The Return of the Living Dead
(1985)
Overview
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.
Director
Dan O'Bannon
Writers
Dan O'Bannon, Rudy Ricci, John A. Russo, Russell Streiner
Top Billed
Clu Gulager
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
Crew
Collection
Return of the Living Dead Collection
Reviews
Gimly
⭐ 7/10October 26, 2018
So. Much. Damn. Fun. _The Return of the Living Dead_ always takes me back to being a teenager. In a good way.
_Trash is taking off her clothes again._
_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10October 17, 2025
“Burt” (Clu Gulager) is regaling new boy “Freddy” (Thom Matthews) with spooky tales in their medical supply warehouse and that takes them to the basement where the relics of the last zombie attack were stored in hermetically sealed metal jars. Rather stupidly, they open one and release not just it’s toxic gases but also one of it’s fairly peckish occupants! Fleeing for their very lives, they call in the boss “Frank” (James Karen) who in turn drag… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$14,241,310