Characters & Themes
Raiders of the Living Dead (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 86 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Samuel M. Sherman
- Starring
- Robert Allen, Scott Schwartz, Zita Johann, Robert Deveau, Leonard Corman, Robert A. Sacchetti
In an abandoned prison a mad doctor resurrects executed convicts as flesh‑eating zombies. Teenager Jonathan cobbles together a laser weapon from a videodisc player and, together with his girlfriend and his grandfather, hunts the undead. A nosy tabloid reporter also follows the trail, seeking a scoop.
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