Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

"Dance til' you drop...dead."

2005 1h 35m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 230

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A student creates and sells a drug called 'Z' which has the unexpected side effect of resurrecting the dead as flesh-eating zombies, who proceed to wreak havoc at a Halloween rave.

“Dance til' you drop...dead.”

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Cast

John Keefe
Julian Garrison
Jenny Mollen
Jenny
Cory Hardrict
Cody
Aimee-Lynn Chadwick
Becky
Peter Coyote
Uncle Charles
Claudiu Bleonţ
Aldo Serra
Sorin Cociș
Gino
Jace Manoli
Jeremy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ellory Elkayem
Writers: William Butler, Aaron Strongoni
Languages: English
Countries: Romania, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Romania, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Return of the Living Dead Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ellory Elkayem, shot by Thomas L. Callaway. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Duncan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Coblentz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Keefe and Jenny Mollen and Cory Hardrict carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Dance til' you drop...dead.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ellory Elkayem directs. Thomas L. Callaway behind the camera. Robert Duncan scores. James Coblentz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Romania, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 21 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Romania, United States of America.
3Part of the "Return of the Living Dead Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ellory Elkayem, shot by Thomas L. Callaway. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Robert Duncan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor James Coblentz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Keefe and Jenny Mollen and Cory Hardrict carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Dance til' you drop...dead.".
9IMDB entry: tt0411806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Thomas L. Callaway
Original score: Robert Duncan
Editing: James Coblentz
Production design: Călin Papură
Costume design: Ana Ioneci
Makeup / hair: Cătălin Ciutu
Sound: Marshall Garlington
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)

Part of

Return of the Living Dead Collection

The series came about as a dispute between John A. Russo and George A. Romero over how to handle sequels to their 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead. The two reached a settlement wherein Romero's sequels would be referred to as the Dead movies, and Russo's sequels would bear the suffix Living Dead.

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4EverFinalGirl2021-12-15
★ 4/10
To say Friday the 13th had an impact on horror movies would be an understatement. I don’t know about you, but this is the first slasher movie I ever watched. I would always watch this movie before I would go to camp each summer I would watch Friday the 13th the night before I would leave. And yes, in the beginning of camp I would freak out about going to the campfire circles. LOL PLOT Alice (Adrienne King) as well as a group of counselors, led by owner Steve (Peter Brouwer) are fixing up and planning on reopening Camp Crystal Lake, which was closed twenty two years earlier because of horrible murders that occurred there. The locals warn them not to reopen that there is a blood curse, but they do not listen. Slowly, they are stalked and killed one by one by an unknown killer. MY THOUGHTS You’re doomed! You’re all doomed!-Crazy Ralph As I mentioned before, this was my introduction to slasher movies. From that point I was a fan. So this movie will always have a soft spot in my heart for this reason. Although this is a slasher movie, there are only 10 kills in this movie. For some reason I thought it would be a lot more. Most are off screen, or we see the build up to and the results afterwards. Though, one of the more famous kills is when Jack (Kevin Bacon) gets the arrow through the neck. Another kill is the one where Alice decapitates Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer). One of the main highlights of this movie is the special effects by Tom Savini. Overall, not bad for the era it was made. Another highlight of the movie is the music. I like how they used music in the movie when the killer was present. I think that was a great idea from Harry Manfredini. Manfredini also came up with the sound “ki ki ki, ma ma ma”, based on the line “Kill her mommy!”. As far as the acting and characters, I think the actors did a good job. I like all the characters to the point that when they die I feel bad for them. Not award winning acting but I think they did a good job. If I sympathize with the characters when they die, they did their job. Overall, I enjoyed this movie and I will watch this movie at least once a year (especially on a Friday the 13th). Friday the 13th helped start the slasher trend that continues today. The film made $39,754,601 on a budget of $550,000. The MPAA told the producers of Friday of 13th to scale back on the gore for the sequel, since they regretted the amount of gore that had gotten through in the original (and the subsequent critical backlash). After the film’s success, Adrienne King was stalked by an obsessed fan. Terrified, she asked that her role in Part 2 be as small as possible. She did not take any other roles or make convention appearances for almost 20 years after its release. Bing Crosby’s son played in this movie as Bill (Harry Crosby). If you want to see my other Friday the 13th reviews, click here: Friday the 13th Franchise. Let’s get into the rankings: * Kills/Blood/Gore: 3.5/5 * Sex/Nudity: 1/5 * Scare factor: 3.5/5 * Enjoyment factor: 5/5 * * My Rank: 3.25/5 * IMDB: 6.4/10 * Rotten Tomatoes: critics:6.3/10 audience: 6/10 * Letterboxd: 3.1/5

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