Return of the Living Dead Part II [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Ken Wiederhorn Ken Wiederhorn

Overview

A virtual remake of its predecessor, Return of the Living Dead (1985), which itself was a tongue-in-cheek rip-off of director George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), this follow-up adheres strictly to a gore and gags formula. Jesse Wilson (Michael Kenworthy), is a young boy being bullied by thugs from the neighborhood when all of them discover a sealed drum containing a zombie corpse. The release of a gas from the container reanimates the dead in a nearby graveyard, thus releasing an army of the undead, which mindlessly crave living human brains. As Jesse tries to contact the military to put a lid on the situation, the zombies are dispatched through a variety of gruesome methods. Two stars of the first film, James Karen and Thom Mathews, return in essentially the same parts, but with different names, as their characters were previously slaughtered. Followed by a third entry in the seires, Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993).

Product Details

Release Date:	09/04/2018
UPC:	0826663189278
Original Release:	1988
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English
Sales rank:	14,203

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Kenworthy	Jesse Wilson
Thom Mathews	Joey
James Karen	Ed
Thor Van Lingen	Billy
Jason Hogan	Johnny
Suzanne Snyder	Brenda
Marsha Dietlein	Lucy Wilson
Suzan Stadner	Aerobics Instructor
Jonathan Terry	Colonel
Dana Ashbrook	Tom Essex
Sally Smythe	Billy's Mom
Allan Trautman	Tarman
Don Maxwell	Billy's Dad
Reynold Cindrich	Soldier
Philip Bruns	Doc Mandel
Mitch Pileggi	Sarge
Arturo Bonilla	Les
Terrence Riggings	Frank
James McIntire	Officer
Larry Nicholas	Jesse's Double
Thom Matthews	Joey
Terrence Riggins	Frank
Anne O. Marshall	Special Zombie
Alexandre Trauner	Tarman
Forrest Ackerman	Special Zombie
Douglas Benson	Special Zombie
David Eby	Special Zombie
Nicholas Hernandez	Special Zombie
Derek Loughran	Special Zombie
Richard Moore	Special Zombie
Steve Neuvenheim	Special Zombie
Brian Peck	Special Zombie
Peachy Keene	Worm Woman
J. Robinson	Composer

Technical Credits

Ken Wiederhorn

Eugene C. Cashman	Executive Producer
Eugene Crum	Special Effects
Gary Davis	Stunts,Stunts
Tom Fox	Producer
Terry Frazee	Special Effects
Gene Grigg	Special Effects
Ken Wiederhorn	Director,Screenwriter
Shari Rhodes	Casting
William Perry	Stunts
Dewey Gene Grigg	Special Effects
Glenn Anderson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

With higher production values and lower box-office returns than its predecessor, this teen horror flick follows familiar financial patterns. Artistically, though, it's no better or worse than the first Return of the Living Dead. Casual horror fans would probably enjoy whichever film they saw first, while genre obsessives would find enough variety in plot and special effects to sit happily through both installments. Gags this time include a clever jab at MTV, knowing nods to Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot and George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, and plenty more horrificomic dialogue from the gruesome zombie legions. Anyone who thinks self-referential horror-comedy began with the '90s Scream franchise should take a peek at this underrated series.

All Movie Guide - Brian J. Dillard