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The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Directed by Dan O'Bannon

Science Fiction | Horror

Most recently watched by zombiefreak, sensoria, sleestakk, archstanton43, seanCduregger, BrandonMarcus, noahphex

Overview

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.

Rated R | Length 91 minutes

Actors

Clu Gulager | James Karen | Don Calfa | Thom Mathews | Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. | Beverly Randolph | Brian Peck | Jonathan Terry | John Philbin | Linnea Quigley | Jewel Shepard | Mark Venturini | Cathleen Cordell | Drew Deighan | James Dalesandro | John Durbin | David Bond | Bob Libman | John Stuart West | Michael Crabtree | Ed Krieger | Robert Craighead | Paul Cloud | Derrick Brice | Leigh Drake | Terrence Houlihan | Allan Trautman | Robert J. Bennett | Jerome 'Daniels' Coleman | Cherry Davis

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage seeking their favorite food: brains! While I think Shaun of the Dead is a great zombie horror/comedy, this film really set the bar back in the 80s. The horror is really well done, and the comedy is spot on. The zombies in this film are especially creepy considering they can still think and talk and just nailing them in their brain won’t kill them. The practical effects are amazing and still very much hold up but I’m betting a lot of that has to do with really well executed editing. Still one of my favorites after all these years.

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