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The Return of the Living Dead (1985) 7.2
When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage through ... See full summary » Director:Dan O'Bannon |
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When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage through Louisville, Kentucky seeking their favorite food, brains. Written by Todd A. Bobenrieth <TAB146@PSUVM.EDU>
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They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
16 August 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Return of the Living Dead See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(Main Title)
Performed by Francis Haines
Composed by Francis Haines
Produced by Simon Heyworth
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The film's German title is "Verdammt, die Zombies kommen", which is roughly "Damnit, the Zombies Are Coming" and the Danish title is "Ligene er ligeglade" which is roughly "The Dead Don't Care" - playing up the comical aspect of the film. See more »Goofs
When Freddy is being shown around the warehouse at the beginning of the film, the shadow of the camera crew can be seen on the shelves. See more »Crazy Credits
A phony disclaimer "The events portrayed in this film are all true. The names are real names of real people and real organizations." precedes the movie. See more »Connections
Referenced in Love Beyond the Grave: A Look at Return of the Living Dead III (2011) See more »Soundtracks
"The Trioxin Theme"(Main Title)
Performed by Francis Haines
Composed by Francis Haines
Produced by Simon Heyworth
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ROTLD is one of the rare cases where horror meets comedy to good effect. With some classic lines like "you gotta hit the brain" and "watch your mouth kid if you like this job", this film works because it doesn't rely solely on gore or stupidity; the script is very well written.
ROTLD pays homage to George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" but veers away from the slow lumbering zombies of the '68 classic, and instead gives us "the original" super zombies (ie before 28 days later or Dawn of the Dead remake) that are not so easily dealt with! This proves to be an interesting problem for the script to resolve which I think it does with style by the end of the movie.
The characters are a little predictable and one dimensional except for the lead pair who are introduced at the start of the movie, but that's perhaps the only flaw. What I really like about this movie is that, whilst not entirely a gorefest, it still manages to kick-ass because of the flawless plot. By this I mean that there a few scenarios where you find yourself saying "that's just dumb" or "they'd never do that" etc, which is very rare nowadays in the horror/sci-fi genre. Dramas & thrillers etc get an easy job of it because all they have to do is convince us that their reality is real-life. Horror on the other hand needs to convince that the unreality it portrays is what is real-life, and that's not always an easy task.
ROTLD is funny, sick, clever and above all entertaining if you can stomache some pretty twisted content. Personally, I love it.