Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Brian Yuzna

Writer (WGA):

John Penney (written by)

Release Date:

10 August 1994 (France)

Genre:

Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

She's To Die For.

Plot:

Colonel Reynolds and his group of government scientists continue their work on re-animating the dead for military use...

Plot Keywords:

Self Mutilation | Cult Film | Cynical | Gang | Black Comedy

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Kent McCord	...	Col. John Reynolds
James T. Callahan	...	Col. Peck
Sarah Douglas	...	Lt. Col. Sinclair
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Walker (as Mindy Clarke)
Abigail Lenz	...	Mindy
J. Trevor Edmond	...	Curt Reynolds
Jill Andre	...	Dr. Beers (Chief Scientist)
Michael Decker	...	Science technician
Billy Kane	...	Waters (Sentry)
Mike Moroff	...	Santos
Julian Scott Urena	...	Mogo (as Fabio Urena)
Pía Reyes	...	Alicia
Sal Lopez	...	Felipe
Dana Lee	...	Store owner
Michael Deak	...	Cop #1

Also Known As:

Return of the Living Dead 3 (USA) (DVD box title)
Return of the Living Dead Part III
Battalion 3 (Japan: English title) [en]
Experiência Maldita (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Mortal Zombie (Spain) (video title) [es]
Retorn dels morts vivents 3, El (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Retour des morts-vivants 3, Le (France) [fr]
Ritorno dei morti viventi 3, Il (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, and for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:18 (heavily cut) | Germany:Not Rated | New Zealand:R18 | Denmark:16 | USA:R (edited version) | USA:Unrated (uncut version) | Australia:MA | UK:18 | Mexico:C | Spain:18 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

Onscreen death count: 17.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the 'canister' zombie tears its head away from its shoulder, there are several scenes where the wire connecting its eye socket with its skeletal left wrist are plainly visible.

Quotes:

Curt Reynolds: How could you... eat that man?

Movie Connections:

Follows The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Probably the best 2nd sequel in the history of horror movies!

Usually, sequels are inferior to their original films. Fortunately, every once in a while there comes a sequel which by far surpasses the "first one". Brian Yuzna's "Return Of The Living dead 3" is one of those miraculous exceptions. A simple story of love, parenthood and zombies turns out to be one of the best horror films of all time, making the genre move forward both in quality and in innovation. There are some excellent performances, but the gore-effects take the lead role in another job well done by FX wizard Screaming Mad George. It's hard not to be captured by the movie's unique sense of humour allied to some ultra-violent scenes of pure horror and fantasy, that combine to tell the tragic story of a young man, who sees his beloved girlfriend turned into a flesh-eating creature that still loves him, but will sooner or later have to eat him! Brian Yuzna really got it once more, proving that he is one of the most promising horror directors for the future. Don't miss this one!