The Return of the Living Dead

Apr 25, 1985

1h 31m

★ 7.2

They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!

Overview

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.

Genres

Horror

Comedy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Hemdale Film Corporation

Fox Films Ltd.

Cinema 84

The Return of the Living Dead Trailers

Cast

Burt

Clu Gulager

Frank

James Karen

Ernie

Don Calfa

Freddy

Thom Mathews

Spider

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Scuz

Brian Peck

Chuck

John Philbin

Trash

Linnea Quigley

Tina

Beverly Randolph

Casey

Jewel Shepard

Suicide

Mark Venturini

Colonel Glover

Jonathan Terry

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

7.5

After Hours

Sep 13, 1985

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

5.8

Wicked Little Things

Nov 17, 2006

Karen, Sarah, and Emma Tunney are all moving to a small town in Pennsylvania where, unknown to them, in 1913, a horrid mine accident trapped dozens of children alive, underground. But there's a problem. They're still alive.

7.7

Samjin Company English Class

Oct 21, 2020

In mid '90s, 3 female high school-grad office workers take up English classes together to get promotions and they team up to uncover corruption within their company.

4.0

Gang of Ghosts

Mar 21, 2014

A group of ghosts reside in an old house and live in harmony despite cultural differences. However, when they learn that a builder plans to demolish the building, they band together to stop him.

5.7

Hell of a Summer

Apr 3, 2025

When 24-year-old Jason Hochberg arrives for counsellor weekend at his beloved Camp Pineway, his biggest problem is feeling out of touch with his teenage co-workers. Little does he know; a masked killer has murdered camp owners John and Kathy and is preparing to strike again.

7.6

Harold and Maude

Dec 20, 1971

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.

7.3

High End Dying

Sep 23, 2023

When elite-level chef Eloise Vaughn receives a scathing review from famed critic Alistair Brown, she invites him back for a private dinner service aimed at redeeming her name. Alistair accepts, and as the service commences, the pair's shared history is revealed, as are the extreme lengths Eloise is willing to go to impress him.

7.5

Shaun of the Dead

Apr 9, 2004

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

7.4

Braindead

Aug 13, 1992

When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.

7.3

The Evil Dead

Sep 10, 1981

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

7.3

Army of Darkness

Oct 31, 1992

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.

7.5

Dawn of the Dead

Sep 2, 1978

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

7.1

Dawn of the Dead

Mar 19, 2004

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

4.0

Zedd

Oct 1, 2014

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, a group of six musicians discover that music can help cure those infected by the zombie virus.

0.0

Z-Mom

Aug 15, 2024

The woman, together with her spouse and children, embarked on a visit to an island that was run by a private corporation owned by her foreign acquaintance. However, the island proved to be unusually intimidating, prompting her to make arrangements to depart with her family. Regrettably, the escape was not possible as the island was overrun by zombies, eventually resulting in the transformation of her spouse and children into zombies. Only she and her infant remained unaffected, but the child eventually succumbed to the same fate, leaving her alone. In a selfless act, she chose to transform herself into a zombie to be with her family. However, she later reconsidered and opted to become a saviour instead, with an aim to rescue her family and other victims of the zombie pandemic.