.The only side effect is it turns people into,you guessed it,...ZOMBIES!!! A storm causes the cryo-case to be opened,the infected person wakes,and the passengers and crew are served an in-flight meal of zombie mayhem.

Characterization and really good acting by all involved,takes the zombies on a plane premise and not only makes it work,but makes for a very enjoyable movie that I will have no problem watching again in the future.

Great Zombie flick!
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane
Great zombie movie. Not your typical slow moving undead, they are fast and predatory. Gave many moments of trying to get away from them but couldn't, kept me on the edge of my seat. Great twist on the typical zombie flick. Nice change for movie night.