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- IMDb page: Doghouse (2009)
- Rate: 6.1/10 total 7,137 votes
- Genre: Comedy | Horror
- Release Date: 12 June 2009 (Ireland)
- Runtime: 89 min
- Filming Location: West Sussex, England, UK
- Budget: $4,000,000(estimated)
- Gross: £109,060(UK)(21 June 2009)
- Director: Jake West
- Stars: Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke and Emil Marwa
- Original Music By: Richard Wells
- Soundtrack: Female of the Species
- Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
- Plot Keyword: Remote Village | Virus | Remote Controlled Toy Car | Butcher Shop | Zombification
- (in alphabetical order)
- Dan Schaffer writer
Known Trivia
- The name of the company that drives them to the village is West Tours named after the film’s director Jake West.
Plot: A group of men head to a remote village to help one of their friends get over his divorce; when they get there, though, they discover that all the women have been infected with a virus that makes them man-hating cannibals. Full summary » | »
Story: Vince is handling his divorce badly. He's depressed. Gone to pieces. But his mates aren't giving up on him. Struggling with their own women troubles, they drag him off for an ultimate lads drinking weekend in the country. Arriving in the village of Moodley where the women outnumber the men 3:1, the boys find themselves holidaying in a village overrun by psychotic, homicidal Zombirds with a thirst for male flesh.Written by Anonymous
FullCast & Crew
Produced By:
- Edwin Beardow known as associate executive producer
- Mike Diamond known as executive producer
- Simon Feather known as associate executive producer
- Mark Foligno known as executive producer
- Justin Lanchbury known as associate executive producer
- Andrew Loveday known as executive producer
- Mike Loveday known as producer
- Terry Loveday known as executive producer
- Steve Milne known as executive producer
- Billy Murray known as executive producer
- Ivor Ponting known as associate executive producer
- Lee Richards known as associate executive producer
- Toby Richards known as executive producer
- Michael Shadwell known as associate executive producer
- Sandra Shadwell known as associate executive producer
- Deepak Sikka known as executive producer
- Anthony Silver known as associate executive producer
- Terry Stone known as executive producer
- Gerry Toomey known as line producer
- Danny Dyer known as Neil
- Noel Clarke known as Mikey
- Emil Marwa known as Graham
- Lee Ingleby known as Matt
- Keith-Lee Castle known as Patrick
- Christina Cole known as Candy
- Terry Stone known as Sergeant Gavin Wright
- Neil Maskell known as Banksy
- Emily Booth known as The Snipper
- Stephen Graham known as Vince
- Victoria Hopkins known as The Bride
- Deborah Hyde known as The Barmaid
- Nicola Jane Reading known as The Witch / Zombird Army – Nightgown
- Joelle Simpson known as The Dentist / Zimmer Granny / Hooded Woman
- Deborah Perry known as Lolly
- Tree Carr known as Julie Mini-Mart
- Ria Knowles known as Pigtails
- Lorry O'Toole known as Foxy / Dominatrix
- Annie Vanders known as Bubbles
- Joanne Cutts known as The Butcher (as Joanne Marie Cutts)
- Lynda Dagley known as The Vicar
- Julie Dunne known as Traffic Warden
- Beryl Nesbitt known as Mikey's Nan
- Jessica Jane Clement known as Neil's One Night Stand (as Jessica Clement)
- Christopher Elson known as Graham's Boyfriend
- Adele Silva known as Bex
- Caroline Head known as Patrick's Wife
- Zac Mattoon O'Brien known as Skateboard Kid (as Zacchariah Mattoon O'Brien)
- Debbie Flett known as Hot Barmaid
- Toby Richards known as Mechanic
- Mary Tamm known as Meg Nut
- Billy Murray known as Colonel
- Frank Rizzo known as Joe Normal
- Alison Carroll known as The Teen
- Jenna Goodwin known as Dorothy Perkins – Fashion Victemmes / Zombird Army – Librarian
- Danielle Laws known as Swinger 1
- Roxy Velvet known as Swinger 2
- Luke Lynch known as Comic Store Guy
- Amy Brunette known as Sassy Girl 1
- Tara Scotter known as Sassy Girl 2
- Sophie Pyecroft known as Leggy Fence Sick Chick (as Sophie Pycroft)
- Richard Cooke known as Eviscerated Barman
- Ian Limv known as Man with Dog
- Amy Clancy known as Kebab Lady
- David Charlambros known as Reginald Pawson (as David Charalambous)
- Caroline Wall known as Zombird Army – Hooded Woman
- Erin Williams known as Zombird Army – Punk
- Sophie Challen known as Zombird Army – Country Western
- Katie known as Zombird Army – Hooker
- Karen Byrne-Roberts known as Zombird Army – 80's Cocktail
- Siobhan Anthony known as Zombird Army – Ballroom
- Carla Akehurst known as Zombird Army – Aerobics 1
- Leonie Turner known as Zombird Army – Aerobics 2
- Carole Doyle known as Zombird Army – Sexy Bedtime
- Poppy Scott known as Zombird Army – Villager 1
- Sam Adcock known as Zombird Army – Villager 2
- Melanie Light known as Zombird Army – Space Nerd
- Tess Adcock known as Zombird Army – Artist
- Tania Chant known as Zombird Army – Pregnant (as Tanya Chant)
- Carla Huddington known as Zombird Army – Secretary 1
- Nina Ayres known as Zombird Army – Villager 3
- Heather Trott known as Zombird Army – Villager 4
- Judith Lewis known as Zombird Army – Secretary 2
- Celia Gibson known as Zombird Army – Rabbi's Wife
- Aarti Parajia known as Zombird Army – Pyjamas
- Mary MacLennan known as Zombird Army – Flower Arranger
- Danni Dyer known as Zombird Army – Ballerina (as Dani Dyer)
- Faye Adcock known as Zombird Army – Shower
- Tabitha Tudor known as Zombird Army – Mother of the Bride
- Natalie Roberts known as Zombird Army – Nurse
- Hayley Crompton known as Zombird Army – Maypole
Supporting Department
Makeup Department:- My Alehammar known as makeup artist
- Cesar Alonso known as makeup effects artist
- Liz Boshell known as makeup artist
- Karl Derrick known as creature effects designer
- Karl Derrick known as makeup effects designer
- Hannah Edwards known as makeup artist
- Cate Hall known as makeup designer
- Deborah Hyde known as prosthetics coordinator
- Jennifer Latour known as special effects makeup artist
- Joanna Milazzo known as special makeup effects trainee
- Vikki Muse known as special makeup effects artist
- Ruby-Tuesday O'Leary known as makeup trainee
- Robin Pritchard known as senior prosthetic makeup artist
- Phil Steinschneider known as special props and graphics services
- Steve Stiles known as makeup effects junior trainee
- Jo Wand known as workshop technician
- Pippa Woods known as makeup artist
- Peter Arnold known as stand-by art director
- Michael Button known as assistant art director
- Suman Gainda known as art department runner
- Luke Gledsdale known as stand-by art director
- Ben Green known as construction manager
- Tamzen Grove known as petty cash buyer
- Nigel Head known as dressing prop
- Neil Jenkins known as stand-by props
- Charlie Lynam known as art department buyer
- George Mizen known as art department coordinator
- Alan Pearson known as painter
- Marius Pogaceanu known as dressing prop
- James Ryman known as concept art: characters
- Simon Steggall known as props
- Alexandra Toomey known as art department assistant
Companies
Production Companies:
- Carnaby International (presents)
- Carnaby Film Productions
- Hanover Films (in association with)
- Molinare Studio (as Molinare Productions) (in association with)
Other Companies:
- Cutting Edge Group music services
- Production Copier Company production equipment and services
- Reel Meals(Take 2) catering
- Sapex Scripts post-production script services
Distributors:
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Films (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Eagle Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
- MPI Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
- Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
Other Stuff
Visual Effects by:- Kris Anderson known as digital compositor
- Steven Bray known as digital compositor
- Simon Carr known as visual effects supervisor
- Stephanie C. Kelly known as digital compositor
- Simon Kilroe known as visual effects artist
- Rick Leach known as digital compositor
- Rick McMahon known as visual effects
- Donal Nolan known as compositor
- Imran Sajid known as layout artist
- Lewis Saunders known as compositor
- Natalie Stopford known as visual effects producer
- Ben Turner known as digital compositor
- Audrius Urbonavicius known as digital matte artist
- Ireland 12 June 2009
- UK 12 June 2009
- Germany 27 August 2009 (Nuremberg Fantasy Filmfest)
- USA 5 November 2009 (American Film Market)
- Netherlands 12 January 2010 (DVD premiere)
- France 29 January 2010 (Gérardmer Fantasticarts Film Festival)
- Australia 23 June 2010 (Blu-ray premiere)
- Canada July 2010 (Fantasia International Film Festival)
- France 20 July 2010 (DVD premiere)
- Canada 14 August 2010 (Toronto After Dark Film Festival)
- USA 12 October 2010 (DVD premiere)
- Finland 12 January 2011 (DVD premiere)
Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database
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23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
The premise of the film completely reflects the manner in which Jake West approaches this project, with a gleeful nod towards plenty of harmless sexist humour and cheap gory death sequences that are all nice, light-hearted and fun. Neil, Vince and Mikey are all your typical working-class likely lads out to simply flirt with the opposite sex and drink as much as their body-weight, with Danny Dyer in particular needing to place little effort in recreating his Cockney 'laddish' persona (yet again) on the big-screen. While Dave Schaffer's script contains many easy-going humorous gags to keep your attention ticking over while the next axe, gnome or sword heads to try and end the boy's misogynistic ways and eliminate the male chromosome all in one.
'Doghouse' is nowhere near the heights of Pegg/Frost's rom-zom-com-supremo 'Shaun of the Dead', but it isn't the worst film you will see this year. At a short running time of 85 minutes, you'll be cheaply entertained with boys being boys and women being…err, evil, vicious, un-relentless and, well women (just kidding!). This a film you'd probably enjoy seeing more after you've been kicked out the local Pub at closing time and are heading home with your Chicken Jalfrezi in one hand and the DVD in the other.
23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
A bunch of lads, all experiencing varying degrees of relationship problems, decide to get away from it all and take a trip to the village of Moodley for a weekend of drinking, debauchery and any activity that will help their good friend Vince (Stephen Graham) forget all about his recent divorce. it seems like they definitely picked the wrong village though as all of the women have somehow been turned into vicious, man-hating cannibals. Once the lads realise the situation all political correctness and ideas of gentlemanly conduct are thrown out the window as survival becomes the main aim.
West has a great cast including Graham, Danny Dyer (who many dislike but I have no problem with), Noel Clarke, Keith-Lee Castle and others familiar to viewers of UK television and film. Yes, the characters are almost all just a bunch of mildly misogynistic men's men but there's enough variety in there and little character details to make each one well-rounded enough for the audience to identify with.
The infected women are, for the most part, heavily made up but it's always fun to see Emily Booth in a horror movie no matter how she looks while everyone else is given some accompanying outfit or identifying feature (a wedding dress, a massive sword, etc) to single them out as an individual threat.
Fans of gore will not be disappointed as there is plenty on display here, most of it really well done and certainly a step up even from West's Evil Aliens carnage. And as for the humour? For the most part, it works really well although I can't see this movie appealing to a lot of women. This is a "lad's" movie through and through, from the juvenile observations about the sexiness of killer cannibal females to the embittered protest against men feeling they have been trained as a pet in previous relationships. As bad as the opinions may be, these characters end up voicing thoughts that many men have had at one time or another which just makes the reactions to the situation ring true despite the absurdity of it.
Sadly, the film really suffers a major setback in it's ending . . . . an ending so bad that I actually sat through the credits expecting some amusing footnote that never appeared. An enjoyable, unspectacular movie gave me nothing to complain about until that ending, one of the worst I have seen in the past decade. For that very reason I have to knock a point or two from it's rating here but it's a shame because the rest of the movie was going along nicely. Still, them's the breaks. Give it a try but probably best to do so with a few beers and some male mates round. I would not recommend this as a movie for "date night".
See this if you like: Lesbian Vampire Killers, Shaun Of The Dead, Evil Aliens.
23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
No doubt about it, Doghouse will not so much divide in two the horror/comedy faithful, it will dissect them into little pieces and continue to do so for quite some time. Already it has been chastised for being misogynistic, a poor imitation of British genre benchmark Shaun Of The Dead, and more baffling to me, a waste of British talent. All of which are wrong. Of which the last statement from me has probably already seen a number of internet users vote negative on this review before reading further. Cest la vie, but if you are still with me? Then thank you for your time.
Doghouse is one of the most in tune self mocking British comedies concerning lad culture of recent times, arguably ever?. Fifteen minutes into the film our group of "lads," after having been introduced to us thru a series of attitudes involving their partners {there's a gay guy too folks}, stand together and a phone rings. The ring tone is that bastion of British machismo, the "Match Of The Day" theme, our group collectively dig into their pockets for their mobiles thinking it may be their phone ringing. From here on in, the marker for what type of film Doghouse is has been set.
From here we lurch into a battle of the sexes with wry observations as our "heroes" do battle with zombiefied female stereotypes. Hairdresser, dentist, schoolgirl, goth girl, a bride, horsey type and even a god dam lollipop lady. All scripted with astute knowing and self-critique from Dan Schaffer as the "lads" veer from scared cat wimps to once again being sexually brave Ramboesque types. Honestly, and I speak as a seasoned British male, some of the dialogue here is as sharp as the sexy zombie hairdresser girl's scissors are. Oh yeah, forgot to say that the blood flows for those of the gore persuasion, very much so. Some scenes are horror delights, they may come with a quip or a tongue in cheek reference, but there is some fine blood letting stuff here.
In the cast you have Stephen Graham, Noel Clarke and Danny Dyer. I wonder how many folk have noticed the irony that all three guys are not long out of being in "blokey" hooligan type films? Dyer does his usual Cockney wide boy act that will annoy those who don't buy into it, but really there is a reason he plays to type, it's because like it or not? He's effing good at it governor. Graham and Clarke are both British treasures, not based on this film you understand, but they have much ability and it's great to see them having such a great time. While the support from the likes of Lee Ingleby as a horror comic/Evil Dead fan is truly "nudge nudge-wink wink" enjoyable. Director Jake West has moved considerably a few notches forward with this picture, so add his name to the list of British genre directors to watch alongside Paul Andrew Williams and Christopher Smith.
Comparisons with Shaun Of The Dead are folly, that film is an awesome parody of the genre, a film that remains a sub-genre highlight. This is a different film, tho, one that parodies the genre with a totally focused observational narrative on a culture that warrants humorous inspection. So be it, I will happily watch this {and will} with my cinema loving missus because I know she will see the pointedness of it all. And besides, any film that slots in Space's magnificent "The Female Of The Species" has to be worth a look at least…. 8/10
23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
This movie couldn't decide if it was man or woman friendly. In a movie like this, a side has to be taken, so that you have someone to root for.
The men are shown as juvenile, stupid, immature, irresponsible, and untrustworthy.
The women are shown as catty, violent, man-hating, controlling, selfish, and judgmental.
These very base stereotypes could have worked fine, it sets the stage for a battle between the sexes. But at the end of the movie, when they had a chance to really pick a side and go for the kill, it buggers off. When the men had the upper hand, the proper way to end a zombie movie with this theme would have been for the men to go barbaric on the women and smash away. Instead the movie has the men gain the upper hand, squander it due to immature games, then they just run away. That's a complete and utter flop, they removed the confrontation completely by trying to straddle the fence.
It wanted to be a little offensive by poking fun at the silly characteristics of the sexes, but that isn't enough. That's good enough for maybe a 15 minute sketch, not an entire movie. This movie could have been GREAT if it had just picked a side, and really gone the horror route at the end. Kill off one of the sides, declare a winner, give the audience a proper climax. Instead we're left with a petty, shallow, horror-comedy that didn't deliver on either front.
23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
Anyone going along to this and expecting anything other than what they know they are going to get are going to be disappointed. This is a laddish Brit-com-horror. In fact its not actually horrific at all as everything is done for laughs. There is no real sense of dread as the whole idea of the film is to maximise the gruesome bits but you know that ten seconds after seeing a bit of goo, someone's going to make a classic one-liner. There are so many gags that not all of them hit the spot, but some are very funny but not all very PC (it is laddish!).
Comparing the original trailer to the film I just saw, I can't help but think that the original film's darker nature has been pretty much exorcised to beef up the humour. The new trailer would also seem to justify the audience the film-makers are targeting.
That said, I came out of the film remembering how I used to go to the cinema as a teenager because going to the cinema was a fun thing to do with mates. Nowadays I so rarely go to the cinema that I don't want to just go and see anything, it has to be something special.
With Doghouse, it really is sit down disengage your brain for 90 minutes, forget about the worries of the world and have a laugh, and then another and another. Don't worry about the plot too much (I don't think the writers did!) and just chill out for an hour and a half.
If you just want a film that is a bit of fun and you just want to be entertained for your entrance fee then this is a film to see. It is no classic and doesn't aim to be, in fact it probably has more in common with the classic "Carry on" series of films than anything else I can think to compare it to. Everyone probably had a ball making it.
After its cinema release it will be a great Friday night film with a few mates, a few beers and the obligatory curry.
Great soundtrack too.
23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
Vince is handling his divorce badly. He's depressed. Gone to pieces.
But his mates aren't giving up on him. Struggling with their own women troubles, they drag him off for an ultimate lads drinking weekend in the country.
Arriving in the village of Moodley where the women outnumber the men 3:1, the boys find themselves holidaying in a village overrun by psychotic, homicidal Zombirds with a thirst for male flesh….
There has to be some sort of hidden message in this film. Could it be, treat women better, because at the start of the film, the majority of the men are really not nice to the fairer sex, could it be, don't try to rehash 'Shaun of the dead' with men of the moment stars on a limited budget. Or could it be, please do not let Jake West make anymore bad films???
These questions need to be answered, as this film is silly, unfunny, and misogynistic beyond belief.
obviously on the strength of Wrights and Peggs 2004 genius movie, they have gone for the blokes down the boozer movie path. and it's rotten.
Unfortunately for the film, it starts off quite well, with good introductions to all the characters, but as soon as one characters alarm goes off and instead of pressing snooze, he sticks his finger into a curry, you know the makers are going for toilet humour. And they don't let you down.
The cast are okay in their roles, and look like they had fun making the film, but the narrative just doesn't gel, and it turns into a strange mish mash of comedy, horror, and drama.
It doesn't work, and it goes from bad to worse.
If you love the Brit flicks 'Sex lives of the potato men' and guest house paradiso' you'll love this.
It's a shame, because with the acting talent, and the premise, it could have been a good camp film.
It's boring instead.
23 Nov 2011, 6:10 am
enough of that. now i can't wait to see zombieland. i need a good movie..