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Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 horror comedy directed by Dan O'Bannon and starring Clu Gulager, Thom Mathews, James Karen, and Don Calfa. The plot revolves around medical supply store clerk Frank and his apprentice Freddy, who accidentally release a deadly gas that revives the dead in a nearby cemetery. Soon the city is invaded by a horde of hungry zombies, which Frank and Freddy have to fight for their own survival.
Return of the Living Dead
- Director
- Dan O'Bannon
- Release Date
- August 16, 1985
- Cast
- Thom Mathews , Linnea Quigley , Clu Gulager , James Karen , Beverly Randolph
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Return of the Living Dead Part II , Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave
- Budget
- $4 million
Summary
Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 horror comedy directed by Dan O'Bannon and starring Clu Gulager, Thom Mathews, James Karen, and Don Calfa. The plot revolves around medical supply store clerk Frank and his apprentice Freddy, who accidentally release a deadly gas that revives the dead in a nearby cemetery. Soon the city is invaded by a horde of hungry zombies, which Frank and Freddy have to fight for their own survival.
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