The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead

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

R 1985 · 91 min · ★ 7.2 (2K) · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Dan O'Bannon · Written by Dan O'Bannon

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