Exploring The Dead 2 - From Africa to India the Production Nightmares Continue

[@jayjeckel]

Good lord, hire a freaking lawyer before signing documents!!

[@Utubesuxmycock]

Omg they are so dumb. Happens when you cheap out

[@wasteoftime5848]

You assume any suit would have given them the time of day if they didn't agree to bend over.

[@SirReptitious]

I've never heard of these movies before, and based on this video have no plan to see them. Because any people stupid enough to sign legal documents without having them approved by an lawyer who knows the law of that genre are begging to get fucked. And people that stupid can't possibly make good movies. Then you have the genius decisions to film in 3rd world shit holes to save money. Clearly their entire research time of the locations consisted of them saying "I had an uncle who went to Egypt to see the pyramids many decades ago and he made it back alive, so I know for a fact that we will have no problems filming in Africa" and "I had another uncle who had a connecting flight in India on his way to Australia many decades ago and he made it back alive, so I know for a fact that we will have no problems filming in India".

[@Mulletmanalive]

Im just stuck on the fact they thought there would be less corruption in India. Pretty much the only thing Bollywood movies say about the police is how corrupt they are...

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

They're lucky cops didn't get in the way

[@svarf1752]

Good god these poor directors seem cursed.

[@tentringer4065]

India is not the place to go to escape from corruption and intimidation.

[@randomicus4782]

they seem to be too honest for hollyweird. love the dead films, sad they got ripped off, but then again empire strikes back still hasnt broken even

[@alienboy1322]

@Svarf I don't they're cursed. They just can't catch a break.

[@yaldabaoth2]

No, they just don't understand that the world outside of north america, australia, japan and western europe is a tough place where only horrible people live. If they go to s. america (esp Brazil), they won't come back alive.

[@ApocalipsisTv]

Yaldabaoth Brazil is one of the most beautiful countries on earth. Just because a country is not of first world economy doesnt mean it’s riddled with “horrible people” as you so bluntly and stupidly say. Im not even from Brazil, i’m a Mexican who has had the fortune to travel to tons of places, i know first hand that there’s good and bad everywhere in the world. Your comment is just ignorant and kind of angers me, and im probably wasting my time writing this cause people of your line of thinking almost never change their minds.

[@Evilgrebo]

It's a shame the industry screws over people like this. Their films look interesting and I'll be sure to check them out. Love your channel you've helped me find so many amazing but forgotten films.

[@Wastingsometimehere]

Other directors consider it a production nightmare if it rains on set and the coffee is cold. This sounds like an actual nightmare.

[@LetThereBe_Light]

I hope the Ford brothers realized after filming The Dead II, don't go guerrilla into a foreign country. First do a bit of research about the country and thereafter speak with the locals to scout locations that are safe and near the cities. Get your shooting permits so that you're able to get local police protection if necessary. Don't just drop into a farfetched village in the middle of the desert and hope everything would run smoothly.

[@cuervoramos]

I wanna say that I'm a bit of a newer audience member to this channel and I admit I love your videos, they're all so great, I especially like the fact that a lot of the movies that you talk about are B movies or even less known movies that hardly receive any appreciation at all from any other channel in KZbin and not only do you limit yourself to talking about whether the quality is good or not, but you also talk about the story behind the filming that adds a totally new layer of appreciation to these lesser known movies, I hope you can keep up the good work for a lot more time to come.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thank you so much! Lots more to come :)

[@TonySamedi]

It really says something when, through 2 movies, facing down corrupt cops, rape gangs, stoning gangs, malaria, and so many more issues, the group who screwed over the makers of the movie the most are the 1st world American/English film industries. .

[@1212Artemis]

Yes, so true.

[@maskedathiest]

so you believe money is worth more than the threat of death and rape? seems odd to me.

[@BloodySJohnson]

Exactly! Well, besides the people who were trying to murder them. But capitalism is EEEVIIIIL!

[@AdmiralBison]

@@maskedathiest it is said that the greed for money is the root of all evil.

[@CMontgomeryBurns09]

... you're reaching, there.

[@scatterbrainpictures1790]

(Sees title) Oh, no.

[@Morbos1000]

I shook my head when you said they decided on India since Africa was too difficult. I really like the country but what you said happened was more or less what I envisioned. Should have gone to Thailand. Wouldn't have been problem free but there would have been far less problems.

[@DinsRune]

Thailand gets a bad rep. Bangkok is a lovely city to visit.

[@spritepine5345]

​@@DinsRuneyea but for the type of movie they were filming they were probably not going there

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

Glad to see you're back again. I was already starting to get a little bit worried.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[@26muca07]

The Dead: Nollywood hates Hollywood The Dead 2: Bollywood hates Hollywood

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

The Dead 3: Brazil hates Hollywood

[@26muca07]

@@WhiskeyBrewer Howard: Let's make a zombie movie! Jonathan: Where? Howard: A place that's gonna be a nightmare to shoot, where homicides, poor sanitation and criminal activity rule the country. Jonathan: I'm in!

[@johnivantaro6684]

The Dead 4: North Korea hates Hollywood.

[@26muca07]

@@johnivantaro6684 North Korea hates everything, except for Kim's fatass Jong inbreed fucker Un hair style that looks like fresh grass growing on spring time.

[@SwapnilSemwal]

@@26muca07 At least the north korean regime has caused less death and misery than the US.

[@TheSP33DFREAK]

This is why you always consult a lawyer before signing any contracts. I can't believe people will sign a contract without a lawyer seeing it.

[@itmademesignup9508]

After hearing stories about this, I'm amazed there are some people who still believe all cultures are equal.

[@erisi236]

The Dead 3: Kansas

[@otaking3582]

Note to self: never go to India

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

Don't go to rajasthan state of India

[@XanderPGK]

"🎵Most of India."

[@normanbates6577]

@@narenbaradwaj5058 A nation full of poopskinned shitheads China should just nuke you all.

[@KardboardKenny]

look around. india has now come to you.

[@otaking3582]

@@KardboardKenny No it hasn't

[@anonfaceless6088]

Ive been watching ur channel now since 2010. And i must say u are one of the best reviewers ive watched. Cant believe u haven't done lawnmower man yet though. Keep up the good work mate

[@e4unow421]

Can't wait for The Dead Glasgow.

[@KanishQQuotes]

They could have done better production with some pulled strings instead of going total backpack approach. The tv industry in India is huge and there are enough small time talent who would love to work in an international film even for free

[@jeffcook6446]

i worked with an Indian who was a cop back home....bribery, murder and general thuggery was a part of the job description

[@mr.hostetter855]

One of my favorite channels on youtube!! This sounds like something I need to watch now that the zombie craze has simmered down a bit. The Kingdom on Netflix is killing it though, can't wait for the second season.

[@eternalmiasma5586]

Wait. Are we going to ignore the fact that a kid “dropkicked a dog from a roof”

[@kylecurry577]

The Dead/DII are both pretty good movies and underrated. Definitely a labor of love. As a life long fan of the horror genre the directors passion and determination is appreciated. What an incredible backstory, hopefully one day they're compensated for their work. By the way GREAT channel that you've created one of my favorites

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@hjhooch3355]

Thank you for this, Cecil. Just watched them back to back and loved them! Hard to say which one I prefer as they were both quite engaging and well made. They both had characters and story that I felt invested in. It was refreshing to watch a sequel that wasn't a carbon copy of the original: Same theme yes, but refreshing change of pace and setting. I'll have to check out these Guys' other works.

[@nickdriscoll6131]

Just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for all your hard work!

[@blackdragon6]

Great directors, but I think they have terrible business acumen. They're the type of directors that would try to film in a downtown city in Iraq held by isis, just to have an exotic location. 🙄 if that's what they want go to the Caribbean, or south Africa, etc

[@blackdragon6]

@CabinDoor cry me a river, there's still a shit TON of safe exotic places they could go. They're just being extra 🙄😒

[@thetachi5]

EXACTLY

[@markoyamashitach]

The Ford brothers keep picking dangerous countries to film in.... so yeah... Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador will likely be suitable candidates for part 3 🤣

[@jay999_]

Or the USA.

[@LordHeadBooty]

@@jay999_ triggggggeeeerrrreeeed 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@markoyamashitach]

@@jay999_ someone failed their geography class. They said they wanted to film in SOUTH America. The USA is in North America 😒

[@cambellfan22]

@@jay999_ between the border

[@GoatPopsicle]

Just their luck, they will film in Venezuela just as the civil war starts, and be forced to fight for a side.

[@JustJohnny]

A lot of people seem to be talking about how the filmmakers were screwed over and while that may be true, they seem to have a total disregard for their crew by filming in potentially dangerous locations. If that woman had been harmed, it would rest on their shoulders for putting her in harm's way as they totally disregarded the culture they were walking in to. Where to next? Venezuela: Death Squad edition.

[@nandotemplo]

The lesson I got from both 'Exploring the dead' videos is that the apocalypse had already happened in those places.

[@ShakaCthulu]

They should sue the distributors. I’d gladly donate to that fundraiser to see those scumbags pay the artists what they’re owed.

[@knightjedi666]

Hello and thank you GBF, I hope you and your family are doing better.

[@hongpingmike]

When you choose to shoot in the two most corrupt and in hosiptale places. What did you expect? Add that to the always greedy movie executives.

[@31webseries]

They might want to consider getting a consultant from the country's film industry who could warn them about the cultural dangers if they go for it again. Not to mention a wayyyy better lawyer. The grifters on the ground are nothing compared to the slimy suited leeches in LA!

[@Stroheim333]

Yes, a lot of very ugly stories from the countryside of "the world's largest democracy" (in reality more corrupt and less of a democracy than even Russia). Where are all the pseudointellectual "woke" people accusing this video for being racist and alt-right...?

[@31webseries]

@@Stroheim333 I’m guessing because it’s not. GBF is all about the love of indie film and (the Exploring series especially) about how the filmmakers managed to overcome all obstacles to get it made. Not everything is political. (Wow, 2 years ago I must have been in contract negotiations or something? I’m no fan of lawyers but that’s a bit harsh even for me.)

[@Stroheim333]

@@31webseries Sorry, the cancel culture and the "woke" political hysteria is everywhere these days. And we know that.

[@31webseries]

@@Stroheim333 Honestly, there's much worse things going on than that, but you can't let it invade every aspect of your life.

[@Stroheim333]

@@31webseries IT IS *ONE* OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE SOCIETY, OKEY? I am not interested in irrational blabber, ugly insinuations and pure stupidity. Either you have something intelligent to say in your replies, or you rest your case.

[@RonJohn63]

1:35 There are no "hidden words"; there are only suckers who did not hire a lawyer (or who hired a poor lawyer) to read through the contract. 4:30 They don't know India. It floats on a river of payoffs.

[@Jacksonavenue00]

They used CGI to set the city on fire? Should’ve just done it for real

[@RomeJordon919entertainment]

Thank you....I just spilled iced tea on my keyboard.

[@zitazeon]

no doubt, but a nuke would be better. then rebuild it to something better.. maybe if thats even possible with these people.

[@1212Artemis]

Haha, best comment.

[@Johno1992]

Jackson B hell for a few ounce of weed a would’ve done it for free 😂

[@nobody-fp5is]

@@zitazeon burning it would rebuild it into something better

[@hachimaki]

Even if I hadn't read the title of this video before hearing you say that the directors thought that India would be a better/safer/less corrupt place to shoot their movie in, in comparison to Africa, I still would have laughed just as much as I did having seen the title

[@MoonspiderHugs]

They should deffo try to see if they can have Netflix support part 3.... i mean, have you seen some of the movies Netflix releases or even distributes? I mean, why not? these guys deserve to get payed for sticking to their passion and doing things their way

[@afroahmed3989]

dudes are talking about rape like it's a sport , they even discussed it with the director!

[@RomeJordon919entertainment]

It must be the skirts...

[@dsandoval9396]

it was her fault. she was showing her knees.

[@AdmiralBison]

@Roh Fer no, rape does happen in India. What would be the need to make something up such as this?

[@StrazdasLT]

In India it is part of their culture.

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

@@StrazdasLT no it's not

[@thegood9]

Makes me wonder if these guys just never wanted to hire a good lawyer to check out their contracts before they signed them. I hate lawyers in general, but they're a necessary evil in cases like this.

[@thegood9]

@CabinDoor that's a good point. When you have lawyers making the laws and running the country (at least the vast majority), then that's the system you're going to have.

[@streetwisehercules9956]

1. Read over contracts and/or hire a lawyer. 2. Don't film in backwards holes, like India

[@nick_4972]

Wtf is with people and rape in these countries? Goddamn I feel sorry for people that have to live through that shit.

[@e5141981]

Wow, its incredible that they continued filming after all that, my hat of to them. I now want to see those movies

[@devilsxdancex09]

Those poor men. Never going to visit India just basing on this. And it's just like jerk companies to weasel creators out of their money.

[@tentringer4065]

Just stick to the popular tourist destinations and you'll be OK. It's probably not a good idea for women to travel alone though.

[@devilsxdancex09]

@@tentringer4065 apparently. 🙁

[@neonsoldier117]

It's been getting steadily worse tbh. My friends who are from India just don't go anymore there's also an extreme amount of racism (killings lynchings acid throwing) increasing there. I did go to Pakistan a couple times, no threat of rape or murder but they can become hostile very quickly if you annoy them. More of a gtfo of my face and leave me alone or I'm going to beat you up and throw you out of our town mentality when you go some places. Other places are friendly enough.

[@AubreyTheKing]

Glad to hear no one was hurt by those thugs during filming! Always be careful where you film your movies! Hell, even if you're just making a simple KZbin video or something and you do it outside somewhere, always be cautious around your surroundings! Great video, man! Your Exploring series is outstanding! Keep it up!

[@akumuryuu]

Great logic. Riding on a motorcycle in the slums? No way! Throwing stones and dogs at people and trying to rape actresses? Absolutely yes. Also, I wonder what would happen if they partnered with Full Moon. If even they screw them over, it's time to bury the movies entirely and stick to the anime.

[@noreski435]

This is so incoherent i dont even know what you're trying to say.

[@JavierBonilla78]

Welcome back Cecil! I hope you and your family are fine.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks! We are ok, time heals all wounds as they say

[@funnypicturescomics]

LAWYER.....Jesus...Get a lawyer before you sign or do anything. I do give these guys respect though for risking their lives for their art.

[@raymondhall8691]

Whew was a bit nervous the past two wekks. Glad you are back

[@leelalo6625]

Definition of dedication. They are very lucky to even have one film out. Great movies.

[@sweetbabyboo5]

Great movie and great review as always. Very sad what happened to these guys while making the films and selling them. Executives are just as ruthless as the thugs.

[@ab5olut3zero95]

This looks like lots of fun, and your jab at World War Z is spot on.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

:)

[@quintessenceSL]

So one of my favorite bands had the rights to one of their albums disappear down a black hole of corporate mergers and bankruptcies. So they ended up "bootlegging" their own work, offering up some signed prints that just so happened to include an unlisted copy of the album. I wonder if something like this would work for the brothers Ford? A signed, small movie poster would look great on the wall.

[@LAHFaust]

That happened to Hank 3, he started making shirts that said "FUCK (label name I've forgotten)" and put a bootleg of the CD inside them.

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

Next movie they should set it in someplace cold . Love to see a ice zombie movie more often .

[@williamsandell3260]

I like that Roar reference at the end . I worked a few days on that film way back then. Good times man

[@MandleRoss]

I don't know who's worse, the local rapists or the executives that cheated the film makers out of their money. At least the rapists have the excuse that that's the culture they grew up in and didn't know any better.

[@danewon9540]

Thank God, you finally put 1 up

[@lorddemonoss3945]

Hahaha! Following in the footsteps of Night of the Living Dead original.

[@LeslieMorris]

I released this in Australia. Both of the brothers did media for the release. Both of them are great.

[@MegaCrocosaurus92]

I was one of the "Loved the first, second was fine" guys when I first watched this. Still though, quality sequel! They absolutely should make The Dead 3. Going to a different corner of the globe each film while maintaining the dread-induced direction of the classics truly make these movies unique in zombie media. If they got in contact with a reliable indie producer like A24 or Blumhouse, they would be set.

[@thegood9]

Every day Cecil posts a video is a good day!

[@CanItAlready]

Yee-ikes. Glad I got to see this on cable rather than putting money in the wrong pockets. I enjoyed both movies, equally, I'd say.

[@thrdstooge]

Any chance you'll do a video on The Punisher (1989)?

[@BeeHatGuy]

Loved that movie as a kid!

[@thrdstooge]

@@BeeHatGuy Despite being Skull-less I honestly can't knock it. As a comic book fan I always felt Dolph Lundgren was a solid Frank Castle.

[@chrisberatis2612]

Please review Ghost Town from 1988.

[@allright]

After "Invasion USA"

[@lmsorenson8503]

"The Dead 3" literally needs like 30 guys with rifles at times... Working 24-hour shifts...😅

[@chrissawyer1484]

What they need to do is make a movie about the making of these movies. Easiest thriller they could ever do.

[@Madkalibyr]

Holy moly, these guys are pretty gutsy. Love your videos!

[@wolfshade5020]

Welcome back Cecil we missed you

[@haroldellis9721]

My friend read The Quiet American before seeing the movie, and I saw the movie before reading the book. Each of us enjoyed both, but preferred the version we encountered first.

[@designanddirection]

To have to go through this hell, twice, and then receive no money is staggering.

[@Spetsnaz690]

Jeez I'm from India and i never knew that people in the villages in my country can be so backward and brutal. I can't believe the crew faced so many safety issues from the locals.

[@vhsguru1953]

Awesome and Interesting work, man.I really enjoy your videos.

[@allright]

Don't forget to review the greatest Chuck Norris movie of all time "Invasion USA".

[@christophermerlot3366]

In keeping with this channel's "wtf happened to movie posters," (a video I would highly recommend) the one for the first Dead movie is fantastic. Amazing design.

[@draconis3]

I'm surprised they didn't hire any sort of armed security crew if they were filming in Africa or rural India. I know they didn't have much of a budget, but exotic isolated locations aren't that safe. They probably would have encountered similar problems in rural regions of SE Asia, too. Filming the first movie, they had bandits wary of attacking because of extras with prop guns. Seems like a good thing to remember for next time.

[@panzerraven4135]

Yes!!!!! A new GBF!!!

[@dvon9392]

Damn, after i saw your video on the first one I bought a copy of both movies with the intention of supporting the filmmakers :(

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

Even though I have no hope to do so anytime soon, I now need to see this.

[@erichr1539]

It’s sad that so many great film makers have to go through losing so much to get their film distributed.

[@MisguidedSage]

@11:15 anyone else think of The Simpsons when Moe rescues homer from the boxing ring? lol

[@mario167100]

9:56-10:07 That honest to god just sounds like a very dark joke. The fact it happened in real life kinda made me a laugh a little.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Wow this was a great story

[@odinsplaygrounds]

Let's choose to film in one of the most uncivilised places in the world! What could possibly go wrong...? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@jay999_]

Didn't know they shot the film in your backyard.

[@LordHeadBooty]

@@jay999_ triggered again 🤣🤣😂😂

[@jay999_]

@@LordHeadBooty trying hard again. Next!!

[@jay999_]

@@LordHeadBooty *yaaawn* a lion never gets angry at mice. Only irritated.

[@LordHeadBooty]

@@jay999_ I can't help it when I poke fun at stupid and arrogant people 🤣🤣🤣 keep it coming this is fun :)

[@willr.5583]

They can distrubute their own movies now with internet, with Vimeo, youtube, dailymotion, Vimeo OTT, Distrify, Reelhouse... well there are plenty of web sites who can help you promote and distibute a movie.

[@db-wt8lb]

And this is why, kids, that you should always research which films to buy and which ones to pirate. Stealing is wrong, so don't pay money to thieves.

[@shainewhite2781]

GBF, where the hell have you been, man?? Been waiting 2 weeks for a new video! Thanks for the video, though!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

twitter.com/GoodBadFlicks/status/1086852969692319744

[@W0lfenstrike]

Dunno which is worse, getting threatened to death while filming or getting ripped off by the publishers.

[@tj112286]

Well it's about time you released another video. Where ya been, man?

[@paul1809we]

maybe someday somebody will do a movie about these two brothers and their Adventure

[@JacobAnders]

I've never seen these, but now I'm gonna check em out;)

[@arrogantbandit1]

Did you ever see Juan of the Dead? I surprisingly enjoyed that.

[@robdouglass20]

I liked that too

[@brasibrad3011]

They should have made documentaries about the conditions to film in both africa and india. I am sure it would have been both more horrifying and financially successful.

[@DarkGlass824]

Gee.....India sounds like a lovely place.....

[@shainewhite2781]

A couple of Directors today got screwed over by deals they made with movie studios, Such as Zack Snyder, Joss Whedon, James Gunn, Ridley Scott, Michael Bay, and Steven Soderbergh.

[@buh2001j]

It seems like the problems these filmmakers keep facing on both shoots could've easily been solved if they had talked to the locals or employed a fixer/guide to help them navigate the communities they wanted to film in. In both instances they just show up somewhere foreign and hope for the best without making any connections with local people. That seems like a stupid and arrogant approach to filming in an unfamiliar foreign country -and you know what they say about what kind of prizes you win when you play stupid games...

[@lalli8152]

They most likely had fixer type of people on set. I think these types of incidents still happen with them, but they can hopefully de-escalate the situation. Also they seemed to have local security personel since they had access to guns for safety of the actress.

[@buh2001j]

On both shoots they said they literally just showed up and hired people. No prep or establishing relations with the locals. Just straight run and gun guerrilla style shooting. I’ve shot in some pretty uncontrolled environments and when the locals feel disrespected you get the results they dealt with, it’s a somewhat typical attitude of careless filmmakers just looking to exploit poor foreign communities for their own benefit.

[@joelwelden-smith7574]

@@jacobcantrell82 Yeah they should've talked to the locals and asked them very nicely not to rape their leading lady. Jesse is just another SJW who needs a reality check

[@MrUseless247]

Well, I won't feel guilty when I steal this movie online. And what did they go through in the first installment that the sequel wasn't as bad???

[@adamwatson2914]

Another great video, fucking great, it’s more fun hearing the story behind it than what you thought of the actual movie lol

[@Sirrizz]

Real talk though, i fucking loved the scene at the mass grave in the sequal.

[@JonTheGiantChicken]

The Dead was a great movie. It really sucks that the guys who made it, got so screwed on the deal. Then again that's a fairly common theme in Hollywood.

[@brokenrecord1323]

what’s the film with the wild cats?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Roar, I did a video on it last year.

[@brokenrecord1323]

thanks dude!

[@efwefwef4747]

Is there a video on the first movie?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

the link is in the description under the video

[@efwefwef4747]

thanks! Watching on my xbox so I can't see the link.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

No problem, hope you enjoy it