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The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Front Cover Actor
Clu Gulager Burt Wilson
James Karen Frank
Don Calfa Ernie Kaltenbrunner
Thom Mathews Freddy
Beverly Randolph Tina
John Philbin Chuck
Jewel Shepard Casey
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. Spider
Brian Peck Scuz; 'Ant Farm' Zombie
Linnea Quigley Trash
Movie Details
Genre Horror
Director Dan O'Bannon
Producer Tom Fox
Writer Dan O'Bannon; Rudy Ricci
Studio MGM / UA
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 91 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.7
Plot
"Do ya wanna party?" challenges the soundtrack to this freaky and funny reworking of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Paced to the beat of a pounding rock score, this comic flesh feast delivers both laughs and outlandish gore. No longer lumbering, moaning creatures, these lithe, feral, and cunning undead claw their way out of the cemetery and into the skulls of a human smorgasbord. They even master the art of home delivery: "Send more cops," croaks a corpse into a patrol car radio. Director Dan O'Bannon even takes pains to explain their motivation between the tributes to the granddaddy of zombie horrors ("Well, it worked in the movie!" screams James Karen when a pickax to the skull hardly phases a lively cadaver). Not that it really matters amid the gore and gallows humor, but it does add a kick to the cynically sinister climax. --Sean Axmaker
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 257
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Layers Dual side, Single layer
UPC 027616878168
Release Date 2002
Subtitles English; Spanish; French
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen