• Genre: Horror
• MPAA Rating: R
• AMG Rating:
• Regional Coding: 1
  USA and territories, Canada

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). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Bonus Features

• cc Commentary by director Ken Wiederhorn and co-star Thor Van Lingen
• Theatrical trailer
• Languages: English & Français
• Subtitles: English, Français, & Español

Actors

James Karen, Thom Matthews, Michael Kenworthy, Marsha Dietlein, Dana Ashbrook, Philip Bruns, Suzanne Snyder, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan, Suzan Stadner, Jonathan Terry, Sally Smythe, Don Maxwell, Reynold Cindrich, Mitch Pileggi, Arturo Bonilla, Terrence Riggins, James McIntire

Director

Ken Wiederhorn

Producer

Tom Fox

Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Gore

• Sound : DD2/DD1
• Language : Eng/Fre
• Subtitles : Eng/Fre/Spa

• Screen : WSE(SM)
• Dar : 1.78:1

Review

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. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

• Release Date : October 05, 2004
• Length : 89 Minutes
• Dvdsides : 1
• Dvddiscs : 1
• Upc : 085393353421