The Return of the Living Dead: Directed by Dan O'Bannon. With Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews. When two bumbling employees at a medical ...
MenuMoviesReleaseCalendarDVD&Blu-rayReleasesTop250MoviesMostPopularMoviesBrowseMoviesbyGenreTopBoxOfficeShowtimes&TicketsInTheatersComingSoonMovieNewsIndiaMovieSpotlightTVShowsWhat'sonTV&StreamingTop250TVShowsMostPopularTVShowsBrowseTVShowsbyGenreTVNewsIndiaTVSpotlightWatchWhattoWatchLatestTrailersIMDbOriginalsIMDbPicksIMDbPodcastsAwards&EventsOscarsBestPictureWinnersBestPictureWinnersEmmysWomen'sHistoryMonthSTARmeterAwardsSanDiegoComic-ConNewYorkComic-ConSundanceFilmFestivalTorontoInt'lFilmFestivalAwardsCentralFestivalCentralAllEventsCelebsBornTodayMostPopularCelebsMostPopularCelebsCelebrityNewsCommunityHelpCenterContributorZonePollsForIndustryProfessionalsAllAllTitlesTVEpisodesCelebsCompaniesKeywordsAdvancedSearchWatchlistSignInENFullysupportedEnglish(UnitedStates)PartiallysupportedFrançais(Canada)Français(France)Deutsch(Deutschland)हिंदी(भारत)Italiano(Italia)Português(Brasil)Español(España)Español(México)TheReturnoftheLivingDead19851985RR1h31mIMDbRATING7.3/1059KYOURRATINGRatePOPULARITY2,929663Cast&crewUserreviewsTriviaIMDbProAlltopicsPlaytrailer2:441Video99+PhotosComedyHorrorSci-FiWhentwobumblingemployeesatamedicalsupplywarehouseaccidentallyreleaseadeadlygasintotheair,thevaporscausethedeadtoriseagainaszombies.Whentwobumblingemployeesatamedicalsupplywarehouseaccidentallyreleaseadeadlygasintotheair,thevaporscausethedeadtoriseagainaszombies.Whentwobumblingemployeesatamedicalsupplywarehouseaccidentallyreleaseadeadlygasintotheair,thevaporscausethedeadtoriseagainaszombies.IMDbRATING7.3/1059KYOURRATINGRatePOPULARITY2,929663DirectorDanO'BannonWritersRudyRicci(story)JohnA.Russo(story)RussellStreiner(story)StarsCluGulagerJamesKarenDonCalfaTopcreditsDirectorDanO'BannonWritersRudyRicci(story)JohnA.Russo(story)RussellStreiner(story)StarsCluGulagerJamesKarenDonCalfaSeeproduction,boxoffice&companyinfo371Userreviews237Criticreviews66MetascoreSeemoreatIMDbProAwards4nominationsVideos1Trailer2:44TheReturnoftheLivingDeadPhotos139TopcastEditCluGulagerBurtasBurtJamesKarenFrankasFrankDonCalfaErnieasErnieThomMathewsFreddyasFreddyBeverlyRandolphTinaasTinaJohnPhilbinChuckasChuckJewelShepardCaseyasCaseyMiguelA.NúñezJr.SpiderasSpider(asMiguelNunez)BrianPeckScuzasScuzLinneaQuigleyTrashasTrashMarkVenturiniSuicideasSuicideJonathanTerryColonelGloverasColonelGloverCathleenCordellColonel'sWifeasColonel'sWifeDrewDeighanParamedic#1asParamedic#1JamesDalesandroParamedic#2asParamedic#2JohnDurbinRadioCorpse#1asRadioCorpse#1DavidBondRadioCorpse#2asRadioCorpse#2BobLibmanTacSquadCaptainasTacSquadCaptainDirectorDanO'BannonWritersRudyRicci(story)JohnA.Russo(story)RussellStreiner(story)Allcast&crewSeemorecastdetailsatIMDbProMorelikethis5.7ReturnoftheLivingDead:PartII7.1DayoftheDead6.8NightoftheLivingDead5.9ReturnoftheLivingDeadIII7.9DawnoftheDead7.2Re-Animator7.8NightoftheLivingDead6.8Creepshow6.7NightoftheCreeps6.6TheBlob6.1KillerKlownsfromOuterSpace7.1FrightNightStorylineEditWhenabumblingpairofemployeesatamedicalsupplywarehouseaccidentallyreleaseadeadlygasintotheair,thevaporscausethedeadtore-animateastheygoonarampagethroughLouisville,Kentuckyseekingtheirfavoritefood,brains.—ToddA.Bobenriethfemalefrontalnuditynakeddeadwomanlivingdeadfemalenuditycrematorium366morePlotsummaryPlotsynopsisTaglinesThey'reBackFromTheGraveandReadyToParty!GenresComedyHorrorSci-FiCertificateRParentsguideDidyouknowEditTriviaSomeofthezombieextraswerepaidbonustoeatrealcalfbrainsinthefilm.DanO'Bannondidn'twanttheactorstodoanythinghewasn'twillingtodoandatesomerawcalfbrainsfirstinfrontofthem,toshowthathewouldn'taskthemtodoanythinghewasn'twillingtodohimself.GoofsWhenFrankisexplaininghowtheoriginalNightoftheLivingDeadisbasedonatruestory,hestatesthatthetruestoryoccurredin1969.HoweverNightoftheLivingDead(1968)wasreleasedin1968,ayearbeforetheincidenthappened.IntheoriginalscriptFranksaidtheeventhappenedin1966,butDanO'Bannonchangedthelinebecausehefeltitwouldbebetterifthecharacterwasunreliable.QuotesSuicide:Youthinkthisisafuckin'costume?Thisisawayoflife.CrazycreditsThefollowingphonydisclaimerprecedesthemovie:"Theeventsportrayedinthisfilmarealltrue.Thenamesarerealnamesofrealpeopleandrealorganizations."AlternateversionsTheMGM2002DVDreleases(UKandUS)hashadsomechangesintheaudiocomparedtotheoriginalversion:
TheTSOLsonghasbeenreplacedwithanothersongTheTarMan'svoicehasbeenre-recorded.However,theoriginalTarManvoicecanbeheardbrieflyduringtheclosingcreditsequence.Theline"sendmorecops"hasalsobeenre-recordedThesong"Takeawalk"hasbeenremoved,nowyouonlyhearitforafewsecondswithnovocals.Thesong"Burntheflames"hasalsobeenshortened.ConnectionsEditedintoCentunetueriesdezombies(2012)SoundtracksTheTrioxinTheme(MainTitle)PerformedbyFrancisHainesComposedbyFrancisHainesProducedbySimonHeyworthUserreviews371ReviewTopreview8/10ImmenselyenjoyableandbyfarthebestintheseriesThisissayingalottoo,becausetomethisistheonlyfilmofthefiveReturnoftheLivingDeadfilmstobeabovegoodstandard.Thesequelsvariedinquality,with2and3beingacceptableenoughthoughwiththeirproblemsand4(Necropolis)and5(RavetotheGrave)beingterrible,thelatterbeingmarginallyworseandbeingoneoftheworstsequelsevermade.Theoriginalhoweverisanimmenselyenjoyablefilm,withitsveryfewflawsbarelynoticeableamidstthehugeamountofgood.Itisdefinitelythebest-lookingfilmintheseries,itisstylishlyshotandlitwithawonderfulominousatmosphere,completewithatmosphericsets,aboveaverageeffectsandsomegreatmake-uponthezombies.Thereisakiller80ssoundtrackthatstillsoundsgoodandhauntingratherthancheesy,andinsteadoftheoutdatedqualityitcouldhavehadthesoundtrackmakesonenostalgicforthe80s.Aswellasahilariousandcleverscriptthat'sneverforced,doesn'tgetboggeddownintoomanyexplanationsortoomuchexposition,andthatisveryquotable(whichIdon'tthinkanyofthesequelsachievedanditwassomethingthat4and5couldonlydreamofdoingso),andastorythatseemedtiredinconceptbutfeltveryfreshinexecutionwithsomanyfunnymomentsandanequalnumberofhighlydisturbingandscaryones.ReturnoftheLivingDeadisdirectedwithadroitclassandaclearfondnessforthegenrebyDanO'Bannon,andwhilesomeofthepunkteensareannoyinglyandone-dimensionallywrittenandactedwithnotmuchspark(thesoleproblemswiththefilm,andtheyarenotthatmajor),theleadsarewrittenverylikeablyandCluGulager,JamesKaren,ThomMathewsandBeverlyRandolpharecharmingandlotsoffun(allofthematleastknowingwhatsortoffilmthey'rein),GulagerandKarenareparticularlygood.DonCalfaisalsosuitablyshady.Thefilmalsocleverlyandwiselymakesthezombiesthestarsandusesthembrilliantly,furthermorethesezombiesactuallyareverymenacing,arealthreat,doalotmorethanjustshuffleandplodaroundandarewonderfullytongue-in-cheek,exudingrealpersonality.Thetwistisdeliciouslyironic,addingtothefreshnesswheniteasilycouldhavebeentiredoranti-climactic.Allinall,immenselyenjoyableandthebestoftheseriesbysomemargin,beingtheonlyonetobecompletelysatisfying.8/10BethanyCoxhelpful•101TheLittleSongbirdAug23,2015FAQ4Isthisfilmasequelto"NightoftheLivingDead"(1968)?Whatmoviesareinthe"Dead"series(andwhicharen't)?WhatarethedifferencesbetweentheTheatricalVersionandtheWorkprint?DetailsEditReleasedateAugust16,1985(UnitedStates)CountryoforiginUnitedStatesOfficialsitesMGMMySpaceLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasReturnoftheLivingDeadFilminglocationsLouisville,Kentucky,USAProductioncompaniesCinema'84Cinema84FoxFilmsSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$4,000,000(estimated)GrossUS&Canada$14,237,880OpeningweekendUS&Canada$4,403,169Aug18,1985Grossworldwide$14,237,880SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour31minutesSoundmixMonoRelatednewsTrickorTreatStudiosReveals‘ReturnoftheLivingDead’TarmanActionFigure![ToyFair]Mar3bloody-disgusting.comBuzzCut:BlackMandalaPresentPosterAndTrailerForIndieKiwiSlasherMar3ScreenAnarchyContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapBywhatnamewasTheReturnoftheLivingDead(1985)officiallyreleasedinIndiainEnglish?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.
