United States / Jan 01, 1989
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A busload of travelers and their disgraced priest tour guide, on the hunt for Aztec ruins, decide to stop in a Mexican village on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Unbeknownst to them, a local doctor plans to begin a diabolical ritual intended to bring about Hell on Earth.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Raymond Ridenour | Dozois |
| Somtow Sucharitkul | Dr. Um-tzec |
| Forrest J. Ackerman | Corpse #1 |
| Joey Acedo | Policeman #1 |
| John Anthoni | Acolyte #1 |
| Hank Azcona | Police Sergeant |
| Bruce Barlow | KuKulcan |
| George Barnett | Policeman #2 |
| Edward Byrant | Bus Driver |
| Michel Bustamante | Boy in Graveyard |
| Matthew De Merritt | Harlan |
| Ryan Effner | Cal |
| Erika Frank | Counter Girl |
| Timpson Hill | Acolyte #2 |
| Larry Kagen | Wilbur |
| Lydia Marano | Attendant |
| George Salazar | Estrada |
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| Billy Silver | Tommy |
| Vanina Sucharitkul | Minquita |
| Maritza Tamara | Corazon |
| Juanita Vera | Old Woman |
| Amy Andrews | Bus Passenger #1 |
| Richard Bonnin | Bus Passenger #2 |
| Deborah Hansen | Bus Passenger #3 |
| Russell Marshall | Bus Passenger #4 |
| Jim Albert | Player #1 |
| Alex Alvarez | Player #2 |
| Richard Pena | Player #3 |
| Arthur Byron Cover | Zombie #1 |
| Tim Powers | Zombie #2 |
| Brynne Stephens | Zombie #3 |
| William F. Wu | Zombie #4 |
| Wyatt Weed | Zombie #5 |
| Martin Weiss | Zombie #6 |
| Kirk Mouser | Zombie #7 |
| Bill Warren | Corpse #2 |
| Len Wein | Corpse #3 |
| Beverly Warren | Corpse #4 |
Genres
Horror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Laughing Dead |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Skouras Pictures |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1989 |
| Executive producer | Somtow Sucharitkul, Wendy Ikeguchi |
| Production | Lex Nakashima, Michael Deak, Tim Sullivan |
| Writer | Somtow Sucharitkul |
| Casting | Peggy Dunlap |
| Editing | Rose Anne Weinstein, David Reale |
| Cinematography | David Boyd, Shawn C. Hise, Ernie Adams, Lory A. Martin, Tim James, Chris Joehnk, Richard Pelusi, Abram Perlstein, Nathaniel Goodman |
| Assistant directors | Joe Camp III, Randall Newsome, Tom Gamble, Somtow Sucharitkul, Joyce 'Doc' Pepper, Michael S. Deak |
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