Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)

The Return of the Living Dead turned out to be a surprising cult hit. Written and directed by Dan O'Bannon and based on a story by John A. Russo, one of the original collaborators on Night of the Living Dead , it became one of the most renowned horror comedies of the '80s. Its punk style, outlandish characters and imaginative gore put it ahead of much of the competition. There would end up being five movies in total, but the first follow-up is pretty much a remake with less gore, no nudity and quite a bit more comedy. That is why there are no references to Louisville, Kentucky getting blown up by a nuclear bomb at the end of the first film. Instead, we are now in a fictional town called Westvale, somewhere in the Midwest, when that darn old Trioxin starts doing its thing again. It turns out there are plenty of old barrels of Trioxin 245 around the country and the Army is rounding it up. Unfortunately, they're about as competent as before, and a ...