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The Return of the Living Dead

1985 · 91 min

A gleefully gory, punk-infused rollercoaster that balances laughs with genuine scares and a bleakly ironic finale.

Tagline
They're back from the grave and ready to party!
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • survival
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Dan O'Bannon
Written by
Dan O'Bannon
Starring
Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Brian Peck, John Philbin, Linnea Quigley
Music
Matt Clifford
Cinematography
Jules Brenner
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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