SCREAM FACTORY™ PRESENTS
THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD [COLLECTOR’S EDITION]
ON BLU-RAY JUNE 19th

We’ve known for a while now that Scream Factory had plans to release Dan O’Bannon’s classic The Return of the Living Dead. We now have the details of that release and oh boy, it looks like it’s going to be special! A few weeks back we got the full details on the upcoming release of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 and at the time I thought that would be the top Scream Factory release of the year, but looking at these details for the Return of the Living Dead release has me thinking otherwise.

If you’re a big fan of this classic film, and you should be it’s one of the greatest zombie movies ever made, you’re likely aware of the fact that past releases have lacked the original soundtrack. Here is what Scream Factory had to say in regards to that per their official Facebook page:

“For our new transfer we have gone back to the original audio tracks to create a new soundtrack. Only one song – The Damned’s “Dead Beat Dance” – could not be cleared for inclusion on the disc unfortunately. Otherwise, the rest will be the original audio as heard in the theaters when the film played first-run.”

That’s pretty fantastic news! Sure, it’s not the complete original soundtrack, but it’s pretty damn close. I think we’re going to be ok with this.

If you order now from ShoutFactory.com you can take advantage of two special offers.

STANDARD OFFER
– Receive the 2-disc Collector’s Edition
– Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art that is on the Collector’s Edition from artist Graham Humphries
– Product will be shipped two weeks earlier than national street date of July 19th Pre-order here.

DELUXE OFFER (Limited to 1,000 orders only)
– Receive the 2-disc Collector’s Edition
– Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art from artist Graham Humphries
– Product will be shipped three weeks earlier than national street date of July 19th
– Receive a second slipcover—made exclusively for this promotion and newly-designed from artist Joel Robinson
– Receive a second 18” x 24” poster of the newly designed art from Joel Robinson Pre-order here.

Pretty rad, right?

Synopsis:
When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.

Disc 1:

• NEW 2K scan of the inter-positive
• NEW Audio Commentary with Gary Smart (co-author of The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead) and Chris Griffiths • Audio Commentary with director Dan O’Bannon and Production Designer William Stout • Audio Commentary with the cast and crew featuring Production Designer William Stout and 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 Gallery – Posters, Lobby Cards, Movie Stills and Behind-the-Scenes photos • Still Gallery – Behind-the-Scenes photos from special make-up effects artist Kenny Myers’ personal collection • Zombie Subtitles for the Film • In Their Own Words – The Zombies Speak

Disc 2:                                                              

• NEW The FX of the Living Dead with Production Designer William Stout, FX make-up artists William Munns, Tony Gardner, Kenny Myers and Craig Caton-Largnet, Visual Effects artists Bret Mixon and Gene Warren Jr. and actor Brian Peck (Expanded Version) (30 minutes) • NEW Party Time: The Music of The Return of the Living Dead with music consultants Budd Carr and Steve Pross and soundtrack artists Dinah Cancer (45 Grave), Chris D (The Flesh Eaters), Roky Erickson, Karl Moet (SSQ), Joe Wood (T.S.O.L.), Mark Robertson (Tall Boys) plus musicians Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks) and John Sox (The F.U.’s, Straw Dogs), (Expanded Version) (30 minutes) • NEW HORROR’S HALLOWED GROUNDS – revisiting the locations of the film • Return of the Living Dead Workprint – includes 20 minutes of additional footage (in Standard Definition) • More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead – The definitive documentary on The Return of the Living Dead (120 minutes) • A Conversation with Dan O’Bannon – His final interview (28 minutes) • The Origins of the Living Dead – an interview with John A. Russo (16 minutes) • The Return of the Living Dead – The Dead Have Risen – interviews with cast members Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Brian Peck, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, Linnea Quigley and more… (21 minutes) • Designing the Dead – interviews with writer/director Dan O’Bannon and production designer William Stout (15 minutes)

1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1)/ DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/1985/Color/R/91 mins./Region A/Subtitles: English/Special Features are Unrated