Ten dead men
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Ten Dead Men is the follow-up to the cult independent action film Left for Dead
. Produced by the same company, (Modern Life?
) Ten Dead Men features many of the same actors as its predecessor. Ten Dead Men was directed by Ross Boyask and produced by Phil Hobden
. The film released in UK, France
, Indonesia
and Japan
.
fight director/stunt man Jude Poyer who has worked alongside actors such as Jet Li
and Jean Claude Van Damme on a host of US and Asian action films.
The film stars actor/martial artist Brendan Carr, Terry Stone
, Pooja Shah
, Ben Shockley, Lee Latchford-Evans
, JC Mac
, Tom Gerald, and P.L Hobden. Doug Bradley
provides the film's voiceover narration.
The film also features cameos from actor/musician/entertainer Chico
, MMA
fighter Kimo
, Dave Legeno
, Cage Rage
promoter Dave O'Donnell, Silvio Simac
, Cecily Fay and Glenn Salvage.
. Impact Magazine was given the first review of the film.
“This is passionate genre filmmaking inspired by… Rodriguez and the hard-hitting but playful style of Quentin Tarantino”
Richard Hawes, Facebook Movies
“The film easily clubs aside any British alternative… this is revenge actually, a dish served cold and bloody, littered with plenty of limbs and shrapnel”
Rich Badley, Close-Up Film
“Fusing action, drama and violence into a blistering whole, Ten Dead Men shows us Brits can hold our own in the action arena.”
Andrew Skeats
“…well directed, great writing, incredible fight scenes and a star making performance from Carr all adding up to one of the best British action movies of the decade. “
Will Strong, Combat Magazine
and Brighton
. Notable locations in the film included Bovingdon
, Buckinghamshire and in and around the streets and the seafront of Brighton
Left for Dead (2004 film)
Left for Dead purports to be the UK's first independent action martial arts feature film. Directed by Ross Boyask and produced by Phil Hobden, it paved the way for a number of independent action films to follow, including Soul Searcher, The Silencer and The Purifiers.-Synopsis:Left For Dead is a...
. Produced by the same company, (Modern Life?
Modern life?
Modern Life? is a British film production company. Founded by Phil Hobden and Ross Boyask, Modern Life? has produced such films as Left for Dead and Ten Dead Men.-Background:...
) Ten Dead Men features many of the same actors as its predecessor. Ten Dead Men was directed by Ross Boyask and produced by Phil Hobden
Phil Hobden
Phil Hobden is a filmmaker based in the South of England. He is also notable as a screenwriter, film producer, journalist and media campaigner...
. The film released in UK, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Plot
As the film begins, Ryan has spent years putting his brutal past behind him—a different man now to the stone cold killer he was a lifetime ago. But when an old face from the past arrives on his doorstep, Ryan is called upon to repay a blood debt from years ago. But the price is too high. Betrayed, and with his life falling apart around him, Ryan goes on a murderous, bloody revenge spree against the Ten Men who took his life away from him.Production
It took 18 months from production starting to finishing filming. The film's action was handled by Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
fight director/stunt man Jude Poyer who has worked alongside actors such as Jet Li
Jet Li
The fame gained by his sports winnings led to a career as a martial arts film star, beginning in mainland China and then continuing into Hong Kong. Li acquired his screen name in 1982 in the Philippines when a publicity company thought his real name was too hard to pronounce...
and Jean Claude Van Damme on a host of US and Asian action films.
The film stars actor/martial artist Brendan Carr, Terry Stone
Terry Stone
Terry Stone , also known as Terry Turbo, is a British actor and film producer. Before a career in film, Stone was a rave promoter, and is co-founder of Garage Nation and Rave Nation with Jason Kaye. He is most notable for his role as Tony Tucker, in the 2007 film Rise of the Footsoldier...
, Pooja Shah
Pooja Shah
Pooja Shah is a British Asian actress and model of Kenyan-Asian descent. Her grandparents migrated to Kenya from Gujarat in Western India and so her ancestral roots are there....
, Ben Shockley, Lee Latchford-Evans
Lee Latchford-Evans
Lee Latchford-Evans is an English pop singer, actor and dancer, most famous for being a member of the British pop group Steps.-Biography:...
, JC Mac
JC Mac
JC Mac is an actor and producer based in Hollywood, California.-Early life:Mac was brought up by his grand parents William and Mary Campbell. The family moved from Canning Town in East London to Colchester in Essex when JC was the age of 5...
, Tom Gerald, and P.L Hobden. Doug Bradley
Doug Bradley
Douglas William "Doug" Bradley is an English actor best known for his roles in the Hellraiser film series.- Early life :Bradley was born in Liverpool, England...
provides the film's voiceover narration.
The film also features cameos from actor/musician/entertainer Chico
Chico Slimani
Yousseph "Chico" Slimani is a Welsh born singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time"...
, MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter Kimo
Kimo Leopoldo
Kimo Leopoldo , or simply Kimo, is an American mixed martial artist. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994 losing to Royce Gracie by submission. Kimo's fighting style has been described as freestyle, with a mixture of striking and grappling techniques.He was credited with a black belt in Taekwondo...
, Dave Legeno
Dave Legeno
David "Dave" Legeno is an English actor, boxer and mixed martial artist.-Life and career:Legeno was born in Marylebone, London, England. He has been quoted as saying that he wanted to act since he read Shakespeare's Richard III...
, Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
promoter Dave O'Donnell, Silvio Simac
Silvio Simac
Silvio Simac is a Croatian/Italian martial artist who has appeared in many mainstream American action movies. He is a 14 times British Taekwondo Champion . He holds 4th Dan Black Belt in ITF Taekwondo, 5th Dan in Choi Kwang Do, 3rd Dan in Kickboxing, 1st Dan in Brithai Karate and 1st Dan Black...
, Cecily Fay and Glenn Salvage.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Brendan Carr (actor) Brendan Carr (actor) Brendan Carr in is a British actor and film producer.-Life:Born in Great Yarmouth, England, Carr trained at Stagecoach School of Performing Arts while attending regular school at The Grange in his home town of Aylesbury.... |
Ryan |
| Pooja Shah Pooja Shah Pooja Shah is a British Asian actress and model of Kenyan-Asian descent. Her grandparents migrated to Kenya from Gujarat in Western India and so her ancestral roots are there.... |
Amy |
| Doug Bradley Doug Bradley Douglas William "Doug" Bradley is an English actor best known for his roles in the Hellraiser film series.- Early life :Bradley was born in Liverpool, England... |
Narrator |
| Ben Shockley | Keller |
| John Rackham | Axel |
| Keith Eyles | Projects Manager |
| JC Mac JC Mac JC Mac is an actor and producer based in Hollywood, California.-Early life:Mac was brought up by his grand parents William and Mary Campbell. The family moved from Canning Town in East London to Colchester in Essex when JC was the age of 5... |
Parker |
| Jason Lee Hyde | Garrett |
| Tom Gerald | Bruiser |
| Lee Latchford-Evans Lee Latchford-Evans Lee Latchford-Evans is an English pop singer, actor and dancer, most famous for being a member of the British pop group Steps.-Biography:... |
Harris |
| Jason Maza Jason Maza - Early life :Born and brought up in London, he played semi-professional football before turning to an acting career. At 18 Maza gained a place at Central School of Speech and Drama; however, he turned down his place in order to continue working as an actor.... |
Boulder |
| Silvio Simac Silvio Simac Silvio Simac is a Croatian/Italian martial artist who has appeared in many mainstream American action movies. He is a 14 times British Taekwondo Champion . He holds 4th Dan Black Belt in ITF Taekwondo, 5th Dan in Choi Kwang Do, 3rd Dan in Kickboxing, 1st Dan in Brithai Karate and 1st Dan Black... |
Loomis |
Critical reaction
The production of Ten Dead Men was tracked in regular articles in Impact Magazine, written by the film's producer Phil HobdenPhil Hobden
Phil Hobden is a filmmaker based in the South of England. He is also notable as a screenwriter, film producer, journalist and media campaigner...
. Impact Magazine was given the first review of the film.
“This is passionate genre filmmaking inspired by… Rodriguez and the hard-hitting but playful style of Quentin Tarantino”
Richard Hawes, Facebook Movies
“The film easily clubs aside any British alternative… this is revenge actually, a dish served cold and bloody, littered with plenty of limbs and shrapnel”
Rich Badley, Close-Up Film
“Fusing action, drama and violence into a blistering whole, Ten Dead Men shows us Brits can hold our own in the action arena.”
Andrew Skeats
“…well directed, great writing, incredible fight scenes and a star making performance from Carr all adding up to one of the best British action movies of the decade. “
Will Strong, Combat Magazine
Locations
Ten Dead Men is set in an unnamed fictional town, but in reality was filmed mostly in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
. Notable locations in the film included Bovingdon
Bovingdon
Bovingdon is a large village in the Chiltern Hills, in Hertfordshire, England, four miles south-west of Hemel Hempstead and it is a civil parish within the local authority area of Dacorum...
, Buckinghamshire and in and around the streets and the seafront of Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...