The Civil Dead

The Civil Dead (2023)

A misanthropic, struggling photographer just wants to watch TV and eat candy while his wife is out of town, but when a desperate old pal resurfaces, his plans are thwarted, with spooky consequences.

Date of release
2023-02-01
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Director
Clay Tatum

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

The Civil Dead is a 2022 American comedy film directed by Clay Tatum, from a screenplay by Tatum and Whitmer Thomas. The cast features Tatum, Thomas, Whitney Weir, Budd Diaz, Robert Longstreet, Christian Lee Hutson, and Teresa Lee.

Production

Tatum and Thomas wrote, produced, and shot the film during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Tatum, the film was shot on a shoestring budget and was funded by an old friend of Tatum's from college. The producer had come across his shorts and offered Tatum $30,000 to shoot a feature. The pair previously attempted, unsuccessfully, to finance the project via gambling.

The cabin in the film was in Frazier Mountain, California, where the production team broke a family heirloom of the owner, which mirrors the breaking of the Blueberry horse statue in the movie.

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