House of the Dead (film)

House of the Dead
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Uwe Boll
Screenplay by	Dave Parker Mark Altman
Story by	Mark Altman Dan Bates
Based on	The House of the Dead by Sega Corporation Wow Entertainment, Inc.
Produced by	Uwe Boll Wolfgang Herold Shawn Williamson
Starring	Jonathan Cherry Tyron Leitso Clint Howard Ona Grauer Ellie Cornell Jürgen Prochnow
Cinematography	Matias Neumann
Edited by	David Richardson
Music by	Reinhard Besser
Production companies	Boll KG Productions Mindfire Entertainment Herold & Besser Studios Brightlight Pictures
Distributed by	Artisan Entertainment (United States) Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)
Release dates	February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15) (San Francisco) October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	United States Canada Germany[1]
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[2]
Box office	$13.8 million[2]

House of the Dead is a 2003 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay by Dave Parker and Mark Altman. Based on The House of the Dead video game franchise, it stars Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ona Grauer, Ellie Cornell, and Jürgen Prochnow. The film takes place on a fictional island infested by zombies, forcing survivors to fight their way off. Not a direct adaptation of the individual entries, Boll described the film as a prequel to the original 1996 game. House of the Dead was Boll's first film to be released theatrically, in addition to his first video game adaptation.

Upon release, House of the Dead was universally panned by critics, giving Boll a negative reputation that would continue throughout his career. Commercially, the film grossed $13.8 million on a $12 million budget. A sequel was released to home media in 2006, with only Cornell returning.