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The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead

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The Return of the Living Dead

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

1985

1h 31m

7.2(2317 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Science Fiction

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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Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

10 videos

Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

Clu Gulager

Burt

Clu Gulager

Acting

James Karen

Frank

James Karen

Acting

Don Calfa

Ernie

Don Calfa

Acting

Thom Mathews

Freddy

Thom Mathews

Acting

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Spider

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Acting

Brian Peck

Scuz

Brian Peck

Acting

John Philbin

Chuck

John Philbin

Acting

Linnea Quigley

Trash

Linnea Quigley

Acting

Beverly Randolph

Tina

Beverly Randolph

Acting

Jewel Shepard

Casey

Jewel Shepard

Acting

Mark Venturini

Suicide

Mark Venturini

Acting

Jonathan Terry

Colonel Glover

Jonathan Terry

Acting

Cathleen Cordell

Colonel's Wife

Cathleen Cordell

Acting

David Bond

Radio Corpse #2

David Bond

Acting

Derrick Brice

Gunnery Sergeant

No Image

Acting

Paul Cloud

Cop #2

No Image

Acting

Michael Crabtree

Riot Cop #2

Michael Crabtree

Acting

Robert Craighead

Cop #1

Robert Craighead

Acting

James Dalesandro

Paramedic #2

No Image

Acting

Drew Deighan

Paramedic #1

Drew Deighan

Acting

Leigh Drake

Dispatcher

Leigh Drake

Acting

John Durbin

Radio Corpse #1

John Durbin

Acting

Ed Krieger

Riot Cop #3

Ed Krieger

Acting

Bob Libman

Tac Squad Captain

No Image

Acting

Allan Trautman

Tarman

Allan Trautman

Acting

John Stuart West

Riot Cop #1

John Stuart West

Acting

Terry Houlihan

Yellow Cadaver

Terry Houlihan

Acting

Robert J. Bennett

Headless Tarman

No Image

Acting

Jerome Coleman

Legless Corpse

No Image

Acting

Cherry Davis

½ Lady Corpse (voice)

Cherry Davis

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