On DVD from Image Entertainment

Image Entertainment has acquired the rights to the film and changed the title back to plain old lovely UNDEAD OR ALIVE. James Denton, Chris Kattan, Navi Rawat and I recorded the DVD commentary a couple of weeks ago, and Image is cutting together a behind-the-scenes documentary from footage shot on the set. The DVD becomes available for sale and rental in December. The people at Image have been great (special thanks to Garrett Lee), and the cover art I've seen so far is a lot of fun.

Latest News plus New Title and Subhead!

We just screened for the first time, at SXSW in Austin Texas. Thank you SXSW and thank you Texas comedy and horror fans for coming on out at midnight to see the movie! To anyone confused by entries lower in this journal that refer to the film as WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE, please note that the title of this film has been changed back to UNDEAD OR ALIVE, now with the subhead A ZOMBEDY. Bon appetit, and look for the official site soon at www.undeadoralive.com.

Thank you!

Thanks everybody! Thanks cast, thanks crew, thanks editorial, thanks post, thanks Alie, and most of all thanks Odd Lot Entertainment for making it all possible. Thanks also to you, dear reader, for your interest in Wanted Undead or Alive.

My work on the movie is pretty much done. I handed in my cut a few weeks ago, and last week I approved the final scheduled effects shot (thanks Ulee!). Making this movie has been one of the more fun things I've had the privilege to do in a pretty fun-filled life, and there hasn't been enough love dished out to all the people who made it happen. One whole movie, and only two Dreamgineer Spotlights. But you know who you are, Dreamgineers—you're the best.

Screening and release plans will be posted here, but not much more in the way of a director's blog. But blogging was fun, so I'm going to keep doing it at my new and exciting personal blog address www.glasgowphillips.blogspot.com. Only one half-assed post there right now, but it'll come along. I've also started a MySpace page to stay in touch with new friends, many made in the course of this show. That's at www.myspace.com/glasgowphillips.

I'll put them both over in the links to the right. Vaya con Dios, amigos.

Sincerely,
Glasgow Phillips

Dreamgineer Spotlight Feature: Gary Jones

Gary Jones served as the makeup effects supervisor and as a 2nd unit Director on our film. His many credits include directing SPIDERS, MOSQUITO, XENA, SHEENA, XENOPHOBIA, PLANET RAPTOR, and he was an FX artist on EVIL DEAD 2, ARMY OF DARKNESS, HARD TARGET and DUST TILL DAWN. (Gary pictured below with a Brian Posehn dummy)



Witnessing Gary's love and enthusiasm for both gore and movies, it wasn't surprising that his son, Bryan, followed in his footsteps and worked alongside him creating some awesome zombie gore. (Bryan pictured below with decapitated crew member)




Q&A WITH GARY JONES

Q: When did you first get into making gore or first start working in
the movie business?

A: I started way back in the 70's making severed body parts, monster make-ups and rigging gory squib hits using firecrackers. Family and friends were my victums (actors) and I would film them with my coolest x-mas gift, a super 8mm movie camera.


Q: What are your top 3 favorite horror films?

A: 1. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE ( 1974 version)
2. JAWS
3. The next horror film that I direct.


Q: What do you think is vital to creating a truly scary scene?

A: The set-up and then the sound FX. The scare can be a simple FX, or just an actor jumping out of the darkness. It's all in what you show the moviegoer before the scare and the sound FX that creeps them out.


Q: Can you share the ingredients for zombie blood?

A: I could but then I would have to eat your brains - Karo surp, food coloring, cake frosting and molasses.


Q: Bryan told me you've scared some past neighbors by carrying out
"bodies" and "body parts" from your home. Care to share any of those
stories?

A: That was a long time ago. You will have to ask Bryan and the neighbors.


Q: How many movies have you created effects for?

A: About 50.


Q: Was there a particular scene that was your favorite from this movie?

A: Claypool and Cletus turn on their Posse


Q: is it fun working with your son? Did you always think he would
follow in your footsteps to create gore?

A: It was way cool. I'm happy that he had a good time and got to splatter the actors with fake blood ( sometimes they get angry and yell at ya - better to let my son take the heat for a change). I always though he might like too. I just want him to be happy with what ever job he wants to do. You got to follow your dreams and do what ever it is that makes you get up in the morning.


Q: What do you love about movies?

A: Working with and meeting new people and getting to create a fanasty world we can play in. Making the movie is my adventure - the finished product is for the rest of the world.


Q: Any advice for someone trying to create a low budget horror film?

A: Stop talking about it and make it and don't bore the audiance.


Q: People on set thought you had awesome hair. Any tips?

A: Don't mess with it and let nature take it's course.


Q: Have you ever brought a decapitated head or a cut off arm to a bar
just for shits and giggles?

A: No, but it sounds like fun. Give me a call and we can go try it.

Costume Reference for Kate

I know dudes aren't usually into clothes, but they do tend to like a lack thereof. So I thought I'd share this photo of an old school "lady of the night," which we used as a costume reference for Kate (played by the beautiful and talented Cristin Michele).

Dreamgineer Spotlight Feature: Delaney Marsh

TITLE: Head Greensman

STATS

Number of tattoos:32 +/-
Number of children: 2
Names of kids' rock bands: fuck if i know
Number of fights you've been in in your life: between myself and i
Number of movies you've worked on: a few
Top 3 movies: fight club,on golden pond, roboninja
Top 3 horror films: all the muppets movies
Number of times arrested:148 or so
Favorite foods: wild game and pork rinds with bacon
Top 3 favorite bands: hank 3, fifteen, gg allin

Q: What is your full name?
A: Jonathan Delaney Marsh

Q: How did you become a greensman?
A: Shit I dont fuckin know maybe it was the love 4 nature.

Q: How would you describe your duties as a greensman for "Wanted:
Undead or Alive?"
A: Not always a gman more a factor there to help.

Q: What other jobs have you had besides being a greensman?
A: You name it, other than buttplug manager

Q: Are you a fan of zombie movies?
A: I don't like movies really, but dead things don't bitch.

Q:What would you do if you ran into a zombie in real life?
A: Buy 'm a drink

Q: We noticed you keep toilet paper, a rifle and gasoline in your car.
What else do you keep in your jeep at all times and why? Are you
preparing for the apocalypse?
A: 1st off dirtyass bad, shoot to kill no matter what, gas good

Q: Mac or PC?
A: PC cause to be pc u cant use the term fuckstick

Q: Have you ever listened to an Enya cd?
A: Once when i took acid with a friend that thought he was going to
help me ......he is dead now

Q: If you could kick one famous person's ass, who would it be and why?
A: Jesus, cause i feel he probably could have enjoy a piece of human
primal interaction, it is good 4 the soul to express aggression.

Q: Chocolate or vanilla?
A: Piss.

Q: What was it like working with Glasgow?
A: I feel he has greet vision, but only in time will his directive qualities truly be sharpend to the point where he can create the image that i know he sees in his mind.he rocks nonetheless.

Q: Describe Glasgow in 3 words.
A: Lose cock ring

Q: Do you think James Denton is dreamy?
A: Damn good actor, but i dont live on broke back fukin mountain.

Q: Anything else you'd like people to know? Or fun crazy stories?
A: To be as i am the scariest thing in this fucked world is the belief
i could be seen 2 u as something on the cutting edge, fuk your edge
this is me who the fuck are u?

We Invent the Dreamgineer Spotlight Feature

Everybody likes profiles of sexy actors, brilliant directors, powerful producers. But without the crew on set every day turning words into pictures, hot air into balloons, and dreams into gold, we actors, directors, and producers are but children playing make-believe in the sandbox of the imagination. Dreamgineer Spotlight Features will include brief interviews with the men and women of the crew. These are the people we call...Dreamgineers.