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    The Video Dead

    • Video
    • 19871987
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    5.1/10
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    The Video Dead (1987)
    Trailer 1
    Trailer1:39
    1 Video
    95 Photos
    Horror

    A family takes delivery of a new television set, unaware that it is the gateway by which killer zombies enter the world.A family takes delivery of a new television set, unaware that it is the gateway by which killer zombies enter the world.A family takes delivery of a new television set, unaware that it is the gateway by which killer zombies enter the world.A family takes delivery of a new television set, unaware that it is the gateway by which killer zombies enter the world.A family takes delivery of a new television 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
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert Scott
    • Writer
      • Robert Scott
    • Stars
      • Michael St. Michaels
      • Thaddeus Golas
      • Douglass Bell
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    • 82User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    The Video Dead
    Trailer 1:39
    The Video Dead

    Photos95

    The Video Dead (1987)
    Rocky Duvall and Jennifer Miro in The Video Dead (1987)
    Victoria Bastel in The Video Dead (1987)
    The Video Dead (1987)
    Diane Hadley in The Video Dead (1987)
    The Video Dead (1987)
    Roxanna Augesen in The Video Dead (1987)
    Victoria Bastel and Rocky Duvall in The Video Dead (1987)
    Victoria Bastel in The Video Dead (1987)
    Roxanna Augesen in The Video Dead (1987)
    Diane Hadley in The Video Dead (1987)
    Roxanna Augesen in The Video Dead (1987)

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    Michael St. Michaels
    Michael St. Michaels
    • Henry Jordanas Henry Jordan
    Thaddeus Golas
    • Deliveryman #1as Deliveryman #1
    Douglass Bell
    • Deliveryman #2as Deliveryman #2
    Al Millan
    Al Millan
    • Taxi Driveras Taxi Driver…
    Roxanna Augesen
    Roxanna Augesen
    • Zoe Blairas Zoe Blair
    Lory-Michael Ringuette
    • Mover #1as Mover #1
    • (as Lory Ringuette)
    • …
    George Kernan
    • Mover #2as Mover #2
    Rocky Duvall
    Rocky Duvall
    • Jeff Blairas Jeff Blair
    Sam David McClelland
    • Joshua Danielsas Joshua Daniels
    Jennifer Miro
    Jennifer Miro
    • The Womanas The Woman
    Victoria Bastel
    Victoria Bastel
    • April Ellisonas April Ellison
    • (as Vickie Bastel)
    Libby Russler
    • Mariaas Maria
    Garrett Dressler
    • Mr. Ellisonas Mr. Ellison
    Melissa Martin
    • B-Movie Housewifeas B-Movie Housewife
    Cliff Watts
    • The Garbagemanas The Garbageman
    Muffie Greco
    • Beverly Turchowas Beverly Turchow
    Walter Garret
    • Abe Turchowas Abe Turchow
    • (as Walter Garrett)
    Jo Ann Peterson
    • Mrs. Blairas Mrs. Blair
    • Director
      • Robert Scott
    • Writer
      • Robert Scott
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    Storyline

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    The writer Henry Jordan receives a mysterious TV set and soon he learns that the apparatus is a gateway through which undead come to the world of the living. They kill Henry and the house is sold to another family. The teenager Zoe Blair comes to house to clean it for her parents that are traveling abroad. Her brother Jeff Blair comes later to help Zoe and finds the TV set in the basement. He brings to his room and out of the blue, the stranger Joshua Daniels knocks on the door. Joshua explains that he sent a TV set mistakenly to that address, instead of to the Department of Occult Warfare. Jeff does not believe in Joshua, but soon he leans the truth about the TV of the undead. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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    • Taglines
      • Look what's buried inside your television.
    • Genre
      • Horror
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A sequel was written for the film, but never materialized. It was to do with a victim instead being pulled into the television set, rather than the zombies coming out, and having to find a way out before the film ended. Director Robert Scott wanted a lot more zombie action, and far more zombies than in his original film but was offered the same budget as the first to make the sequel - he declined and a sequel has yet to come to fruition.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      April: You don't understand. He likes to chase skunks in the woods, and if he finds them he tries to mate with them. Only skunks don't like to mate with poodles, and then they spray him, and he really gets turned on!

    • Connections
      Featured in Doc Mock's Movie Mausoleum: Deadly Video Zombies (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Scream Time
      Written and Performed by Leonard Marcel and Kevin McMahon

    User reviews82

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    The TV of the Undead
    The writer Henry Jordan (Michael St. Michaels) receives a mysterious TV set and soon he learns that the apparatus is a gateway through which undead come to the world of the living. They kill Henry and the house is sold to another family. The teenager Zoe Blair (Roxanna Augesen) comes to house to clean it for her parents that are traveling abroad. Her brother Jeff Blair (Rocky Duvall) comes later to help Zoe and finds the TV set in the basement. He brings to his room and out of the blue, the stranger Joshua Daniels (Sam David McClelland) knocks on the door. Joshua explains that he sent a TV set mistakenly to that address, instead of to the Department of Occult Warfare. Jeff does not believe in Joshua, but soon he leans the truth about the TV of the undead.

    "The Video Dead" is a funny trash-movie about a television set that is a gateway to the world of the undead. The screenplay entwines horror with comedy with great scenes and laughable dialogues. There are many flaws (for example, nobody questions the fate of Jeff; his girlfriend and her family), but the film entertains and it is worthwhile watching if the viewer is fan of the genre. The conclusion is excellent. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "A TV dos Mortos Vivos" ("The TV of the Dead")
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    • Mar 15, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zombie - Bloody Demons
    • Filming locations
      • 21 Valleystone Dr, San Rafael, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Interstate 5 Productions
      • Highlight Productions
      • Manson International
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    • Budget
      • $80,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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