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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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