Dylan, a young man working at a funeral parlor, is trying to unravel a mystery that shattered his life ten years earlier. After faking his own funeral to see who will show up, he befriends a mysterious street junkie and is reunited with an old love from his past. The lives of these three characters are transformed by supernatural forces as Dylan discovers that no one is who they seem to be.
Acting
Nick Stahl commits to absurdity with straight face
Production
Funeral parlor aesthetic surprisingly moody on budget
Director
Omar Naim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Omar Naim made the cult favorite The Final Cut (2004) with Robin Williams; this was his troubled sophomore feature that sat shelved for years.
Released straight-to-DVD in most markets, Dead Awake became a 'what happened to Nick Stahl?' time capsule—he'd disappear from Hollywood shortly after amid personal struggles that eerily mirrored Dylan's limbo state.
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