History Film / UndeadOrAlive

->''"The most legendary defender of Native American sovereignty was the Apache warrior and medicine man, Geronimo. Renowned for bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, Geronimo was credited with supernatural abilities. After many years of guerilla war, he was finally cornered by the US Army. Don't worry, the part where you have to read is almost over. Geronimo's final act was making the secret medicine known as the 'White Man's Curse'... Okay, it's over."''

Elmer and Luke make haste to put the town behind him, certain that the enraged sheriff will be hot on their heels. The next day they are ambushed by Sue, the niece of the infamous Geronimo, who after hearing their story reluctantly agrees to help them escape in exchange for information on the whereabouts of the U.S. Army battalion that killed her uncle, on whom she's sworn her revenge. Soon the new-found companions discover that they are in far greater trouble than they thought, as the sheriff, Cletus, and their entire posse all have the same curse that drove Ben to kill his family.

''I'll meet you on the other side, undead or alive''

->"''The most legendary defender of Native American sovereignty was the Apache warrior and medicine man, Geronimo. Renowned for bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, Geronimo was credited with supernatural abilities. After many years of guerilla war, he was finally cornered by the US Army. Don't worry, the part where you have to read is almost over. Geronimo's final act was making the secret medicine known as the 'White Man's Curse'... Okay, it's over.''"
->- '''The Undead Or Alive title sequence'''

* TitleDrop: This is done during the film's [[EarWorm jaunty, country-esque theme]], aptly titled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMB8rP22blU Undead Or Alive]]".

* BittersweetEnding: The majority of the zombies that were after the main characters are gone, Luke and Elmer got cured of their curse by at the expense of eating Sue, whose the descendant of Geronimo. Now Luke once again lost his girlfriend then lost his favorite horse and, with the exception of Elmer, is alone again. You also still have a lone zombie that still roams around, also other zombies who didn't get blown up or cured wandering around.

->"''[[InfoDump The most legendary defender of Native American sovereignty was the Apache warrior and medicine man, Geronimo]]. Renowned for bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, Geronimo was credited with supernatural abilities. After many years of guerilla war, he was finally cornered by the US Army. [[ViewersAreMorons Don't worry, the part where you have to read is almost over]]. Geronimo's final act was making the secret medicine known as the 'White Man's Curse'... Okay, it's over.''"

''Undead or Alive'' is a {{comedy}} {{western}} written and directed by Glasgow Phillips. [[DirectToDVD Released on DVD]] in 2007 by Image Entertainment, the film stars [[SaturdayNightLive Chris Kattan]], [[DesperateHousewives James Denton]], and [[{{Numb3rs}} Navi Rawat]].

* ChargeIntoCombatCut: This camera trick is used as part of the finale, when Sue is about to square off against the zombi-fied pair of [[spoiler: her former companions, Elmer and Luke]]. She charges at the pair with her sabre in hand before the camera cuts away, and only the aftermath is later shown.

* {{Kneecapping}}: After the protagonists find out that the zombies pursuing them can't be killed with a bullet to the brain as one would expect, Sue opts to shoot out the zombified sheriff's kneecaps to make it much harder for him to catch up. This lead's to a humorous scene later in which Cletus is forced to carry him piggy-back while chasing the heroes.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: When [[spoiler: Elmer]] makes the mistake of [[FacePalm punching an infectious zombie in the mouth]], he almost immediately realizes that he is beginning to turn, and uses the last few moments before the hunger overwhelms him to attempt to make a HeroicSacrifice. [[spoiler: He fails.]]

--> '''Elmer''' (sighing): "[[{{Understatement}} This day is turning out terrible]]!"

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekov's Gun]]: Midway through the film, Sue (Geronimo's niece) remembers that the cure for the curse is to eat the still-living flesh of the one who cast the curse in the first place. Since Geronimo was dead before the film began, this is derided as a useless bit of information until [[spoiler: Elmer and Luke, having been infected, realize that consuming the flesh of Geronimo's living ''relatives'' still counts.]]

* NotUsingTheZWord: Though the creatures of the film are walking, decaying corpses that hunger for human flesh (even sometimes groaning "Brraaaiiiinnss"), they are never referred to as Zombies in-universe. In fact, the only label they're given at all is "[[{{Narm}} Geroni-Monsters]]" by Luke.

* NobleShoplifter: When the trio of outcasts raids an unoccupied general store for supplies in the midst of an emerging ZombieApocalypse, the cowboy-wannabe Elmer wonders if it's not wrong to be stealing despite the circumstance. Luke counters that rather than stealing, they're about to become the owner's "favorite customers" before tossing a large wad of bills on the counter.

* [[{{ptitlekt6mtovm4vne}} Recycled IN SPACE!]]: Zombies in ''the Wild West!''

->"''[[InfoDump The most legendary defender of Native American sovereignty was the Apache warrior and medicine man, Geronimo]]. Renowned for bravery in the face of overwhelming odds, Geronimo was credited with supernatural abilities. After many years of guerrilla war, he was finally cornered by the US Army. [[ViewersAreMorons Don't worry, the part where you have to read is almost over]]. Geronimo's final act was making the secret medicine known as the 'White Man's Curse'... Okay, it's over.''"

A curse is spreading across the Old West, one that makes its victims hunger for human flesh while their own rots from their bones. When an Elmer Winslow, a U.S. Army deserter, and an effeminate cowboy named Luke Bed get into a bar fight, they are soon after tossed into a jail cell by the town's corrupt Sheriff Claypool, who takes the liberty of claiming all their personal possessions for himself. Their cell is next to that of Bill Goodman, a sickly looking man who is set to hang the following day for the ghastly crimes of murdering his wife and daughter, devouring parts of their brains in the process. When Elmer and Luke make their escape, relieving the sheriff of their money and much of his own his entire savings before fleeing town, both the Claypool and his dim-witted lackey, Cletus, are bitten by Bill.

Elmer and Luke make haste to put the town behind him, certain that the enraged sheriff will be hot on their heels. The next day they are ambushed by Sue, the niece of the infamous Geronimo, who after hearing their story reluctantly agrees to help them escape in exchange for information on the whereabouts of the U.S. Army battalion that killed her uncle, on whom she's sworn her revenge. Soon the new-found companions discover that they are in far greater trouble than they thought, as the sheriff, Cletus, and their entire posse all have the same curse that drove Bill to kill his family.

''Undead or Alive'' is a {{comedy}} {{western}} written and directed by Glasgow Phillips. [[DirectToDVD Released on DVD]] in 2007 by Image Entertainment, the film stars Chris Kattan (''SaturdayNightLive''), James Denton (''DesperateHousewives''), and Navi Rawat (''{{Numb3rs}}'').

* MyGirlIsNotASlut: The attitude of Elmer, who doesn't seem to realize that his fiancee is the town prostitute. This leads to him attacking Luke when he sees her getting flirty with the newcomer near the beginning of the film.

* TitleDrop: This is done during the film's jaunty, country-esque theme, aptly titled "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMB8rP22blU Undead Or Alive]]"

--> '''Elmer''': "Why you potty-mouthed ''[[HypocriticalHumor son of a bitch]]!''

--> '''Cletus''': "They'll leave you hangin' on the rail. You ain't even gonna know who it is comin' up behind you to take a [[UnusualEuphamism dig at your dirt-mine]]. But don't worry, when it's my turn I'll be sure to whisper somethin' real sweet..."

After Geronimo (yes, ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geronimo that]]'' Geronimo) is forced to surrender to the U.S. Army, he cast a spell on his captors known as "The White Man's Curse." Shortly thereafter, an illness that causes people to rise from the dead and hunger for human flesh begins to spread across the Wild West.

When a military deserter, an effeminate cowboy, and Geronimo's vengeful niece meet by chance near a town at the center of the plague, they waste no time getting themselves into hot water. Pursued by the Army, a corrupt sheriff, and a horde of hungry zombies, the unlikely trio must work together to stay alive while making a mad dash for the Colorado River.

* [[{{ptitlekt6mtovm4vne}} Recycled IN SPACE!]]: Zombies in ''the Wild West!''