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

Director: Ken Wiederhorn

Overview

Those deadly cans of poisonous gas that turn corpses into carnivorous zombies are back in this sequel to the 1985 version of Return of the Living Dead. This time the trouble begins when the gas bearing cannisters accidentally roll off of an army truck and end up in an old cemetery near a new housing development. Little boys find the innocuous looking drums and open them. A hellish green vapor comes out and suddenly all those it touches get a craving for the contents of human craniums. The film is quite gory, but still black humor abounds to slightly soften the effect.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/04/2018
UPC:	0826663189278
Original Release:	0000
Language:	English
Sales rank:	12,035

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	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.