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The Return of the Living Dead
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The Return of the Living Dead

1985-04-25 · 91 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Horror · Science 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.

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Directors
Dan O'Bannon
Production companies
Hemdale Film Corporation, Fox Films Ltd., Cinema 84
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 4,000,000
Revenue
USD 14,241,310

Top Cast

Clu GulagerClu GulagerBurt
James KarenJames KarenFrank
Don CalfaDon CalfaErnie
Thom MathewsThom MathewsFreddy
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.Miguel A. Núñez Jr.Spider
Brian PeckBrian PeckScuz
John PhilbinJohn PhilbinChuck
Linnea QuigleyLinnea QuigleyTrash
Beverly RandolphBeverly RandolphTina
Jewel ShepardJewel ShepardCasey
Mark VenturiniMark VenturiniSuicide
Jonathan TerryJonathan TerryColonel Glover
Cathleen CordellColonel's Wife
David BondDavid BondRadio Corpse #2
Derrick BriceGunnery Sergeant
Paul CloudCop #2
Michael CrabtreeMichael CrabtreeRiot Cop #2
Robert CraigheadRobert CraigheadCop #1
James DalesandroParamedic #2
Drew DeighanDrew DeighanParamedic #1

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