28 Days Later

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 06 27 (USA)

UPC: 024543088172

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Gore]

Summary: Animal rights activists free a group of infected chimpanzees to horrifying results in this speculative sci-fi horror effort from Trainspotting director Danny Boyle. Waking from a coma in a deserted London hospital 28 days later, bicycle courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) takes to the deserted city streets in a state of mystified confusion. Joining forces with another group of survivors following a terrifying encounter in a seemingly abandoned church, Jim soon learns the truth behind the deserted streets and the menacing creatures that lurk in the shadows. It's soon revealed that the chimpanzees had been harboring a deadly virus that sends its victims into a furious, murderous rage, and in the days following the initial exposure, the entire population was nearly wiped out due to the resulting homicidal rampage. Is there still a glimmer of hope for humanity -- or has the deadly "rage" virus found its way to foreign shores and infected the entire planet? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Horror

Features: ccAudio commentary by director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland
Three alternate endings
Deleted scenes with optional commentary
"Pure Rage: The Making of 28 Days Later" featurette
Jacknife Lee music video
Animated storyboards
Still photo galleries
Theatrical trailer

28 Days Later

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/21/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DS Dolby Surround (4.0)

Runtime: 113 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Rage
2. 28 Days Later...
3. The Infected
4. The Plague
5. Mum & Dad
6. The Neighbor
7. The Only Way
8. The Guardian
9. Frank and Hannah
10. The Answer to Infection
11. To Manchester
12. In Death's Path
13. Shopping
14. Young and Infected
15. Picnic
16. Valium
17. A Bad Dream
18. The Blockade
19. A Fatal Drop
20. Sanctuary
21. The Answer's Here
22. Dinner
23. Under Attack
24. West's Promise
25. The Executioners
26. A Little More Presentable
27. The Hunted
28. The Infection Within
29. Serena's Savior
30. The Last Soldier
31. Survivors
32. End Titles

Josh Ralske

Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland (and Boyle's longtime collaborator, producer Andrew Macdonald) bounce back from the relatively big-budget debacle of The Beach with 28 Days Later, a kinetic low-budget horror film. The filmmakers gratefully acknowledge their debt to a bunch of classic horror and science fiction movies, especially George Romero's Living Dead films. There's even a kickass black woman (Naomie Harris) who saves the hero's neck like in The Omega Man. But 28 Days Later has its own style. Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (The Celebration) uses digital video surprisingly effectively, adding to the film's gritty immediacy, with a few nice surreal touches (e.g. the painted flowers along the road) thrown in. The dark inflections of John Murphy's bass-driven score help moves things along, too. The story is simple and lends itself to allegorical readings, with its somewhat pro forma anti-authoritarian slant. There are a few nicely played shocks, and some amazing, haunting images of a deserted, "Rage"-ravaged London. The recently comatose main character, Jim (Cillian Murphy), begins as a cipher, but gradually comes into focus thanks to Murphy's soulful performance, and his chemistry with the fierce Harris. Brendan Gleeson (Gangs of New York) maintains his excellent track record as a lovably gruff father vainly trying to keep some sense of normalcy in his young daughter's life. Things get a little ham-fisted in the last third of the film, bogging down a bit when the ragtag group reaches a military outpost in northern England and predictably finds something even worse than the diseased lunatics they're fleeing. But for the most part, 28 Days Later is a good, scary horror film, and a worthy successor to the forebears it references in nearly every frame. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Noah Huntley  Actor 
John Murphy  Composer (Music Score) 
Danny Boyle  Director 
Andrew Macdonald  Producer 
Alex Garland  Screenwriter 
Cillian Murphy  Actor 
Naomie Harris  Actor 
Brendan Gleeson  Actor 
Megan Burns  Actor 
Christopher Eccleston  Actor 
Marvin Campbell  Actor 
Sanjay Rambaruth  Actor 
Ray Panthaki  Actor 
Junior Laniyan  Actor 
Leo Bill  Actor 
Ricci Harnett  Actor 
Stuart McQuarrie  Actor 
Luke Mably  Actor 
Justin Hackney  Actor 
Kim McGarrity  Actor 
Alexander Delamere  Actor 
Emma Hitching  Actor 
Christopher Dunne  Actor 
Toby Sedgwick  Actor 
David Schneider  Actor 
Jukka Hiltunen  Actor 
Bindu de Stoppani  Actor 
Alex Palmer  Actor 

Country: UK