Stars: Patrick Flood, Jeff Peterson, Sam Page

Director: Victoria Sloan

Summary: An old boy tricks his High School and friends into getting back together for a reunion. The group have to spend the night in a witches' prison and accidentally unearth three dead executioners from their graves...

A group of former schoolmates are assembled for a funeral, but their creepy friend Kristof arranges to hold the event at a former witches' prison. A seance revives three undead executioners, who decide to get back into business. Will anyone survive this unholy high school reunion

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A serious film on a serious subject, Dead Man Walking(1995) is enriched by two excellent performances: Sean Penn as a murderer and rapist facing execution on Death Row, and Susan Sarandon as a nun who visits and befriends him. Tim Robbins, the writer and director of the film (and Sarandon's husband), based the film on a true story, and there's not much narrative tension since it's obvious Penn will not escape his fate. But the film is a clear-eyed look at the realities of capital punishment and its grisly rituals, which at the same time never sentimentalises the people or the issues. There is no shying away from the evil of the murderer's acts and their effects on the victims' families, but this is balanced against the heartlessness and cynicism of those in the prison system and their political masters. It's hard to say whether the film is ultimately against capital punishment; it certainly encourages you to think for yourself.

On the DVD:The image and sound quality is excellent, in widescreen ratio 16:9. There's a theatrical trailer and a TV commercial for the film, which also has language tracks in English, French and Spanish and subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Dutch and Hungarian. There's also an audio commentary on the film by director Tim Robbins which gives valuable insights into the political background of the film and the shooting process. --Ed Buscombe

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Photo Gallery, Scene Selection, Theatrical Trailer
Year:	2000
Release Date:	September 8, 2003
Runtime:	90 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A D V D 5148
Keywords:	Dead, Prison, General, Horror, Occult, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Horror/Occult