The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse

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The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse
The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse.jpg
Directed byJustin Paul Ritter
Written by
  • Ryan Plato
  • Justin Paul Ritter
Based onThe Living Corpse Exhumed
by Ken Haeser
Buz Hasson
Produced by
  • Justin Paul Ritter
  • Morris Ruskin
Starring
  • Michael Villar
  • Marshall Hilton
  • Ryan McGivern
Edited byJustin Paul Ritter
Music byDaniel Iannantuono
Production
company
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date
  • July 14, 2012 (2012-07-14)(San Diego Comic Con) [1]
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse is a 2012 American animated 3D horror film directed by Justin Paul Ritter, written by Ritter and Ryan Plato, and starring Michael Villar as an intelligent zombie who seeks to protect his son. It is based on The Living Corpse Exhumed, a comic book by Ken Haeser and Buz Hasson.

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Plot

As a zombie apocalypse begins, a group of zombies attack the residents in a house. When the family recognizes one of the zombies as a family member, the zombie is shocked back to his senses and decides to protect his family.

Cast

Release

The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse premiered at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con. Four days later, it was picked up for distribution by Anchor Bay Entertainment. [2] Director Ritter delayed the release of the film several times so that he could fix issues with it. [3] It was released on home video on June 18, 2013. [4]

Reception

Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict said, "For most viewers the story isn't coherent enough to justify the low-tech animation." [5] Ryan Keefer of DVD Talk rated the film 2/5 stars and said, "The corpse's adventures are less amazing and more mundane." [6] Todd Dugan of The Digital Bits rated it D− and said that he would not recommend it to either horror or animation fans. [7]

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References

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