The Return of the Living Dead

1985, Horror/Comedy, 1h 31m

44 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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A punk take on the zombie genre, The Return of the Living Dead injects a healthy dose of '80s silliness to the flesh-consuming. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

When foreman Frank (James Karen) shows new employee Freddy (Thom Mathews) a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Louisville, Ky., and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss (Clu Gulager) and a mysterious mortician (Don Calfa).
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Horror, Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Dan O'Bannon
  • Producer:
    Tom Fox
  • Writer:
    Dan O'Bannon
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Cast & Crew

Clu Gulager
Burt Wilson
James Karen
Frank
Don Calfa
Ernie Kaltenbrunner
Thom Mathews
Freddy
Beverly Randolph
Tina
John Philbin
Chuck
Jewel Shepard
Casey
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Spider
Brian Peck
Scuz
Linnea Quigley
Trash
Mark Venturini
Suicide
Jonathan Terry
Col. Horace Glover
Cathleen Cordell
Colonel's Wife
Drew Deighan
Paramedic 1
James Dalesandro
Paramedic 2
John Durbin
Radio Corpse 1
David Bond
Radio Corpse 2
Bob Libman
The Squad Captain
John Stuart West
Riot Cop 1
Michael Crabtree
Riot Cop 2
Dan O'Bannon
Director
John Daly
Executive Producer
Derek Gibson
Executive Producer
Tom Fox
Producer
Matt Clifford
Original Music
Francis Haines
Original Music
Jules Brenner
Cinematographer
Robert Gordon
Film Editor
Stanzi Stokes
Casting
William Stout
Production Design
Robert Howland
Art Direction
David M. Robertson
First Assistant Director
Dan O'Bannon
Screenwriter
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