| Dead Trigger | |
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| Music: | Stephen Edwards |
| Cinematography: | Jonathan Hall |
| Editing: | Simon Van Gelder |
| Distributor: | Saban Films |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Dead Trigger is a 2017 American science fiction action horror film directed by Mike Cuff and Scott Windhauser, who were also both writers with Heinz Treschnitzer. The film is based on the mobile game of the same name. The film stars Dolph Lundgren, Autumn Reeser, Brooke Johnston, Chris Galya, Romeo Miller and Isaiah Washington.
The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand in the United States on May 3, 2019, by Saban Films,[2] and was widely panned by critics.[3]
After failing to stop a virus turning people into bloodthirsty zombies, the government develops a video game to recruit the most talented players to combat the real-life horde. Led by Captain Kyle Walker, the team must fight through an army of the undead to locate a group of scientists that may have developed a cure for the virus.
Writer-director Mike Cuff secured the film rights to the game in 2015 and began filming a live-action adaptation starring Dolph Lundgren and Isaiah Washington in Mexico in May 2016.[4] Two days into filming Cuff left the production and Scott Windhauser, who had rewritten the screenplay with Dolph Lundgren, finished the film. Madfinger Games withdrew their support for the film, as the approved script was altered so radically. Cuff and Madfinger had no further participation in the film.
Dead Trigger first screened at the 2017 Moscow International Film Festival.[5] The film was released theatrically and video-on-demand on May 3, 2019 by Saban Films/Lionsgate.[6]
Bobby LePire of Film Threat gave the film four stars out of ten.[7] It has a 5% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[8]