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Return of the Living Dead II

Year:

1988

Duration:

89 min

Genres:

Comedy | Horror

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Ken Wiederhorn

Awards:

3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1988-01-15

Filming Locations: 169 N. Baldwin Avenue, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,200,000

Opening Weekend: $4,576,000 (USA) (17 January 1988)

Gross: $9,205,924 (USA)$840,846 (Non-USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Art Bonilla

Michael Kenworthy

Jesse Wilson

Thor Van Lingen

Billy

Jason Hogan

Johnny

James Karen

Thom Mathews

Joey

Suzanne Snyder

Brenda

Marsha Dietlein

Lucy Wilson

Hanala Sagal

Aerobics Instructor (as Suzan Stadner)

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

Terrence Riggins

Frank

James McIntire

Officer

Larry Nicholas

Jesse's Double

Forrest J Ackerman

Special Zombie (as Forrest Ackerman)

Doug Benson

Special Zombie (as Douglas Benson)

David Eby

Special Zombie

Nicholas Hernandez

Special Zombie

Derek Loughran

Special Zombie

Annie Marshall

Special Zombie

Richard Moore

Special Zombie

Steve Neuvenheim

Special Zombie

Brian Peck

Special Zombie

Eric Clarke

Zombie (uncredited)

Troy Fromin

Pot smoking army driver (uncredited)

Bobby Porter

Zombie Kid (uncredited)

Dana Vitatoe

Zombie (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The MPAA would have granted this film a PG-13, if the scene at the hospital where the zombie is shot in half was toned down.

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Writer/Director Ken Wiederhorn was trying to get out of the horror genre at the time Lorimar Productions bought his script. Once the film was released he received nothing but horror-comedy directing opportunities.

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The cemetery and storm drain were complete outdoor sets. The mausoleum, hospital, meat packing factory, and interior houses were also purpose-built sets.

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Goofs

When Brenda, Johnny and Ed get out of the car to go into the building in the cemetery, the right front door of the van is open. In the next shot, the door is closed.

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(at around 9 mins) When Jesse falls through the coffin in the mausoleum, it is clearly a stunt double. Jesse has blond hair, while the double has dark brown.

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The Zombie shot in half had lost his hand in the car window in the previous scene. When he lifts his torso by his hands to attack the gang in the hospital cellar, his hand reappears for one shot. In the commentary, however, the director mentions that this actor was one of several used for multiple scenes. His description suggests that this wasn't supposed to be the same zombie from earlier.

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Quotes

Doc Mandel: Harvey, it wasn't my fault. We ran out of type O.

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Joey: I feel like we've been here before. You... Me... Them!

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Joey: But they smell so good... so spicy...

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