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You're Invited To Orville's "Coming-Out" Party...It'll Be A Scream...YOURS!!! morePlot:
Six friends dig up a corpse named Orville. They use it in a satanic ritual to make the dead rise from their graves. Look out!!! full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Back Catalogue #4: Vci Entertainment (From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)
Fangoria Screamography With Bob Clark!
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Classic zombie film that ranks with "Night of the Living Dead" more (94 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alan Ormsby | ... | Alan | |
| Valerie Mamches | ... | Val | |
| Jeff Gillen | ... | Jeff | |
| Anya Ormsby | ... | Anya | |
| Paul Cronin | ... | Paul | |
| Jane Daly | ... | Terry | |
| Roy Engleman | ... | Roy | |
| Robert Philip | ... | Emerson | |
| Bruce Solomon | ... | Winns | |
| Alecs Baird | ... | Caretaker | |
| Seth Sklarey | ... | Orville Dunworth | |
| Robert Sherman | ... | Ghoul | |
| Curtis Bryant | ... | Ghoul | |
| William R. 'Bob' Smedley | ... | Tallest dead thing (as Robert Smedley) | |
| Debbie Cummins | ... | Ghoul |
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Revenge of the Living Dead (USA) (reissue title)Things from the Dead (USA) (reissue title)
Zreaks (USA) (working title)
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1.85 : 1 moreFilming Locations:
Miami, Florida, USAFun Stuff
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The films Italian title is "L' Assedio dei morti viventi", which translates to "The Siege of the Living Dead". moreGoofs:
Continuity: After Val shines the light on the body of Paul, she then turns back around, bringing the light with her; yet when Terry looks out, both the body and zombie are still illuminated by the same light. moreFAQ
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I had read extensively about this film and was very interested in actually seeing it, but my interest died down after reading a particular on-line review. I recently bought the film and boy, was I surprised! The movie left me breathless, like I was struck by lightning and didn't know what to do after the credits finished! While the storyline might not be highly original, most of the acting is good (especially Alan Ormsby and Valerie Mamches) and the atmosphere is unrelentingly chilling! While a lot of the humor is desperate and falls flat, there is undying tension during the corpse-mocking scenes. The audience is just waiting for Orville to jump up and avenge his humiliation! The island's graveyard is one of the spookiest in recent memory and the zombie resurrection scenes are the best I have EVER seen! The ending is not particularly original, but for some reason is unexpected. Highly recommended to fans of zombie horror films, but don't expect overly graphic special effects (i.e., Lucio Fulci's "Zombie"), as this is rated PG. Despite the rating, this would give kids more nightmares than some R-rated movies!