The Video Dead (Video 1987)

A family takes delivery of a new TV set, unaware that it is the gateway by which killer zombies enter the world.

Director:

Robert Scott

Writer:

Robert Scott

Stars:

Michael St. Michaels, Thaddeus Golas, Douglass Bell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael St. Michaels	...	Henry Jordan
Thaddeus Golas	...	Deliveryman #1
Douglass Bell	...	Deliveryman #2 (as Douglas Bell)
Al Millan	...	Taxi Driver / Undead Ironhead
Roxanna Augesen	...	Zoe Blair
Lory-Michael Ringuette	...	Mover #1 / Undead Half Creeper (as Lory Ringuette)
George Kernan	...	Mover #2
Rocky Duvall	...	Jeff Blair
Sam David McClelland	...	Joshua Daniels
Jennifer Miro	...	The Woman
Victoria Bastel	...	April Ellison (as Vickie Bastel)
Libby Russler	...	Maria
Garrett Dressler	...	Mr. Ellison
Melissa Martin	...	B-Movie Housewife
Cliff Watts	...	The Garbageman

Storyline

An unlabelled crate from an unknown source is delivered to a house in the woods. The homeowner unwisely accepts the delivery, only to discover it contains a TV set that starts spewing giggling zombies all over the place. When a new family moves into the now-abandoned house, the son discovers the haunted televsion and is soon told what he needs to do to send the zombies back where they belong. Knowing and doing, however, are two very different things, and the zombies are not likely to go quietly.

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Plot Keywords:

delivery | house | woods | basement | mini skirt | 

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Taglines:

Look what's living inside your television.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

El video de la muerte

Filming Locations:

Marin County, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interstate 5 Productions, Highlight Productions, Manson International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 84 min (cut) 86 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming for the film took over a year since it was shot mostly on weekends and during the cast/crew's free time due to the low budget.

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Goofs

When Jeff and April find Chocolate, the dog, dead in the woods, the one short shot of the dog clearly shows that it is breathing.

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Quotes

Jeff Blair: I saw him.
Jeff Blair: I shot him.
Jeff Blair: It's only fair that I get to use the chainsaw.

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Connections

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

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Soundtracks

"The Terror Within"
by Leonard Marcel

User Reviews

A fun movie for those Zombie lovers.

The Video Dead is truly another classic Zombie movie. Although corny in parts, it epitomises the true Zombie culture - to devour human flesh and brains. There is no mucking around with this movie. The Zombies come straight out of the box (literally) and the residents are faced with the dilemma of how to entice the flesh eaters back into their haunted television. There is also an unexpected scene in the movie - one which surprised me when I fully expected the person to survive the Zombie encounter.

Although not recommended for those who are not Zombie lovers, it is a must for the Zombie fanatic. After all, Zombies do normally get a bad rap - bring on more Zombie movies.