RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD Doc MORE BRAINS Is Coming To DVD October 18th

The Return of the Living Dead is among my favorite films.  I can't even begin to count how many times I've seen it, and the idea that there was a documentary in production about the film and I didn't know it, shocks me.  Regardless of my ignorance, I cannot be more excited for this release!

The Return of the Living Dead has a somewhat complicated home video history.  It was late to DVD with its initial edition not showing up until 2003, and the VHS edition long out of print by that point.  That special edition had some curious editorial changes, including altered dialogue and musical selections.  The only English friendly home video edition with the original soundtrack is the long out of print Tartan UK edition, but that DVD is full screen and not the best quality.  In the time since 2003, the film has been reissued on Blu-ray but with the altered audio, so there isn't a currently in print copy of the original film.  Not a tragedy of Star Wars-esque proportions, but irritating to fans nonetheless.

Dan O'Bannon, the director of the first and by far best of the RotLD series died a few years ago.  More Brains features his final taped interview as well as lots of contributions from the original cast and crew.  This thing really sounds worthwhile, and I can't wait to get my undead hands on it!  Check out the details below:

"It worked in the movie!" When an army drum is breached and a mysterious chemical gas is released into a nearby cemetery, the dead return to life with only one thing on their minds...brains! The zombie menace quickly descends upon a group of misfits who must fight for survival as they are picked off one at a time by a horde of the undead. "Do you ever wonder about all the different ways of dying?" Dan O'Bannon's outrageous splatter classic "The Return of the Living Dead" has continued to terrify and entertain horror fans for over twenty-five years with its delicious mix of blood, guts, sex and punk. Boasting off-beat humor, plenty of attitude and one of the most famous zombies ever committed to celluloid, it's easy to see why the film's legacy continues to grow. "It makes the pain go away..."

MORE BRAINS! A RETURN TO THE LIVING DEAD is the ultimate account of the tongue-in-cheek, stylish and apocalyptic zombie movie. It features -- for the first time ever! -- contributions from all the main cast as well as clips, photographs, storyboards, conceptual art, publicity materials, archival documents and behind-the-scenes footage. "They're back from the grave and ready to party!" Through this definitive retrospective fans are finally able to explore the film's journey from the world of "Night of the Living Dead" to the mind of acclaimed writer/director Dan O'Bannon. Narrator Brian Peck ("Scuz") guides you through the blood, sweat and tears as cast and crew look back on their experience in the graveyard creating the film that's been called "a beauty of a cult classic!"