Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Duration: 89 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Ken Wiederhorn
Stars: Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen and Jason Hogan
IMDb score:
5,7 (23.459)
Releasedate: 15 January 1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II plot
"Just when you thought it was safe to be dead."
The army transports a mysterious barrel containing a rotting corpse. But during the journey, the barrel accidentally falls off the truck and ends up in the bushes. Three boys find the barrel and decide to open it. But then the dangerous gas 2-4-5 Trioxin escapes. The boys flee, but soon discover what effect the gas has had; all the dead in the graveyard have come back to life and want only one thing; eat the brains of the living.
Actors and actresses
Ed
Joey
Brenda
Jesse Wilson
Lucy Wilson
Tom Essex
Doc Mandel
Col. Glover
Billy Crowley
Mildred Crowley
Reviews & comments
Chainsaw
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- 8845 messages
- 3690 votes
Return of the Living Dead Part 2; a movie that I used to love. I hadn't seen the first movie at the time and I really enjoyed all that nonsense. But when reviewing the Return of the Living Dead trilogy, this turned out to be one of those films that you don't like so much in later life. I can still see what I used to love about this, but now I found the film especially annoying. And now that I've also seen the first part, I see that many of the qualities of the film are copied directly from that film; Return of the Living Dead Part 2 is therefore a repetition exercise, but much more aimed at young children. It is not for nothing that the main character is a young boy this time, so that the film appeals more to the target group of The Monster Squad or The Goonies. The humor and the gore are a lot tamer, everything is a lot more careful and childish in approach.
Some things from the original pass by. Most notable is a returning James Karen and Thom Mathews, who reprise their roles in the previous film. Only this time they very often look for the irritation limit with their constant screaming and whining. It doesn't take long before you're very tired of both gentlemen. This time there is no Clu Gulager, but the main roles are for the little boy, his annoying sister and Bobby from Twin Peaks. Not a very memorable club. The only role that I still find somewhat funny is that of Doc Mandel. A bit like the role of Ernie from the first film, he gets the nicest dialogues (it also seems that Don Calfa, who played Ernie in the first film, auditioned for the part before Philip Bruns got it). Deep down I still have a small soft spot for Return of the Living Dead Part 2, but it's not a good movie. For a fun zombie comedy there are much better alternatives. Including that first Return of the Living Dead.
2.5 stars.
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Corcicus
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- 2859 messages
- 3998 votes
A lot worse than I remember from my first viewing experience. What an annoying bunch! The screaming of those louts wouldn't stop.
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shugenja
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- 706 messages
- 1686 votes
This is exactly a repeat of the first movie but everything cheap and even worse actors than in part 1
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