Bring Out Your Dead (paintball film)

Bring Out Your Dead is a tournament paintball film produced by DerDer Productions, documenting the 2008 professional paintball season in the United States. The film features competition from the Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) and National Professional Paintball League (NPPL), combining tournament highlights with behind-the-scenes interviews featuring leading professional teams.[1]

The DVD has an advertised running time of approximately 90 minutes and features a soundtrack supplied by Victory Records.[1]

Content

Bring Out Your Dead follows the 2008 professional tournament season, focusing on the competition between established championship teams and emerging challengers.

The production documents the performances of Dynasty, Los Angeles Ironmen, Philadelphia Americans, San Antonio X-Factor, Infamous and San Diego Aftermath, combining tournament footage with interviews.[1]

Among the developments highlighted are Dynasty's first National Xball League (NXL) tournament victory, the Los Angeles Ironmen's performance at the 2008 Paintball World Cup, and the emergence of teams including Aftermath, Infamous and Tampa Bay Damage as tournament winners.[1][2]

Tournament coverage

The film contains footage from eight events across the 2008 PSP and NPPL seasons.[1]

PSP tournaments

Phoenix Open
Mid-Atlantic Open (MAO)
Chicago Open
2008 Paintball World Cup

The film includes footage from Dynasty's victory at the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Open and the Los Angeles Ironmen's World Cup championship performance.[2][3]

The original promotional description also highlights the performance of Todd Martinez at the Mid-Atlantic Open.[1]

NPPL tournaments

Huntington Beach, California
Jacksonville, Florida
Buffalo, New York
San Diego, California

The NPPL footage documents seven-player competition during the 2008 season, including the emergence of San Diego Aftermath, which won the professional division at Jacksonville.[4]

Featured teams

The DVD's original promotional description identifies behind-the-scenes interviews with six professional teams:[1]

The film focuses on the rivalry between established professional teams and emerging competitors across both tournament circuits.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Bring Out Your Dead was supplied by the American independent record label Victory Records.[1]

The original promotional material identifies music from the following artists:

Taking Back Sunday
The Audition
Thursday
Aiden

These artists were specifically named in the film's retail description, although the complete soundtrack and individual song titles have not been independently established.[1]

Bonus features

The DVD includes a new episode of On the Short Bus, a recurring comedy and behind-the-scenes feature appearing in several DerDer Productions films.

The episode features:

Todd Martinez
Nicky Cuba
Kevin "Catfish" Arcilla

The promotional description also advertises additional guest appearances.[1]

Production and release

Bring Out Your Dead was produced by DerDer Productions following the 2008 professional paintball season.

The film is catalogued as a 2009 DVD release in online film databases, although the exact commercial release date has not been independently verified.[5]

The DVD was distributed through paintball equipment retailers, including ANSgear and ActionVillage.[1]

By January 2010, the production was also being sold in Southeast Asia. A contemporary announcement by the Singaporean tournament team Red Sevens advertised original DerDer DVDs, including Bring Out Your Dead, for sale at a Malaysian paintball tournament through distributor Paintballers World.[6]

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