Scream Factory to put out Return of the Living Dead collector’s edition

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is a classic horror-comedy for good reason. It's a hilarious punk odyssey through zombie carnage and naked Linnea Quigley. It even introduced "Brains…" into the zombie lexicon. And now Scream Factory is giving it the treatment it deserves, producing a special 2-disc Blu-Ray collector's edition jam packed with bloody good special features, including…

Disc 1:
·        NEW 2K scan of the inter-positive
·        NEW Audio Commentary with Gary Smart (co-author of The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead) and Chris Griffiths
·        Audio Commentary with director Dan O’Bannon and Production Designer William Stout
·        Audio Commentary with the cast and crew featuring Production Designer William Stout and actors Don Calfa, Linnea Quigley, Brian Peck, Beverly Randolph, Allan Trautman
·        The Decade of Darkness – featurette on ‘80s horror films (23 minutes)

·        Theatrical Trailers

·        TV Spots

·        Still Gallery – Posters, Lobby Cards, Movie Stills and Behind-the-Scenes photos

·        Still Gallery – Behind-the-Scenes photos from special make-up effects artist Kenny Myers’ personal collection

·        Zombie Subtitles for the Film

·        In Their Own Words – The Zombies Speak

Disc 2:
                                                              
·        NEW The FX of the Living Dead with Production Designer William Stout, FX make-up artists William Munns, Tony Gardner, Kenny Myers and Craig Caton-Largnet, Visual Effects artists Bret Mixon and Gene Warren Jr. and actor Brian Peck (Expanded Version) (30 minutes)
·        NEW Party Time: The Music of The Return of the Living Dead with music consultants Budd Carr and Steve Pross and soundtrack artists Dinah Cancer (45 Grave), Chris D (The Flesh Eaters), Roky Erickson, Karl Moet (SSQ), Joe Wood (T.S.O.L.), Mark Robertson (Tall Boys) plus musicians Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks) and John Sox (The F.U.’s, Straw Dogs),  (Expanded Version) (30 minutes)
·        NEW HORROR’S HALLOWED GROUNDS – revisiting the locations of the film

·        Return of the Living Dead Workprint – includes 20 minutes of additional footage (in Standard Definition)

·        More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead – The definitive documentary on The Return of the Living Dead (120 minutes)

·        A Conversation with Dan O’Bannon – His final interview (28 minutes)

·        The Origins of the Living Dead  – an interview with John A. Russo (16 minutes)

·        The Return of the Living Dead – The Dead Have Risen – interviews with cast members Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Brian Peck, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, Linnea Quigley and more… (21 minutes)

·        Designing the Dead – interviews with writer/director Dan O’Bannon and production designer William Stout (15 minutes)

The Blu-Rays will be available starting July 19th, but you can pre-order yours HERE. There is also a limited edition (1000 available) deluxe edition that comes with a second slipcover and a second 18×24 poster along with the standard ones that you can pick up HERE.

In RETURN OF THE LICING DEAD:

When foreman Frank (James Karen) shows new employee Freddy (Thom Mathews) a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Louisville, Ky., and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss (Clu Gulager) and a mysterious mortician (Don Calfa).

The film was directed by ALIEN screenwriter Dan O'Bannon.