It will take your breath away. All of it.
After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.
Cast
James Farentino
Sheriff Dan Gillis
Melody Anderson
Janet Gillis
Jack Albertson
William G. Dobbs
Dennis Redfield
Ron
Nancy Locke
Linda
Lisa Blount
Girl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa
Robert Englund
Harry
Bill Quinn
Ernie
Michael Currie
Herman
Christopher Allport
George Le Moyne / Freddie
Joseph G. Medalis
Doctor
Macon McCalman
Ben
Lisa Marie
Hitchhiker
Estelle Omens
Betty
Barry Corbin
Phil
Linda Shusett
Waitress
Ed Bakey
Fisherman
Glenn Morshower
Jimmy
Robert Boler
Mr. Haskell
Michael Pataki
Sam
Jill Fosse
Nurse
Mark Courtney
Jamie
Michael Courtney
Jamie
Renee McDonell
Girl #1
Dottie Catching
Lady Car Passenger
Colby Smith
Femal Stranger
Judy Ashton
Joyce
Anthony Cecere
Townsperson (uncredited)
Bill Couch Jr.
Townsperson (uncredited)
Bill Couch
Townsperson (uncredited)
Angelo De Meo
Townsperson (uncredited)
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- Release Date 05/29/1981
- Language English
- Director Gary Sherman
- Editor Alan Balsam
- Cinematographer Steven Poster
- Producers Robert Fentress, Ronald Shusett
- Company Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance
- Budget $3,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 29, 1981 | Theatrical (Limited) (Special Screening) | R |
| Germany | Jul 27, 1981 | Theatrical (West Germany) | 18 |
| France | Aug 19, 1981 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United States | Sep 4, 1981 | Theatrical (Limited) (Tucson, AZ) | R |
| United States | Oct 9, 1981 | Theatrical (Limited) | R |
| United States | Nov 18, 1981 | Theatrical (Limited) (Los Angeles, California) | R |
| IE | Sep 26, 1982 | Theatrical | — |
| IE | Oct 29, 2016 | Premiere (Horrorthon Festival Dublin) | PG |
| France | Sep 13, 2019 | Premiere (L'Étrange Festival) | — |
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