Directed by Dan O'Bannon
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, MGM/Fox)
Careless employees at a medical supply company release a chemical which reanimates the dead. A cadaver attacks them and does not "die" even when cut into pieces. They take the parts across the street to a mortuary where they convince the mortician to incinerate it in the crematorium. The smoke falls as rain laced with the chemical, reanimating hordes of the dead in a nearby cemetery. They take refuge in the mortuary with a group of punk rockers who were goofing off in the cemetery. The military eventually steps in to take care of the mess. One of the best horror films to come out of the 80s, it strikes just the right balance of horror and comedy, has terrific performances by James Karen, Clu Galager and Don Calfa in their leading roles and even the stereotyped punk rockers come off as a likeable group of misfits.
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