You can't keep a good cop dead.
Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.
Cast
Treat Williams
Det. Roger Mortis
Joe Piscopo
Det. Doug Bigelow
Lindsay Frost
Randi James
Darren McGavin
Dr. Ernest McNab
Vincent Price
Arthur P. Loudermilk
Robert Picardo
Lt. Herzog
Martha Quinn
Newscaster
Keye Luke
Mr. Thule
Clare Kirkconnell
Rebecca Smythers
Mel Stewart
Captain Mayberry
Shane Black
Patrolman
Pons Maar
Pool Zombie
Professor Toru Tanaka
Butcher
Tom Nolan
Jonas
Lew Hopson
Whitfield
Chip Heller
Wilcox
Monica Lewis
Mrs. Von Heisenberg
Peter Kent
Smitty
Ben Mittleman
Bob
Cate Caplin
Saleswoman
Peggy O'Brien
Jewelry Store Manager
Steven R. Bannister
The Thing
Steve Itkin
Fireman
Michael Saad
Guard #1
Monty Cox
Guard #2
Monty Ash
Walter
H. Ray Huff
Cop
Dawan Scott
Pool Zombie
Ivan E. Roth
End Zombie
Ron Taylor
Shoot Out Zombie
Clarence Brown
Harry Latham
Yvonne Peattie
Gertrude Bellman
Pamela Vansant
Lab Technician
Beth Toussaint
Lab Technician
Linnea Quigley
Zombie Go-go Girl (uncredited)
Peter Kent
Smitty
Loren Janes
Gene LeBell
Michael Lindström
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- Release Date 05/06/1988
- Language English
- Director Mark Goldblatt
- Editor Harvey Rosenstock
- Cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman
- Producers Michael L. Meltzer, David Helpern
- Companies New World Pictures, Helpern / Meltzer
- Budget $5,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 6, 1988 | Theatrical | R |
| France | Jun 24, 1988 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Germany | Jun 24, 1988 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Spain | Nov 4, 1988 | Theatrical | 12 |
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