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Aimee Lynn Chadwick, Cory C. Hardrict, John Keefe, Jenny Mollen, Peter Coyote ... see more see more... , Aimee-Lynn Chadwick , Cain Mihnea Manoliu , Claudiu Bleont , George Dumitrescu , Maria Dinulescu , Sorin Cocis

In this sequel to 1985's Return of the Living Dead, a bunch of horny teens discover that their new designer drug is actually a chemical that turns humans into flesh-eating zombies. Unfortunately, they... read more read more... don't make this discovery until they're in the middle of an enormous outdoor dance party, where the wild costumes and chemically induced shenanigans make it difficult to tell who's a zombie and who's simply having a good time. Although it shares plot points, characters, actors, and crew with Return of the Living Dead 4: Necropolis, Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave features only a cameo from Peter Coyote, the sole bold-faced name from the previous film. Both movies were co-written by William Butler, who previously acted in 1990's Night of the Living Dead remake, among other horror films. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Ellory Elkayem

Release Date: October 7, 2005

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DVD Release Date: March 20, 2007

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  • phubbs1
    May 22, 2011
    phubbs1
    The final film? well who knows but this isn't as bad as I've read and its certainly no worse than the fourth film (Necropolis). Basically the same plot lay out with the deadly toxic gas again being mistreated and lost, although this time its turned into a drug which was an intere... read moresting twist.

    The story does follow on from the last film and has the same surviving cast members which is good but for some reason they don't seem to know what the gas is or what it can do as if the last film never happened, yet this film does follow on from the last for sure as the characters all have the same names. I suppose they may not have seen the canisters in the last film but its still abit odd, never the less the film plays out much the same as before with people going down one by one as we head towards the rave finale. The makeup is spot on just like the previous films and looks nice n slimy, nothing too new looking but it all works and does the job plus the classic 'Tarman' zombie (or another version) is back and looking sweet hehe.

    I think this film also gets back to the humour aspect of the original two films which is good and in my opinion makes it worthwhile and a fitting addition to the series.
  • matertenebraum
    October 24, 2008
    matertenebraum
    If you're a fan of the first Return of the Living Dead movie, please don't watch this one. You'll loose ten years of your life from aggravation. The film is supposed to be set in the United States, but was actually shot in Romania and most of the actors' accents are worse than Ju... read morergen Prochnov's on a good day. The Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis won't even qualify as a "good bad cult movie" 20 years from now. Parts 2 and 3 were already pretty bad, but this one is just embarrassing. Trash, Suicide and even Julie Walker will roll over in their graves. I wonder if the makers have even bothered to watch the first three films. Unlike Romero's walking corpses, the Return of the Living Dead zombies are not supposed to die when you shoot them in the head! Nor do they give speeches or box. The movie does have one thing going for it, though: it proves that all those B actors they got playing KGB agents in cheap 80s crime flicks got their accents right after all.
  • Yinali
    October 2, 2007
    Yinali
    So stupid...
  • donnarenee2006
    September 21, 2008
    donnarenee2006
    Students stumble on science product and attempt to use this as a drug, which actually turns students into Zombies. Classic RAVE Zombie fest at the end! Check out the zombie at the end of the movie! haha
  • nickymo89
    June 27, 2008
    nickymo89
    Ha ha. Party drugs turn you into zombies. Just funny bad.
  • ileo
    April 17, 2007
    ileo
    No shocker here with the criterias of zombie genre. Although the setting at a rave was interesting, a mass lunching! Hmmm. Now, that was worth watching. Brownie points for the gory scenes though.
  • chelano
    October 16, 2011
    chelano
    Ok I am very disappointed from this film. This takes place a little after number four. So the movie basically starts with Peter Coyote. Some of the characters from four did die, but some lived. The ones who lived where in the film with no recollection of what happened in the ... read morelast movie. It is like it didn't even exist. Now this film and the fourth film were made in the same year. I believe they are both continuations of the original, but with different story lines. Also the fourth seems to reach a different type of audience than this fifth one. The fourth was action with zombies and experiments. This one was drugs, sex, raves and zombies. They actually thought it would be a good idea to put the chemical in a pill form to sell at raves. What was going through their mind making this film?
  • sykora259517
    October 21, 2010
    sykora259517
    oops! I've seen this before & I guess forgot to take it off my rental list. I think this is the 5th or 7th in the series. Pretty much the same basic thing since the start of the series as well. This time the kids are planning a Halloween Rave. To start though we are at a meetin... read moreg between Russian (?) I guess mob & some guy who has one of the original (zombie) barrels. This guys nephew later on finds 2 more of these barrels in the attic, has a friend check out what they are & well forget 'E' as in ecstasy They make 'Z' out of it. I still love that (first?) one where they're at the graveyard & the medical warehouse form the 80s.. so far none of the ones after can compare.. ((maybe it's the laurel & hardy type factor.. if that's the right comedy team I'm thinking of for those 2) this one is ok tho. C
  • toxinom
    December 18, 2009
    toxinom
    could have been better- the only interesting thing of noting is the return of the Tarman a popular zombie in the franchise. The rest of it is so damn horrible it isn't worth any amount of money. I would feel wronged to get this movie for FREE.
  • angelbabe590
    September 28, 2009
    angelbabe590
    i think the movie is kinda cool and also there are 2 guys in there that are really hott! one is cain manoli who plays jeremy and the other one plays julian but im not sure what his real name is.

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Tim Brayton
April 25, 2010
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

It's cheesy and squirrelly, but at least it's not wretched. If that sounds like the faintest praise with which I can damn something, it's meant to be. Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.
May 26, 2011
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

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