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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity, Gore Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 08/27/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi Horror See Also: Return of the Living Dead [Special Edition]

Middle-aged family man Frank (Jim Karen) trains teenaged Freddy (Thom Matthews) for his new job at a medical supply warehouse. In an effort to impress and frighten his young charge, practical joker Frank reveals that the warehouse basement contains a cannister full of a mysterious chemical capable of bringing the dead back to life. It seems that the cannister fell off the back of an army truck during an accidental outbreak of zombiedom. Frank and Freddy unwittingly inhale the chemical and release it into the warehouse. Turning to the operator of a nearby crematorium for help in destroying the suddenly undead specimens that surround them, they unwittingly awaken the residents of a nearby cemetary just as Freddy's pals arrive to party amidst the headstones and wait for their friend's shift to end. Meanwhile, Col. Glover (Jonathan Terry) waits for the call that his missing chemical weapon has been unleashed. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Clu Gulager - Burt
James Karen - Frank
Don Calfa - Ernie
Beverly Randolph - Tina

MGM has created another impressive entry in their line of low-cost Special Edition DVD's with Return Of The Living Dead. The video transfer is good for a film this age: a few night shots suffer from graininess (probably an inherent problem with the original elements) but the image is otherwise sharp, vivid and a vast improvement upon previous video editions of this film. The mono audio track doesn't offer the fun a stereo remix would have added to this soundtrack but delivers solid, clean audio that suits the film nicely. What makes this disc a true treat for the fans is its generous array of special features. The most interesting of these is a feature-length commentary with writer/director Dan O'Bannon and production designer Bill Stout. Both men mix good cheer and dark wit in equal measure as they discuss the project from all angles. Stout comments mainly on the challenges of designing the film's look (his most interesting comments detail how they created the film's infamous half-body female zombie) while O'Bannon delivers plenty of fascinating info on the artistic process, including how he modeled his frantic dialogue scenes on the screwball comedies of Howard Hawks and his love/hate working relationship with actor Clu Gulager. There is also a nice interview short called "Designing The Dead" that uses interviews with O'Bannon and Stout to cover information not mentioned in the commentary. The package is rounded out by an array of fun trailers for the film and an eye-popping still gallery of Stout's conceptual art. All in all, MGM's DVD of Return Of The Living Dead is a ghoulish treat for the film's fans. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide