The Return of the Living Dead
1985 film by Dan O'Bannon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon (in his directorial debut) from a story by Rudy Ricci, John Russo, and Russell Streiner, and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Matthews, and Don Calfa. The film tells the story of how a warehouse owner, accompanied by his two employees, mortician friend and a group of teenage punks, deal with the accidental release of a horde of unkillable, brain-hungry zombies onto an unsuspecting town.[1][3][4]
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Directed by | Dan O'Bannon |
Screenplay by | Dan O'Bannon |
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Produced by | Tom Fox |
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Cinematography | Jules Brenner[1] |
Edited by | Robert Gordon[1] |
Music by | Matt Clifford[1] |
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Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3-4 million |
Box office | $14.2 million |
The film, described as a "mordant punk comedy,"[1] is known for introducing multiple popular concepts to the zombie genre: zombies eating specifically brains, as opposed to eating any form of human flesh; and zombies being invulnerable to a gunshot to the head.[5] Additionally, the film's soundtrack was noteworthy, as it featured several Los Angeles-based deathrock and punk rock bands of the era.
The Return of the Living Dead released in the United States on August 16, 1985, by Orion Pictures. The film was a critical success and performed moderately well at the box office. It spawned four sequels.