''Left for Dead'' is a Canadian

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and the debut film for Mindscape Films, described by director Christopher Harrison as "an '80s slasher flick", similar to

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's '' Halloween'' series.

Cast

Danielle Harris Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress and film director. She is known as a " scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films, including four entries in the ''Halloween'' franchise ('' Halloween 4'' and '' 5''; 19 ...

as Nancy Simmons *

Steve Byers ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

as Tommy St. Clair *

Shawn Roberts Shawn Roberts (born April 2, 1984) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in zombie films such as ''Land of the Dead'', '' Diary of the Dead'' and the ''Resident Evil'' franchise. Early life Roberts was born in Stratford, Ontario. Career ...

as Clarke Seamus *

Boyd Banks Boyd Banks (born April 16, 1964) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. Background He was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and started in the entertainment industry at 17 when he won a contest for Best Stand Up Comedian in Edmonton, Albert ...

as Mike Clara * Daniel Clark as Kenny Radford * Lenka Matuska as Amber Shane * Rebecca Davis as Jenna * Naomi Hewer as Faye * Ahmed Dirani as Paolo *

Robbie Amell Robert Patrick Amell IV (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian-American actor and producer. He is best-known for his roles as Stephen Jameson on The CW series ''The Tomorrow People'', Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm on The CW series ''The Flash'', Natha ...

as Blair * John Bregar as Ryan * JaNae Armogan as Shelly * Emily Riley as Kami * Robert Wheeler as Tyler * Jennifer Greer as Nancy * Beckett Rider as Corey * Sam Tiler as Police Officer * Caila Mason as Police Officer * Sofia Sweele as Paramedic * Bradley Caball as Paramedic

Production

Left for Dead was filmed in

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Release

The film was released on 16 October 2009 in Germany and came out in North America in 2010.

References

External links

* 2007 films English-language Canadian films 2007 horror films 2000s slasher films Canadian supernatural horror films Canadian slasher films Supernatural slasher films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-horror-film-stub