Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- frantic
- halloween viewing
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics and viewers broadly regarded the sequel as poorly written, derivative, and ineffective despite its zombie-comedy premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cody transforms Trioxyin-5 into the profitable drug Z, which turns consumers into zombies.
The Halloween rave organized by Jeremy becomes the focal point for the drug's zombie effects.
The film combines zombie transformations, bizarre agents, college characters, and drug satire in an irreverent horror-comedy register.
The hidden canisters and subsequent distribution of Z motivate both the protagonists' investigation and the outbreak.
Films like Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave, and why
Return of the Living Dead
shares zombie comedy, drug-fueled undead chaos, and irreverent horror tone
Dead Alive
shares college-age characters, rave-party energy, and comedic zombie outbreak horror
Shaun of the Dead
shares campy undead mayhem, ensemble survival, and darkly comic horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Ellory Elkayem
- Release Date
- 2005-10-15
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (230)
Cast
- John Keefe
- Jenny Mollen
- Cory Hardrict
- Aimee-Lynn Chadwick
- Peter Coyote
- Claudiu Bleonţ
- Sorin Cociș
- Jace Manoli
- George Dumitrescu
- Maria Dinulescu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave about?
- A college drug scheme turns a Halloween rave into a campy battle against chemically created zombies.
- What is Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave as graphic.
- What did critics think of Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave?
- Critics and viewers broadly regarded the sequel as poorly written, derivative, and ineffective despite its zombie-comedy premise.
- Which films are like Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave?
- Films with a similar feel include Return of the Living Dead, Dead Alive, and Shaun of the Dead.
- How long is Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave?
- Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave?
- In United States, Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
