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

Director:

Ellory Elkayem

Writers:

William Butler
Aaron Strongoni

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 | Undead | Living Dead | Long Title

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
Sandu Mihai Gruia	...	Mortician (as Sandu Gruia)
Aurelian Surulescu	...	Guitarist
Dan Bordeianu	...	Frat Boy #1
Eduard Opaski	...	Fat Gouged Eye Zombie
Diana Vladu	...	Roommate
Maria Roman	...	Serenity
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vlad Coada	...	Janitor (uncredited)
Ionut Grama	...	John (uncredited)
Mike Measimer	...	Stoner #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Ellory Elkayem

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William Butler
Aaron Strongoni

Produced by
Vladimir Dostal	....	executive producer
Tom Fox	....	executive producer
Anatoly Fradis	....	producer
Lyudmila Fradis	....	co-producer
Nikolai Makarov	....	executive producer
Bogdan Moncea	....	line producer
Angelo Pastore	....	line producer
Steve Scarduzio	....	producer
Tamara Taillie	....	associate producer
John Vulich	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Aimee-Lynn Chadwick
Robert Duncan
Ralph Rieckermann

Cinematography by
Gabriel Kosuth

Casting by
Dean E. Fronk
Floriela Grapini
Donald Paul Pemrick
Donald Remrik

Production Design by
Calin Papura

Costume Design by
Ana Ioneci

Makeup Department
Martin Astles	....	makeup effects sculptor
Daniela Busoiu	....	key makeup artist
Catalin Ciutu	....	key hair stylist
Ken Culver	....	senior foam technician
Anastasia Eremciuc	....	makeup artist
Joe Giles	....	production assistant: Optic Nerve
Mike Measimer	....	makeup supervisor
Larry Odien	....	makeup artist: John Vulich Optic Nerve Studios
Lufeng Qu	....	special makeup effects artist
Lancel Reyes	....	shop manager
Reyna Rhone	....	assistant makeup artist
Dave Snyder	....	special makeup effects artist
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Eugen Dinca	....	unit production manager
Bogdan Stefanescu	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adrian Conerth	....	first assistant director
Aniela Galiceanu	....	second assistant director
Cristina Iliescu	....	second assistant director
Mihaela Mihai	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Razvan Bestea	....	graphic designer
Lufeng Qu	....	painter

Sound Department
Rick Polanco	....	assistant sound editor
Vic Radulich	....	adr editor
Cathie Speakman	....	supervising adr editor

Special Effects by
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician
Gene Heeter	....	foam room supervisor
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects supervisor
Ionel Popa	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Prince Bagdasarian	....	digital cleanup artist
Jess Bryden	....	visual effects supervisor: opening titles and graphics
Brian Germain	....	digital matte artist
Marcin Teodoru	....	digital cleanup artist

Stunts
Mihaescu Cristian	....	stunts
Madalin Dragan	....	stunt performer
Alexandru Godri	....	stunt double
Attila Nemes	....	stunt coordinator
Valeriu Pavel	....	stunt double
Claudiu-Cristian Prisecaru	....	stunt performer
Stefan Solcan	....	stunt double
Florin Stancu	....	stunt performer
Georgian Madalin Stancu	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Lucas	....	set videographer
Dan Patzelt	....	second assistant camera
Andrei Radulescu	....	video assist operator
Gociu Sorin	....	still photographer
Victor Toader	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Ovidiu Paunescu	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
George McCarthy	....	first assistant editor
Laurent Morel	....	colorist: dailies
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Avital Korin	....	music editor
Tom Porter	....	scoring assistant
Ralph Rieckermann	....	music supervisor
Tom Porter	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Sorin Dinu	....	transport coordinator

Other crew
Razvan Badea	....	production assistant
Madalina Bland	....	assistant to director (as Madalina Simionescu)
Julia Finn	....	publicist
Nicole Gregory	....	publicist
Robert Lucas	....	production assistant
Ruxandra Popescu	....	assistant accountant
Bogdan Stefanescu	....	location manager
Oana Topliceanu	....	production coordinator
Angelo Vacco	....	voice actor

Production Companies

• Aurora Entertainment (as Aurora Entertainment Corp.) (presents)
• Castel Film Romania
• Denholm Trading Inc.

Distributors

• Denholm Trading Inc.
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• M.I.B. (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
• Videoville Showtime (2006) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• I've Had It! Productions (visual effects and titles)
• Optic Nerve Studios

Other Companies

• Biomedica International  medical services

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 | Brazil:18

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Aurora Entertainment

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:

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

Quotes:

Julian Garrison:[shows Cody a radioactive container the size of a beer keg] Well, do you have any idea what the hell is this?
Cody:Maybe it's candy? Like a big metallic pinata?

Movie Connections:

References Super Fly (1972)

Soundtrack:

Did You Recognize My Love

...and you thought pt. 4 was as bad as it gets!

Man, there are gonna be some seriously ticked-off fans. I mean, I'm a fan of the first 3 films (mostly 1 and 3) but I'm talking about the "die-hards" who are gonna be even more ticked than me because after 2 years of "in-the-making", THIS is what they come up with.

Sci-Fi channel can make all of the bad movies-of-the-week that it wants but making sequels to cult favorites like "Return of the Living Dead" is, well, they should really just know better.

As if part 4 wasn't bad enough (and it was awful), we get treated to something even worse: part 5. Having absolutely no redeeming qualities, it essentially plays like a 2-hour demonstration of what not to do when making a movie. Not even once does it rise to "so bad it's good" status as it's clear the writer and director aren't aware of ANY of the rules to good "bad movie"-making...such as this one: "Plot holes can exist as long as there is enough action to distract the viewer from focusing on them,"

The makers of this film apparently think every viewer has the IQ of a coat hanger because the plot holes come fast and steady from the beginning through to the end. Within the first ten minutes, we find ourselves asking: "Why is it that some of the high-school students in the P.E. class look to be about 30 years old?", "Where did the note about the guy's uncle come from?", "How can the main character have lived in his house for years (judging by the dust in the attic) without ever knowing about that secret room?" and "What exactly did Peter Coyote do to deserve this?" and then later, my favorite: "What high school lets unsupervised students use syringes on laboratory rats?" Meanwhile, we get mostly bad dialogue scenes instead of action (or camera work, atmosphere, good music, good dialogue scenes...really, take your pick), to go with these glaring questions.

Believe me, I'm not nit-picking. I normally don't mind plot-holes in otherwise entertaining movies. If I was able to overlook them while watching "House of the Dead", I'd say I'm pretty forgiving. I don't think a movie has to be completely in sync with reality, but come on, at least make an effort!

Here, it's obvious that someone was just too lazy or too inept to fix them...and that is just one problem that needs fixing! What about the fact that the zombies not only talk, but when they do, they sound just like...humans?! (Well, actually, that was more the case in part 4. Here, they only really talk when the opportunity for a lame one-liner presents itself.) Still, what about the fact that they feel pain? Or that they run (but only when convenient)? Honestly, I think this was made by people who have never seen a single zombie flick. If you don't agree, then explain the makeup effects because, let me tell you: gray face powder and latex cheekbones do not a zombie make.

Like I said, fans are gonna be ticked and die-hards may well storm the Sci-Fi Channel HQ. They would have been wise to change this to a stand-alone film instead of a sequel, but as it is, maybe "Return of the Living Dead 5: Dig Your Own Grave" would have been a better title.