A group of scientists led by Dr. Bennett (Erick Avari) are en route to Paris, transporting a cryogenically frozen coffin that carries an secret cargo in the hold of the plane. The flight crew are unsettled by the fact there's a armed guard securing it. The plane finds itself in the middle of a violent storm, which inevitably leads to the coffin accidentally being opened. It contains a mysterious woman, who doesn't appear to be quite dead. After attacking the guard she soon starts to spread her contagion among the rest of the crew and passengers. The survivors, a Policeman and prisoner, a Golf Pro, his wife and others must fight for their lives against the undead and try and land a damaged plane.

Directed by Scott Thomas there is not a single horror cliché left unturned in this enjoyable tongue in cheek "B" horror movie. There is a capable cast of TV and genre actors such as David Chisum, Kristen Kerr, Kevin J. O'Connor, Richard Tyson and Raymond J. Barry. Thomas has produced a professional looking production with the limited budget at his disposal. The make-up FX's are acceptable and the CGI work is better than expected. The scripts is the weakest aspect of the film and could have been tighter and more satirical. But the cast has a great time despite these short comings and I could help but enjoy the film, as it has no pretencions to be anything other than what it is.

I discovered this film thanks to Mark Kermode's video blog from the Cannes Film Festival. He gave coverage of the independent movie makers who come to find international distribution for their products and "Plane Dead" was one of the lurid flyers he was given. If you want an enjoyable horror movie which is ideal for post pub viewing then you may find this film ideal. It is the very essence of DTV film making and the "high concept" movie and that's meant as a compliment.

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