A direct-to-video feature, DEAD MAN WALKING marks the mainstream debut of filmmakers Brown and Gernert, known previously for their documentary work and as the adult film-and-video team the Dark Bros. The action in the movie takes place in 2004, after a plague has wiped out half the
earth's population. UNITUS, the ruling worldwide corporation, has segregated those infected with the disease into plague zones. Others infected with a fatal but not contagious strain, the Zero Men, may move about freely but have a life expectancy of only one or two years. A trio of escaped
prisoners, led by James (essaying a role similar to the one he played in BLADE RUNNER), attacks the...
Released:
1988
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins