Legion of the Dead (film)
Encyclopedia
Legion of the Dead is a 2005 American horror film
produced by The Asylum
.
It Stars Courtney Clonch, and Bruce Boxleitner
.
The film is a B movie
based on Mummy legends
, and was released in between two similar, more-successful films: The Mummy Returns
(2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
(2008).
The plot of Legion of the Dead also bears some similarity to the 1971 Hammer horror
film Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
, which also featured an evil Egyptian queen as the film's antagonist.
, there once reigned the malevolent Queen Aneh-Tet (Claudia Lynx), who ruled Egypt with an iron fist, terrorising the populace and slaughtering her enemies. Upon her death, her body was cursed, and buried in a secret location.
In the modern day, an archaeological team uncovers Aneh-Tet's sarcophagus
, and accidentally unleashes her evil onto the world. Among the team of experts opposing Aneh-Tet is Molly (Courtney Clonch), a young woman who finds herself pitted against Aneh-Tet's evil in the final battle against the forces of darkness.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
produced by The Asylum
The Asylum
The Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...
.
It Stars Courtney Clonch, and Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King , and Babylon 5...
.
The film is a B movie
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
based on Mummy legends
Mummy
A mummy is a body, human or animal, whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness , very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs, so that the recovered body will not decay further if kept in cool and dry...
, and was released in between two similar, more-successful films: The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez and Freddie Boath. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy...
(2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 2008 American action adventure film and sequel to The Mummy and The Mummy Returns . The film stars Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Luke Ford, and Jet Li, and was released on August 1, 2008 in the United States...
(2008).
The plot of Legion of the Dead also bears some similarity to the 1971 Hammer horror
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later...
film Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 British film starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, and James Villiers. This was director Seth Holt's final film, and was adapted from Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. The film was released as the support feature to Dr...
, which also featured an evil Egyptian queen as the film's antagonist.
Plot
In Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
, there once reigned the malevolent Queen Aneh-Tet (Claudia Lynx), who ruled Egypt with an iron fist, terrorising the populace and slaughtering her enemies. Upon her death, her body was cursed, and buried in a secret location.
In the modern day, an archaeological team uncovers Aneh-Tet's sarcophagus
Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek σαρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγειν phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos...
, and accidentally unleashes her evil onto the world. Among the team of experts opposing Aneh-Tet is Molly (Courtney Clonch), a young woman who finds herself pitted against Aneh-Tet's evil in the final battle against the forces of darkness.
Cast
- Courtney Clonch - Molly
- Claudia Lynx - Aneh-Tet
- Bruce BoxleitnerBruce BoxleitnerBruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King , and Babylon 5...
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- Dr. Swatek - Chad Collins - Carter
- Rhett Giles - Dr. Ari Ben-David
- Andrew LauerAndrew Lauer-Life and career:Lauer may be best known to America acting as "Charlie" on the hit NBC comedy series Caroline in the City. He recently wrapped principal photography directing the motion picture Adventures of a Teenage Dragon Slayer starring Lea Thompson and Wendie Malick. The film will be released...
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- Shayla - Emily Falkenstein - Kevyn
- Amanda Ward - Kara
- Chase HoytChase Hoyt- Biography :Early lifeHoyt was born in Tucson, Arizona to Karen Carol McGurren and Robert Quentin Hoyt. He is the youngest of seven siblings.Being active in sports from an early age, Hoyt found a calling with ice hockey at the age of twelve in Tucson...
- Justin - Aaron David Thompson - Axel
- Amy Clover - Linda
- Patrick Thomassie - Santos
- Jared Michaels - Petrie
- Terry Shusta - Security Guard
See also
- Allan Quatermain and the Temple of SkullsAllan Quatermain and the Temple of SkullsAllan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls is a 2008 direct-to-DVD adventure film created by American studio The Asylum. The film follows the adventures of explorer Allan Quatermain, and was filmed entirely on location in South Africa...
- Another film by The AsylumThe AsylumThe Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...
with a similar setting