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Return of the Living Dead Part II

Directed by	Ken Wiederhorn
Produced by	Eugene C. Cashman Tom Fox William S. Gilmore
Written by	Ken Wiederhorn
Starring	Michael Kenworthy Marsha Dietlein Thor Van Lingen Dana Ashbrook Thom Mathews James Karen Suzanne Snyder
Music by	J. Peter Robinson
Cinematography	Robert Elswit
Editing by	Charles Bornstein
Distributed by	Lorimar Pictures (theatrical release) Warner Bros. (DVD release)
Release date(s)	January 8, 1988
Running time	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6,200,000 (est.)
Gross revenue	$9,205,624
Preceded by	The Return of the Living Dead
Followed by	Return of the Living Dead 3

Return of the Living Dead Part II is an American zombie horror comedy film that was released in 1988. It was written and directed by Ken Wiederhorn. The film was released by Lorimar Motion Pictures on January 15, 1988, and was a minor box office success, making $9 million at the box office in the United States against its $6 million budget. It is the first of four sequels. Though this film and its predecessor shared the same rating ("R"), this film had a lighter tone; however the misleading trailer suggested it was darker. The main protagonists, Jesse and Lucy, share the last name 'Wilson', giving the cult fans a clue if they are the children or nephew and niece to Burt Wilson, the main protagonist of the first film.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 See also
4 External links

Synopsis

The plot follows seven people as they attempt to escape their zombie-filled city. A large number of corpses are reanimated by a barrel of Trioxin gas that had fallen off of a truck transporting it to another location. The barrel is opened by one local teenager who finds the barrel infecting him in the process. In this film it's revealed that the only thing which truly stops the zombies, without the risk of reanimating more corpses, is powerful electric discharge. The electric discharge can stop the reanimating effect created by Trioxin without generating Trioxin fumes the way cremation can. The human leads of the film lure the zombies to an electrical station using cow's brains and then electrocute them.

The tar zombie (aka Tarman) from the original film makes a brief cameo appearance. This is not the original Tarman. It is just another bucket zombie.
A zombie that dresses up and looks like Michael Jackson from the music video of 'Thriller' makes a cameo appearance at the end of the film. While being electrocuted, he performs some signature Michael Jackson dance moves.
A cover of the classic Bobby "Boris" Pickett song "Monster Mash" is played during the ending credits. A music video was also produced for this song.
The song "A.D.I. / The Horror Of It All", from thrash metal band Anthrax, is featured throughout the film.

Cast

Actor	Role
Michael Kenworthy	Jesse Wilson
Marsha Dietlein	Lucy Wilson
Dana Ashbrook	Tom Essex
Thom Mathews	Joey
James Karen	Ed
Suzanne Snyder	Brenda
Philip Bruns	Doc Mandel
Thor Van Lingen	Billy Crowley
Jonathan Terry	Colonel Glover
Allan Trautman	Tarman

External links

The Living Dead series

Romero's Dead films	Night of the Living Dead (1968) • Dawn of the Dead (1978) • Day of the Dead (1985) • Land of the Dead (2005) • Diary of the Dead (2007) • Survival of the Dead (2010)

Dead series remakes	Night of the Living Dead (1990) • Dawn of the Dead (2004) • Day of the Dead (2008)

Return of the Living Dead films	The Return of the Living Dead (1985) • Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) • Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) • Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave (2005)

Unofficial sequels & remakes	Zombi 2 (1979) • Zombi 3 (1988) • Children of the Living Dead (2001) • Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005) • Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) • Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D (2010)

Related topics	Return of the Living Dead (1977 novel) • Document of the Dead (1985) • Flesheater (1988) • Shaun of the Dead (2004) • City of the Dead (Canceled) • Escape of the Living Dead (2005) • Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green (2005 video game)

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