Who owns the rights to return of the living dead

Since the movie was in the public domain and both were legitimately writers of the first film, they both agreed to go their own way with it and create two separate series carrying. The chemical that reanimates the dead in them reanimates all living tissue so simply destroying a zombie brain does not kill it.

But while both zombie types and both series are well-known and well-loved by horror movie buffs, the Romero zombies became the canon for most zombie movies and their influence can be found all over the entire genre. However many of the rules of the Romero zombie remained in effect for most of these films, in particular the notion of destroying the brain being the only way to kill a zombie. With the original in the public domain, this was completely legal. However, the references go well beyond that merely borrowing the rules.

So if you want all the secret details over why the two actors who played warehouse workers in the first "Return of the Living Dead" are now grave robbers, the Blu-ray is probably the best way to go. Otherwise, there's no shortage of ways to stream the film on the device of your choice. Lorimar Motion Pictures. Streaming on Starz and available to rent most everyplace else Lorimar Motion Pictures. Drop us a line at info hollywoodsuite. Previous Next. View All. Recent Blog Articles. Read More.

Follow us on Instagram. The filmmakers claim to be selling the rights due to their inability to store the 35mm film-materials, which includes all laboratory pre-print materials and including brand new prints. If someone decides to purchase the rights to Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave it will be like purchasing several broken down Honda Civics and then figuring out where to store them. In addition, the post hilariously points out that several international territories have been unsold — I guess they chose to not sell the territories in case they one day decided to sell the film on eBay?

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Taco Bell daily. In all likelihood, this new extended version of the sequel to Halloween will be available digitally and physically. We have no official details at this time, but David Gordon Green did recently tease that an extended version of the movie with an alternate ending was on the way.

That reveal came in a chat with Collider last month. And actually I think is a pretty brilliant scene.