The ABCs of Death
26 Directors, 26 Ways to Die.
Genres
Overview
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$23589
Runtime
129 min
Release Date
2013-03-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
611
Vote Average
4.943
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
Frau Scheisse (voice)
Erik Audé
Beat Down Dude (segment "D is for Dogfight")
Iván González
Bobo (segment "X is for XXL")
Kyra Zagorsky
Lainey (segment "V is for Vagitus")
Peter Pedrero
Hooded Man (segment "S is for Speed")
Dallas Malloy
Female Boxer (segment "D is for Dogfight")
Lee Hardcastle
Dad (segment "T is for Toilet") (voice)
Lucy Clements
Lulu (segment "S is for Speed")
Darenzia
Roxanne (segment "S is for Speed")
Arisa Nakamura
Yoshie (segment "F is for Fart")
Matías Oviedo
Bruno (segment "Cycle")
Chems Dahmani
A Bad Guy (segment "X is for XXL")
Takashi Nishina
Executioner (segment "J is for Jidai-geki")
Hiroko Yashiki
Female Detective (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Demo Tanaka
Salaryman 4 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Fraser Corbett
Nezbit (segment "V is for Vagitus")
Miguel Insua
Man (segment "A is for Apocalypse")
Sarah Bonrepaux
The Girl (segment: XXL)
Je$$ica
Rice Woman (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Arata Yamanaka
Government Spokesman (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Eva Llorach
Woman (segment "A is for Apocalypse")
Greg De Cuir
The Paramedic (segment "R is for Removed")
Seminosuke Murasugi
Dr. Strangeluv (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Hozake Yamada
High School Girl A (segment "F is for Fart")
Xavier Magot
The man (segment "O is for Orgasm")
Yoshio Komatsu
Man Shot in Head 1 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Manon Beuchot
The woman (segment "O is for Orgasm")
Joshua Diolosa
College Kid (segment "D is for Dogfight")
Honoka Murakami
High School Girl B (segment "F is for Fart")
Kurumi Ochiai
Sazae-san (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Sadashi Matsubayashi
Man Shot in Head 2 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Katsuyuki Miyake
Salaryman 3 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Tomomi Sugai
High School Girl C (segment "F is for Fart")
Atsushi Hiroki
Man Shot in Head 3 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Match
Loopyloop (segment "D is for Dogfight")
Kim Richardson
Mum (segment "T is for Toilet") (voice)
Johanna Katharina Riebesam
Amber
Jon Øigarden
Bertie the Bulldog (segment "H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion") (voice)
Juanita Ringeling
Alicia (segment "Cycle")
Gary Iskak
Stage 12 Man (segment "L is for Libido")
Epy Kusnandar
Stage 13 Man (segment "L is for Libido")
Kelly Tandiono
Eyes (segment "L is for Libido")
Attharut Kongrasri
Shane (segment "N is for Nuptials")
Johnson Phan
Tech Tronic (segment "V is for Vagitus")
Michael J Rogers
Stoker (segment "V is for Vagitus")
Adam Wingard
Adam (segment "Q is for Quack")
Hiroaki Murakami
Salaryman 1 (segment "Z is for Zetsumetsu")
Orn-arnin Peerachakajornpatt
Ann (segment "N is for Nuptials")
Adriana Paz
(segment "I is for Ingrown")
Harold Torres
Erik (segment "B is for Bigfoot")
Simon Barrett
Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)
Alex McAulay
Old Hippie (segment "D is for Dogfight)
Cansirano
Epilogue Man (segment "L is for Libido")
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