Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

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:

Gang | Zombie | Video Game | Self Mutilation | Father Son Relationship

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
Michael Northern	...	Squad soldier
Basil Wallace	...	Riverman
Joe Sikorra	...	Squad leader
David Wells	...	Laboratory technician
Clarence Epperson	...	Cadaver
Anthony Hickox	...	Dr. Hickox (as Tony Hickox)
Brian Peck	...	Ballistics technician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rob Hampton	...	Barrel Corpse (uncredited)
Christopher Landry	...	Military Policeman (uncredited)
Gary Schmoeller	...	Base Captain (uncredited)

Directed by
Brian Yuzna

Writing credits (WGA)
John Penney		(written by)

Produced by
Lawrence Steven Meyers	....	executive producer
John Penney	....	associate producer
Gary Schmoeller	....	producer
Brian Yuzna	....	producer

Original Music by
Barry Goldberg

Cinematography by
Gerry Lively

Film Editing by
Christopher Roth

Production Design by
Anthony Tremblay

Art Direction by
Aram Allan

Set Decoration by
Greg Bartkus

Costume Design by
Jananicole Mincer

Makeup Department
Kevin Brennan	....	special makeup effects artist
Lisa Buono	....	key hair stylist
Lisa Buono	....	makeup department head
Steve Johnson	....	special makeup effects
Silvina Knight	....	hair stylist (as Silvi Labrador)
Silvina Knight	....	makeup artist (as Silvi Labrador)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (as Christopher Nelson)
Rodney Petreikis	....	prosthetic effects crew: Max Effects
Timothy Ralston	....	special makeup effects artist
Wayne Toth	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Russell D. Markowitz	....	production manager
David Tripet	....	executive in charge of production
Cami Winikoff	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Buhai	....	additional second assistant director (as Steven Buhai)
Steve Cowie	....	additional second assistant director
Christopher Landry	....	second assistant director
Tom Milo	....	first assistant director
Thomas C. Rainone	....	second unit director

Art Department
Guy Belegaud	....	carpenter
John Harrington	....	property master
Matthew Haynes	....	carpenter
Ross H. Martin	....	art department intern (as Ross Martin)
Will Meugniot	....	storyboard artist
Jason Nunes	....	props
Danny Ronay	....	set painter
M. Christopher Roy	....	carpenter
Mark Schouten	....	carpenter
Pete von Sholly	....	storyboard artist (as Peter Von Shelly)

Sound Department
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Stacey A. Foiles	....	sound effects editor
Geoffrey Patterson	....	sound mixer (as Geoffrey Lucius Patterson)
Steve Rice	....	dialogue editor
Craig Woods	....	boom operator
David Lewis Yewdall	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Howes Yewdall	....	sound coordinator

Special Effects by
Elaine Alexander	....	prosthetic effects crew: Max Effects
Trevor Alyn	....	sculpture and design: Wayne Toth Productions
John Axford	....	prosthetic effects crew: Max Effects
Norman Cabrera	....	sculpture and design: Wayne Toth Productions
Jackie Caydam	....	prosthetic effects crew: XFX Inc.
Bill Corso	....	prosthetic effects crew: XFX Inc.
Matt Croteau	....	sculpture and design: Wayne Toth Productions
Diane Duncan	....	prosthetic effects crew: XFX Inc.
David Dupuis	....	prosthetic effects crew: XFX Inc.
Earl Ellis	....	prosthetic effects crew: Nelson EFX
Jake Garber	....	lab technician: Corn Ltd.
David Greathouse	....	prosthetic effects crew: Max Effects
Greg Hanigan	....	special effects set decorator
Glen Hanz	....	sculptor: Corn Ltd.
Nori Honda	....	prosthetic effects crew: XFX Inc.
Leon Laderach	....	prosthetic effects crew: XFX Inc.
Bart Mixon	....	animation effects assistant to Bret Mixon
Brian Rae	....	lead lab technician: Wayne Toth Productions
Thomas C. Rainone	....	special effects production supervisor
Dan Rebert	....	prosthetic effects crew: Max Effects
Charles Rivera	....	prosthetic effects crew: Nelson EFX
Chris Robbins	....	sculpture and design: Wayne Toth Productions (as Christopher Robbins)
Shaun Smith	....	prosthetic effects crew: XFX Inc.
Joseph Young	....	prosthetic effects crew: Max Effects

Visual Effects by
Larry Arpin	....	optical effects
Susan Cavent	....	model maker
Phillip Hartmann	....	model maker (as Phillip C. Hartman)
Bret Mixon	....	special effects animation
Ted Van Dorn	....	model maker
Thomas Zell	....	model maker

Stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Russ Brandt	....	camera operator
John Dorsett	....	grip
Michael Graff	....	grip
Robert Knouse	....	director of photography: second unit
Eric H. Lasher	....	still photographer
Adam Santelli	....	gaffer
Taylor Evan Sparks	....	electrician
Jerry Watson	....	director of photography: second unit
Ignacio Woolfolk	....	electrician (as Nacho Woolfolk)

Casting Department
Mindy Johnson	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Douglas Crise	....	assistant film editor
Keith H. Sauter	....	first assistant editor
Jordan Thau	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Kevin Brennan	....	creator: prosthetic effects for "Gang Band"
John Douglas	....	production assistant
Jeff Himmel	....	puppeteer
Steve Johnson	....	creator: prosthetic effects for "Julie"
Mike Jolly	....	puppeteer
Luke Khanlian	....	laboratory technician
Jake McKinnon	....	laboratory technician
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	creator: prosthetic effects (as Christopher Nelson)
Timothy Ralston	....	creator: prosthetic effects for "Riverman Endoskeleton"
Jeff Rubenstein	....	location manager
Edwin Stalter	....	production assistant
Wayne Toth	....	creator: prosthetic effects for "Zombies in the Barrels"
Robert E. Watson	....	laboratory technician
Nicholas Worth	....	laboratory technician

Production Companies

• Bandai Visual Company
• Ozla Productions

Distributors

• Trimark Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Manga Films (1994) (Spain) (VHS)
• Vidmark Entertainment (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Vidmark Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• CORN Ltd. (prosthetic makeup effects)
• MAX, FX
• Max Animatronics (prosthetic makeup effects)
• Nelson F/X (prosthetic makeup effects)
• Steve Johnson's XFX (prosthetic makeup effects)
• Wayne Toth Productions (prosthetic makeup effects)
• XFX Images

Other Companies

• Eclipse Studios  set construction
• Ryder Sound Services  sounds (as Rider Sound Services)
• TBS Casting  casting

Also Known As:

Return of the Living Dead 3 (USA) (DVD box title)
Return of the Living Dead Part III

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:

Director Brian Yuzna on the DVD commentary regrets not coming up with a more proper name for the film as "Return of the Living Dead III" is too long. He suggests the title "Kurt and Julie" and admits that the title "Mortal Zombie" (which it was called in some places in Europe) is a nice name.

Goofs:

Continuity: The military rank insignia on Colonel Reynolds jacket keeps disappearing/reappearing throughout the movie. Especially while he is in the control booth during the experiment at the beginning of the movie.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Follows The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Very good for this zombie subgenre

Teen army brat Curt (J. Trevor Edmond) is so in love with wild, sexy punkette Julie (Mindy Clarke) that he decides not to let her untimely death in a motorcylce accident keep them apart. Thankfully his father (Kent McCord) works at a top-secret military lab experimenting on bringing the dead back to life. Curt sneaks in and uses the "Trioxin" gas to revive Julie, then spends the rest of the movie watching helplessly in horror at her mental and physical deterioration and increasing hunger for human flesh!

Having very little to do with the two previous comic RETURN titles helps Part III overcome familiarity, while director Brian Yuzna delivers loads of brain-munching horror without losing sight of the compelling, tragic central romance. Excellent FX work by Steve Johnson and many others, including Julie's amazing transformation from whimpering ghoul to multi-pierced, S&M femme fatale zombie queen.

This film was released in R and unrated versions. Shoot for the latter.

Score: 7 out of 10