The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
Director:
Dan O'Bannon
Writer:
Dan O'Bannon
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Clu Gulager Burt Wilson |
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James Karen Frank |
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Don Calfa Ernie Kaltenbrunner |
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Thom Mathews Freddy |
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Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. Spider |
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Beverly Randolph Tina |
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Brian Peck Scuz |
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Jonathan Terry Colonel Glover |
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John Philbin Chuck |
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Linnea Quigley Trash |
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Jewel Shepard Casey |
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Mark Venturini Suicide |
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Cathleen Cordell Colonel's Wife |
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Drew Deighan Paramedic #1 |
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James Dalesandro Paramedic #2 |
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John Durbin Radio Corpse #1 |
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David Bond Radio Corpse #2 |
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Bob Libman Tac Squad Captain |
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John Stuart West Riot Cop #1 |
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Michael Crabtree Riot Cop #2 |
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Ed Krieger Riot Cop #3 |
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Robert Craighead Cop #1 |
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Paul Cloud Cop #2 |
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Derrick Brice Gunnery Sergeant |
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Leigh Drake Dispatcher |
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Terrence Houlihan Yellow Cadaver (as Terrence M. Houlihan) |
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Allan Trautman Tarman |
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Robert J. Bennett Headless Tarman (as Robert Bennett) |
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Jerome 'Daniels' Coleman Legless Corpse |
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Cherry Davis ½ Lady Corpse |
Production | Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
Production | John Daly | Executive Producer |
Production | Stanzi Stokes | Casting |
Writing | Dan O'Bannon | Screenplay |
Directing | Dan O'Bannon | Director |
Art | Ken Kaufman | Set Decoration |
Writing | John A. Russo | Story |
Writing | Russell Streiner | Story |
Production | Tom Fox | Producer |
Sound | Matt Clifford | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Jules Brenner | Director of Photography |
Production | Graham Henderson | Co-Producer |
Crew | Allan A. Apone | Makeup Effects |
Art | William Stout | Production Design |
Editing | Robert Gordon | Editor |
Writing | Rudy Ricci | Story |
Costume & Make-Up | Robin L. Neal | Key Makeup Artist |
Art | Robert Lucas | Set Decoration |
Crew | William Munns | Makeup Effects |
Art | Robert Howland | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Hogan | Hairstylist |