The definitive splatterpunk movie. Takes perverse delight in being disgusting. Dan O'Bannon's screenplay hits your funny bone with a meathook and doesn't let go.
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10/27/04
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:22
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Do you wanna party? The freshly risen undead certainly do in this horror-comedy that finds two employees of a medical supply company unwittingly releasing several zombies from cylinders in which... [More]
Starring: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Jewel Shepard
Director: Dan O'Bannon
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Reviews for Return of the Living Dead
A funny, gore-spattered homage.
09/12/03
impressively ornate yet extremely cheesy
08/12/02
No review available.
02/22/04
A beauty of a cult classic.
02/06/03
A tongue-in-cheek, splatter-laden homage to George A. Romero's zombie pictures.
09/27/07
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03/19/04
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03/11/03
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01/14/04
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04/30/03
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06/02/03
A fresh and immensely entertaining take on the zombie genre
08/12/05
Effectively announces itself as a horror movie deliberately pitted against customary cinematic values.
10/05/07
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08/13/02
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01/01/00
Top CriticEqual parts horror and comedy, Return of the Living Dead finds success on both fronts.
10/13/07
No review available.
07/25/02
This isn't a sequel - it's a reinventing of how zombies had been seen on the screen
01/01/00
An amusing, punk variation on the familiar zombie theme.
07/12/08
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