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Director:
Samuel M. Sherman
Writers:
Brett Piper (writer)
Samuel M. Sherman (writer)
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Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
They are evil. They are dead. They are ravenous...
Plot:
A newspaper reporter hears of strange goings-on on a remote island. He travels there and finds that a mad scientist lives there and he is creating zombies. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Robert Deveau ... Morgan Randall
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Allen ... Dr. Carstairs (as Bob Allen)
Donna Asali ... Shelly Godwin
Corri Burt ... Michelle
Leonard Corman ... Dr. Kapek
Christine Farish ... Karen
Zita Johann ... Librarian
Barbara Patterson ... Mrs. Levitt
Nino Rigali ... Detective Kruger
Bob Sacchetti ... Man in Black
Scott Schwartz ... Jonathan
Tex Tuttle ... Truck Driver
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Runtime:
UK:86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Italy:VM14 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
New Hampshire, USA

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This was a super low-budget film, and the crew for the latter production phase included many current/recent film students from the NYC metro area. The crew mostly had a great time making it (in New Jersey) and may have gotten more enjoyment from the film than its audiences. more
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"The dee-ee-ead, are after me!", 26 January 2006
5/10
Author: Jonny_Numb from Hellfudge, Pennsylvania

"Raiders of the Living Dead" is a low-budget zombie rip-off that is inexplicably and consistently interesting; if nothing else, it has imagination and innovation on its side. A reporter and his partner scope out an ominous locale in the dead of night and stumble upon zombies. A child genius works on his doctor grandfather's laserdisc player and winds up creating a laser. And a zombified Scott Schwartz (the kid from "A Christmas Story"?) hijacks a truck for no reason and tries to blow up a nuclear power plant, only to be claimed by the zombie menace. While slow in spots, and sporting more of a 1980s look than a Sears catalog, "Raiders" exists in some weird limbo between "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things," "Burial Ground," "Return of the Living Dead II," and even "Zeder" (the climax takes place in an abandoned prison). Is it a masterpiece of cinema? Certainly not, and perhaps my generous "5" rating is due to the fact that I watched the atrocious "Reefer Madness" earlier today. Still, it is a diverting item with OK makeup effects, a cheeky attitude, and a toe-tapping, synth-heavy theme song.

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