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Battle of the Bone is an independent film directed by George Clarke. The film was produced on a budget of less than ₤10,000, and was first screened in Belfast on July 17 2008 at Storm Cinema in the Odyssey complex. [1]
Plot
Battle of the Bone set in Belfast on the Twelfth of July. As rival mobs battle it out on the streets of Belfast, 3 friends are caught in the middle and have to contend not only with the rioters but a horde of marauding zombies.
Inspiration
The film draws inspiration from the Troubles, and shows two sides of the community coming together to deal with a greater threat.[2]
Crew
- George Clarke - writer, producer, director and fight choreographer
- Jonathan Kirk - assistant director, editor
- Luke Carlisle - production assistant
- Helen Murhpy - production assistant
- Gareth Mayes - cameraman, documentary maker
- Andrew Mawhinney - executive producer
- Joe Maxwell - make-up, sfx
- Roddy Conlon - sound, editing, titles, visual effects.
- Chris Logan - music
Cast
- Shane Todd - David
- Alan Murray Crawford - Scott
- Laura Jenkins - Jill
- Phil Barnhill - SWAT
- Andrew Brown - SWAT
- Rod Conlon - SWAT
- Tommy Martin - SWAT
- Ethan Barnhill
- John Gallagher
- Michael Sloan
- Graeme Livingstone
- Tony Smyth
- Vivian Jamison
- Jo Crawford
- Peter Meehan (Team Bacteria)
- Gary Whelan (Team Bacteria)
- Adam Shiels (Team Bacteria)
- Stephen Boyd (Team Bacteria)
- Michael Henry (Team Bacteria)
- Matt McWilliams (Team Bacteria)
- Karl Haller (Team Bacteria)
- Jeff Smyth
- Steven Glass (Zombie/Thug)
DVD release
The DVD was released on Thursday 23 October 2008 via several local retailers, including HMV and The Basement.
As a special treat for fans, writer/director George Clarke joined the film's stars Alan Crawford and Shane Todd (and some zombies!) in touring the Basement stores to sign DVDs and pose for photographs. [3]
The film also secured an exclusive partnership with DVD rental kiosk operator The Movie Booth to offer rental copies of the movie in Belfast based DVD rental machines.
Worldwide interest
The movie showed in October 2008 at The Freakshow Horror Film Festival in Florida. The contest was adjudicated by George A. Romero, where the film won the Audience Choice Award 2008. BOTB has also attracted interest from Hong Kong and Canada.[4]
Canadian critical review site - www.critical-film.com described it as a "relentlessly kinetic and joyous picture; always running and usually running away, each character perpetually fighting for his/her life" [5]
References
- ^ "Belfast Zombies Unleashed in Cinema". Belfast Telegraph. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "UTV - Battle of the Bone premiere". UTV. 18 July 2008.
- ^ "DVD release of Battle of the Bone" (Press release). The Basement. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Freaky Award Winners 2008". Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Battle of the Bone review". Retrieved 10 January 2009.