The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 7.2 · 69% critics
Two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release deadly gas, and the fumes cause the dead to rise as zombies. As the threat spreads beyond the warehouse, frantic attempts to contain it quickly spiral into chaos in a nearby graveyard.
Also known as Return of the Living Dead I · Return of the Living Dead
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-04-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (2,290 votes)
About
If you want fast, gore-filled zombie fun with a playful edge, The Return of the Living Dead delivers plenty of chaos and laughs; Not for you if you prefer serious, straightforward horror or want something like An American Werewolf in London or Dawn of the Dead.
Pros: campy horror-comedy; fun punk vibe; memorable zombie mayhem | Cons: weak acting at times; uneven pacing; messy tone shifts
Themes
- cemetery
- dark comedy
- crematorium
- punk rock
- undead
- zombie
- paramedic
- attic
- warehouse
- night of the living dead
- walking dead
- female stripping
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Clu Gulager
as Burt
James Karen
as Frank
Don Calfa
as Ernie
Thom Mathews
as Freddy
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
as Spider
Brian Peck
as Scuz
John Philbin
as Chuck
Linnea Quigley
as Trash
Beverly Randolph
as Tina
Jewel Shepard
as Casey
Directed by Dan O'Bannon