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The Return of the Living Dead | Scream Factory Collector's Edition | Blu-Ray | 1985/2016

The Return of the Living Dead has received quite the second life in the last 15 years. I grew up only knowing Part 2, and it remains one of my favorites. But when MGM did a great DVD release in 2002 I was finally introduced to the original, and a special edition followed in 2007 with amazing features (especially for horror at that time). This version from Scream Factory, released to coincide with the 30th Anniversary, is a great digital upgrade in Blu-ray format restoring most of the original audio and music tracks (another story, another day) while adding great new content on the makeup and FX. Do you have this edition? Have comments or reviews of the packaging or the features? Drop them in the comment section!!!!

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TITLE:
    The Return of the Living Dead
VERSION:
    30th Anniversary Scream Factory Collector's Edition
    Theatrical (R-Rated)
NO. OF DISCS:
    2
SLIP:
    Reversible; Slipcover available on first print
UPC:
    826663168150
REGION/FORMAT:
    A; NTSC
DIGITAL CODE:
    No
STUDIO:
    Orion (Theatrical), Scream Factory/MGM (This Release)
RELEASE DATE:
    1985 (Theatrical), 2016 (Blu-Ray), Out Of Print
RUN TIME:
    91 minutes
GENRE:
    Horror, Zombies, Horror Comedy
TAGLINE:
    They're back from the grave and ready to party!

PRESS RELEASE:
    -On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy (Thom Mathews) unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!


DISC ONE SPECIAL FEATURES:
    NEW 2K Scan of the Interpositive
    NEW Audio Commentary with Gary Smart and Chris Griffiths
    NEW Audio Commentary with Actors Thom Mathews, John Philbin & Tony Gardner
    Audio Commentary with Director Dan O'Bannon & Production Designer William Stout
    Audio Commentary with William Stout & Actors Don Calfa, Linnea Quigley, Brian Peck, Beverly Randolph, Allan Trautman
    The Decade Of Darkness – Featurette On '80s Horror Films (23 minutes)
    Theatrical Trailers
    TV Spots
    Still Galleries
    Zombie Subtitles
    In Their Own Words - The Zombies Speak
  
DISC TWO SPECIAL FEATURES:
    NEW The FX Of The Living Dead with Production Designer William Stout, FX Make-up Artists William Munns, Tony Gardner, Kenny Myers & Craig Caton-Largnet, Visual Effects Artists Bret Mixon and Gene Warren Jr. & Actor Brian Peck (Expanded Version)
    NEW Party Time: The Music Of The Return Of The Living Dead with Music Consultants Budd Carr and Steve Pross & Soundtrack Artists Plus Musicians (Expanded Version)
    NEW HORROR'S HALLOWED GROUNDS – Revisiting The Locations Of The Film
    The Return Of The Living Dead Workprint – (In Standard Definition)
    More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead (documentary, 120mins)
    A Conversation with Dan O'Bannon (Final Interview)
    The Origins of the Living Dead (Joe Russo)
    The Dead Have Risen (Cast Interviews)
    Designing the Dead (Interviews with Dan O'Bannon & William Stout)

 















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