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:

Both this film and the previous entry Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) stray away from the series' rules that the Trioxin zombies are no longer the indestructible juggernauts of the first movie three movies, but instead much weaker and sometimes are seen to be dispatched with no more than a few body gun shots. Prior to this film, nothing short of incineration or electrocution with extreme high voltage would destroy a Trioxin zombie.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the guy tells his friend that his uncle has been killed, there are cheerleaders behind them. But as the guy walks away in the following wide angle shot, the girls are gone.

Quotes:

Frat Boy #1: Gee girl, slow down! Usually I don't get none of that unless I take you to the Olive Garden!

Movie Connections:

References Super Fly (1972)

Soundtrack:

Pure Morning Rain

A great piece of s***

This is a horrible, horrible movie. Do not watch this if you're looking for quality. If however, you are looking for something to laugh at, this might be a good pick. There are some genuinely ridiculous elements, some quotably bad lines, and some comically low-budget special effects. And there are breasts. It is 86 minutes of brain-hungry lab rats, cheerleaders getting bitten in the butt, and ambiguously foreign bad guys that end up dressed like female vikings. The fact that the climax takes place at a rave, and that the movie came out about five years after rave culture effectively died out, makes it even more campy and off-target. I had a hard time deciding whether to give this movie just one star, or all 10. I believe it is a success because it does actually achieve something. It's easy to make a film that is mediocre, say, four or five stars, but you know there's something special when it's really this bad.