Fresh
The budget was clearly minuscule, but writer/director Glenn McQuaid's deft dialogue, strong characters and clever plotting attracted some impressive acting talent.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
I Sell the Dead
Never trust a corpse.
2008 · 1h 25m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Horror
Directed by
Jeremiah Kipp
,
Zeke Dunn
,
Nicole Real
,
Glenn McQuaid
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I Sell the Dead
Overview
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.
Director and cast
- Jeremiah Kipp Director
- Zeke Dunn Director
- Nicole Real Director
- Glenn McQuaid Director
- Dominic Monaghan as Arthur Blake
- Larry Fessenden as Willie Grimes
- Ron Perlman as Father Duffy
- Angus Scrimm as Dr. Vernon Quint
- Brenda Cooney as Fanny Briers
- Joel Marsh Garland as Ronnie
- John Speredakos as Cornelius Murphy
- Daniel Manche as Young Arthur Blake
- Heather Robb as Vampire
- Eileen Colgan as Maisey O'Connell
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Rotten
If it's not actually a good movie, on some level you have to admire the chutzpah of a film set in 1850s Ireland but shot on Staten Island.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
The worst fault visually, probably intended as a charm against the spell of low-budget-itis, is relentless darkness. Pervasive shadows in most shots do not evoke atmosphere, but eye strain.
Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Its wit and style, however, are thoroughly modern, as is a hilarious ending that leaves the sequel door wide open. And why not?
Jeannette Catsoulis, NPR
Fresh
The year's most deliriously heavy title comes attached to a cheeky Victorian-era horror-comedy about grave-robbing -- and it's not just human corpses being raided here.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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