Dead Heat (1988) Mark Goldblatt

Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or should I say they are chasing dead crooks perpetrating serious crimes? Seems some nutcase has learned how to bring back the dead and is sending them on crime sprees. Now these indestructable goons are in the way of officers Mortis and Bigelow. To even things up, when Mortis is killed (in the line of duty, of course) he gets a jump start from the Resurrection machine and takes the fight to the zombie bad guys. 

An entertaining, reasonably gory '80s horror comedy that manages to be both ridiculous and exciting. Similar to Fright Night, but on a slightly lower budget, and with a more off-beat sense of humour, this should please most horror fans. Watch out for the abattoir scene, where the slaughtered meat comes back to life and attacks the main characters - twistedly funny! There's cameos by Darren McGavin (Kolchak) and Vincent Price too, just to give you some extra value for your money.