The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Directed by

Dan O'Bannon

Genre

comedy horror, science fiction film, zombie film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 2,318 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A warehouse owner accidentally releases a horde of zombies that crave brains and cannot be killed. A group of employees, a mortician, and some teenage punks try to stop the outbreak.

satiricalcomedicgoryenergeticcampychaoticpunkirreverent

What happens

The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 American satirical comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon (in his directorial debut) from a story by Rudy Ricci, John Russo, and Russell Streiner, and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Mathews, and Don Calfa. The film tells the story of how a warehouse owner, accompanied by his two employees, mortician friend and a group of teenage punks, deal with the accidental release of a horde of unkillable, brain-hungry zombies onto an unsuspecting town. The film, described as a "mordant punk comedy," is known for introducing multiple popular concepts to the zombie genre: zombies specifically eating brains, as opposed to eating any form of human flesh, and zombies being vulnerable to a gunshot to the head. Additionally, the film's soundtrack was noteworthy, as it featured several Los Angeles-based deathrock and punk rock bands of the era. The Return of the Living Dead released in the United States on August 16, 1985, by Orion Pictures. The film received mostly positive reviews and performed moderately well at the box office. It spawned four sequels, with a fifth one in development. The original film has been regarded as a cult classic to zombie fans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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