CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 1h 31m · R
The Return of the Living Dead

They're back from the grave and ready to party!

72%(2,390)IMDbComedyHorrorScience Fiction

Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains.

Directed byDan O'Bannon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
April 25, 1985
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$14,241,310
Studios
Hemdale Film CorporationFox Films Ltd.Cinema 84

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
Official Sizzle

Official Sizzle

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Burt

James Karen

James Karen

Frank

Don Calfa

Don Calfa

Ernie

Thom Mathews

Thom Mathews

Freddy

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Spider

Brian Peck

Brian Peck

Scuz

John Philbin

John Philbin

Chuck

Linnea Quigley

Linnea Quigley

Trash

Beverly Randolph

Beverly Randolph

Tina

Jewel Shepard

Jewel Shepard

Casey

Creative team
Directed by
Dan O'Bannon
Dan O'Bannon
Written by
Dan O'Bannon
Dan O'Bannon
John A. Russo
Produced by
Tom Fox

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