First came 1985's Return of the Living Dead, the critically-acclaimed Romero follow-up helmed by Alien and Dark Star-guru Dan O'Bannon. Then came successive sequels, released in 1988 and 1993. The latest installment in the series, Return of the Living Dead 4: Necropolis, debuted on The Sci-Fi Channel and stars screen vet Peter Coyote (E.T., Timerider). When the parents of young Cody (Cory C. Hardrict) suddenly die in a car wreck, he and his siblings are shipped off to stay with Uncle Charlie Griffin (Coyote), a scientist using the trioxin chemical substance (from the previous films) to raise a group of invincible, biogenetic soldiers. Cody doesn't ask questions about his uncle's top-secret project -- that is, until one of Cody's close friends is injured in an automobile accident. When the friend's body is shipped off to Charlie's facility, Cody and his pals break into the lab -- and accidentally set free hordes of zombies. Gorehounds will be awestruck, as stomachs are ripped in half, blood and guts fly through the air, and flesh is devoured. The film also stars John Keefe as Julian Garrison and Jana Kramer as Katie Williams.

Francis Ford Coppola and Robin Williams team up for the sentimental comedy Jack. The film makes its debut on DVD with this disc, which offers a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. French subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, which is hardly a surprise considering this film's less than stellar reputation. This is a fine, bare-bones release from Hollywood.