Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the sequel an uneven and less effective blend of zombie horror and comedy, with aggregate reviews ranging from mixed to strongly negative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines brain-eating zombies and rotting corpses with slapstick humor and an irreverent presentation.
The children release 2-4-5 Trioxen gas from a drum, causing the dead to rise again.
Jesse, Billy, and Johnny discover the corpse-filled drum, setting the zombie crisis in motion.
The plot foregrounds rotting corpses, undead bodies, and brain-seeking zombies as concrete physical threats.
Films like Return of the Living Dead Part II, and why
The Return of the Living Dead
shared zombie comedy premise, slapstick gore, and irreverent undead mayhem
Re-Animator
shared comedic horror tone, brain-eating zombies, and practical-effects gore
Night of the Living Dead
shared undead outbreak structure, dark humor, and ensemble survival tension
Night of the Comet
shared zombie comedy conventions, escalating chaos, and playful horror violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Wiederhorn
- Release Date
- 1988-01-15
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (715)
Cast
- Michael Kenworthy
- Thor Van Lingen
- Jason Hogan
- James Karen
- Thom Mathews
- Suzanne Snyder
- Marsha Dietlein
- Hanala Sagal
- Jonathan Terry
- Dana Ashbrook
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Return of the Living Dead Part II about?
- Curious children unleash a toxic zombie outbreak, forcing a mismatched group of survivors to confront brain-hungry corpses with slapstick nerve and gory chaos.
- What is Return of the Living Dead Part II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Return of the Living Dead Part II as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Return of the Living Dead Part II violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Return of the Living Dead Part II as graphic.
- What did critics think of Return of the Living Dead Part II?
- Critics generally found the sequel an uneven and less effective blend of zombie horror and comedy, with aggregate reviews ranging from mixed to strongly negative.
- Which films are like Return of the Living Dead Part II?
- Films with a similar feel include The Return of the Living Dead, Re-Animator, Night of the Living Dead, and Night of the Comet.
- How long is Return of the Living Dead Part II?
- Return of the Living Dead Part II runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Return of the Living Dead Part II?
- In United States, Return of the Living Dead Part II streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
