Tuesday, October 9, 2007

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)


Director: Dan O'Bannon

Writers: Dan O'Bannon, Rudy Ricci, John A. Russo, Russell Streiner

Composer: Matt Clifford

Starring: a bunch of faces you'll recognize but have names you won't. Oh, and Linnea "Trash is taking her clothes off again" Quigley

More Info: IMDB

Tagline: They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!





Plot: When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage through Louisville, Kentucky seeking their favorite food, brains.

My Rating: 9/10

Would I watch it again? Oh, hell yes!





Holy crap! I haven't seen this since high school around the time of its initial release. I remembered very little until I started watching it and then it all came gushing back to me. This is a friggin' laugh-riot! The effects are great. Standout moments? Trash (Linnea Quigley)dancing naked, un-dead half-dog, Trash still dancing naked, un-dead guy from the opened canister, Trash being attacked by zombies naked (but will she come back?), Burt, Ernie & Frank's dialogue throughout the entire film, OH, YEAH...Trash coming back as a naked zombie. It was also really cool seeing older guys as heroes (40s/50s). Usually it's the stupid kids that can't act. Great script, story, gore, effects, acting, photography, the works. Fun! Fun! Fun! Easily one of the best horror-comedies to come down the Pike.

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