DEAD AIM

Cinemavixion Review

This grimly fascinating 1975 film, "Dead Aim," plunges viewers into a macabre world where death is a commodity. Directed by José Bolaños, the narrative centers on Johnny, a young man raised amidst the deceased and trained by the experienced gravedigger John Applebee. Their unusual profession involves collecting corpses and settling wartime debts, a grim enterprise where mortality dictates profit. Applebee harbors ambitions beyond their current trade, envisioning a funeral parlor that might offer Johnny a path to a more respectable life. However, the film intriguingly explores the dark economics of mortality, suggesting that every future has a price and not all obligations are easily settled, especially in the shadowy realm of the graveyard economy. The performances of Glen Lee as Johnny and James Westerfield as Applebee anchor this unsettling exploration of life, death, and the pursuit of legitimacy in the most unlikely of circumstances.