Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)

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.

Director:

Samuel M. Sherman

Writers:

Samuel M. Sherman (story), Brett Piper (story)

Stars:

Scott Schwartz, Robert Deveau, Donna Asali

Cast

Cast overview:
Scott Schwartz	...	Jonathan
Robert Deveau	...	Morgan Randall
Donna Asali	...	Shelly Godwin
Robert Allen	...	Dr. Carstairs (as Bob Allen)
Bob Sacchetti	...	Man in Black (as Bob Cacchett)
Zita Johann	...	Librarian
Corri Burt	...	Michelle
Leonard Corman	...	Dr. Kapek
Christine Farish	...	Karen
Nino Rigali	...	Detective Kruger
Barbara Patterson	...	Mrs. Levitt
Tex Tuttle	...	Truck Driver

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

singer | laser | nuclear power plant | cell phone | pistol | 

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Taglines:

They are evil. They are dead. They are ravenous...

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1986 (France)

Also Known As:

Guerreros del mas allá

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent International Pictures (I-I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before the film was completed, producers Samuel M. Sherman and Brett Piper sold the television rights to the film's re-edited rough cut. It was played on the USA Network's "Up All Night" series. The producers then used their sale money to complete the film.

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Connections

Features Disorder in the Court (1936)

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Soundtracks

"The Dead Are After Me"
Written and performed by George Edward Ott

User Reviews

They are evil. They are dead... ...I'll say!

As an avid Zombie movie fan, I bought this with hi-hopes of fun, gore and shambling ghouls. I got a shambling movie, no gore, and no fun (with the exception of the kid-hero frying his hamster with a laser gun (made from a cunningly converted laser disc player). That alone saved the movie from a score of 1. On the whole it looks like school kids on a budget of their accumulated paper-round savings put the movie together.

Even as a self confessed zombie fan I could only watch it once. In need of a second opinion I handed it on to another zombie fan. He watched it once too; then threw it in the bin for me.