Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)

A group of teenagers, in an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, end up inadvertently releasing a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.

Director:

Ellory Elkayem

Writers:

William Butler, Aaron Strongoni

Stars:

Aimee-Lynn Chadwick, Cory Hardrict, John Keefe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aimee-Lynn Chadwick	...	Becky
Cory Hardrict	...	Cody
John Keefe	...	Julian Garrison
Jana Kramer	...	Katie Williams
Peter Coyote	...	Uncle Charles
Elvin Dandel	...	Zeke Borden
Alexandru Geoana	...	Jake Garrison
Toma Danila	...	Carlos
Diana Munteanu	...	Mimi Romero
Serban Georgevici	...	Hector
Gelu Nitu	...	Boris
Claudiu Trandafir	...	Nicholai
Boris Petroff	...	Crusty
Constantin Barbulescu	...	Joey
Razvan Oprea	...	Darren

Storyline

The scientist of the powerful and evil corporation Hybra-Tech Charles goes to Chernobyl to buy some gallons of toxic waste to perform experiments with zombies. When a teenager has an accident with his motorcycle and vanishes, his teenager's friends, leaded by Charles' nephew, find that he was moved to Hybra-Tech. They break in the facility trying to find their friend and accidentally release a group of zombies starving for brains.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | punctuation in title | roman numbered sequel | numbered sequel | part of series | 

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Taglines:

You cannot kill what is already dead.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language

Details

Official Sites:

Aurora Entertainment MySpace

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2006 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Return of the Living Dead 4: Necropolis

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Denholm Trading Inc., Aurora Entertainment, Castel Film Romania

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Tobe Hooper was once attached to direct this and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005) early in pre-production.

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Goofs

(at around 16 mins) When Garrison pumps the gas into the container to re-animate the severed arm, you can see the gas leaking out into the room. That should, but doesn't, turn him into a zombie.

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Quotes

Random Zombie: Send more security guards!

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Crazy Credits

Behind-the-scenes takes are shown during the end credits.

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Connections

Follows Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

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Soundtracks

Voodoo Man
Written by Scott Wexton
Performed by Voodoo Organist
Courtesy of Voodoo Man Music/Dead Teenager Records

User Reviews

The Story, Screenplay, Direction and Acting Are So Bad That Become Funny

The scientist of the powerful and evil corporation Hybra-Tech Charles (Peter Coyote) goes to Chernobyl to buy some gallons of toxic waste to perform experiments with zombies. When a teenager has an accident with his motorcycle and vanishes, his teenager's friends, leaded by Charles' nephew, find that he was moved to Hybra-Tech. They break in the facility trying to find their friend and accidentally release a group of zombies starving for brains.

"Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis" is incredibly awful. The absurd story and the screenplay are among the most ridiculous collection of clichés I have ever seen. The lame direction works with a group of young actors and actresses that seem to be amateurish. It is amazing how bad the acting is, leaded by Peter Coyote, who seems to have had a neurological problem that deformed his lips. I guess the level of the sequel of this crap. In the end, this flick is so dreadful that becomes funny. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "A Volta dos Mortos Vivos: Necrópolis" ("The Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis")