Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)

Director:

Ellory Elkayem

Writers:

William Butler (writer)
Aaron Strongoni (writer)

Release Date:

31 August 2006 (Thailand)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They will Eat your Brains Out!

Plot:

A college student creates and sells a drug called 'Z' on campus which resurrects the living dead, who wreak havoc at a Halloween rave.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Rave | Fifth Part | Rocket Launcher | Hitchhiking

Cast

Aimee-Lynn Chadwick	...	Becky
Cory Hardrict	...	Cody
John Keefe	...	Julian Garrison
Jenny Mollen	...	Jenny
Peter Coyote	...	Uncle Charles
Claudiu Bleont	...	Aldo Serra
Sorin Cocis	...	Gino
Cain Manoli	...	Jeremy (as Cain Mihnea Manoliu)
George Dumitrescu	...	Artie
Maria Dinulescu	...	Shelby (credit only)
Catalin Paraschiv	...	Skeet
Radu Romaniuc	...	Brett
Sebastian Marina	...	Dartagnan
Violeta Aldea	...	Rainbow
Ricky Dandel	...	Coach Savini

Also Known As:

Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, sexuality, nudity, drug use and language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Denholm Trading Inc.

Trivia:

Filmed back-to-back with Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the first scene, the male "corpse" can clearly be seen breathing.

Quotes:

Stoner #1: You don't think that goofball ripped us off, do you?
Stoner #2: He better not have, because if he did, I'll ...
Stoner #1: What? You're gonna fart on him?

Movie Connections:

References Super Fly (1972)

Soundtrack:

Libiamo N'e Liete Calci

The Zombie Rave

While illegally selling one canister of Trioxyin-5, Charlie Garrison (Peter Coyote) is murdered by a zombie. His nephew Julian Garrison (John Keefe) finds two canisters hidden in the attic of his house with his girlfriend Jenny (Jenny Mollen) and they ask their friend Cody (Cory Hardrict) to analyze and research the chemical product. Cody finds that the composition of the product is very similar to ecstasy and he processes the chemical, making a large quantity of a drug that he called "Z" to make money. Using the services of the local drug dealer, they sell "Z" in the college campus. In the Halloween, the DJ and Jenny's brother Jeremy (Cain Mihnea Manoliu) organizes a rave party. Meanwhile, Julian, Jenny and Cody disclose that the drug transform the users in zombies, and with the support of two weird agents, they try to stop the distribution of "Z".

"Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave" is flawed and the two men in black try to be funny but they are not. However, there are funny moments and for a B-movie, I had a great surprise and I liked it. The character of Peter Coyote dies maybe with less than 10 minutes and his participation has only the intention to lure the viewer with his name in the credits. I liked also the performance of the gorgeous Jenny Mollen, and I expect to see her again to evaluate her skills. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "O Retorno dos Mortos-Vivos: Rave" ("The Return of the Living Dead: Rave")