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The Return of the Living Dead

198591 min 7.2 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“They're back from the grave and ready to party!”

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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Release / first air1985-04-25
Original languageEN
GenresComedy, Horror, Science Fiction
DirectorDan O'Bannon
WriterDan O'Bannon
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$14,241,310
ProductionHemdale Film Corporation, Fox Films Ltd.

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10 cast members
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

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