RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II (1988) d. Ken Weiderhorn (USA)
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3 (1993) d. Brian Yuzna (USA)
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD: NECROPOLIS (2005) d. Ellery Elkayem (USA)
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD: RAVE TO THE GRAVE (2005) d. Ellery Elkayem (USA)
With a nod to undead kingpin George A. Romero (courtesy of a story credit from Night of the Living Dead co-writer John Russo), medical warehouse worker James Karen (Poltergeist) reveals to protégé Thom Mathews (Friday the 13th: Part 6) that NOTLD was actually based on a true story, stemming from a reanimating chemical, 2-4-5 Trioxin. And wouldn’t you know it, there just happens to be one canister left downstairs. Before you can say, “don’t touch thates ar,” corpse rising from their graves, licking their moldering lips, and unlike the lumbering shamblers of old, these zombies move with a purpose.
As a member of a gang of party-hearty 80’s punk rockers, B-movie queen Linnea Quigley (Silent Night Deadly Night) became every horror geek’s dream date with her nubile in-the-buff graveyard gyrations. The zombies themselves are savage and savagely funny, braying for “Brains!” with gusto while our unlikely heroes scramble for their lives.
With great gory makeup effects, hilarious slapstick energy, a head-banging soundtrack, and a balls-to-the-wall climax, Return of the Living Dead became an instant a genre fave, spawning numerous sequels of varying quality, and a generation of braaaaaains-loving fans!
Join AC and his undead panel of guests (Eric Anderson, Aaron Aubuchon, Kristy Jett, Tim Palace) as they celebrate 40 years of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD!
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