The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.
Director:
Dan O'Bannon
Writer:
Dan O'Bannon
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Clu Gulager as Burt |
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James Karen as Frank |
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Don Calfa as Ernie |
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Thom Mathews as Freddy |
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Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Spider |
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Brian Peck as Scuz |
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John Philbin as Chuck |
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Linnea Quigley as Trash |
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Beverly Randolph as Tina |
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Jewel Shepard as Casey |
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Mark Venturini as Suicide |
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Jonathan Terry as Colonel Glover |
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Cathleen Cordell as Colonel's Wife |
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David Bond as Radio Corpse #2 |
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Derrick Brice as Gunnery Sergeant |
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Paul Cloud as Cop #2 |
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Michael Crabtree as Riot Cop #2 |
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Robert Craighead as Cop #1 |
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James Dalesandro as Paramedic #2 |
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Drew Deighan as Paramedic #1 |
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Leigh Drake as Dispatcher |
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John Durbin as Radio Corpse #1 |
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Ed Krieger as Riot Cop #3 |
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Bob Libman as Tac Squad Captain |
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Allan Trautman as Tarman |
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John Stuart West as Riot Cop #1 |
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Terry Houlihan as Yellow Cadaver |
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Robert J. Bennett as Headless Tarman |
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Jerome Coleman as Legless Corpse |
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Cherry Davis as ½ Lady Corpse (voice) |
| Production | Tom Fox | Producer |
| Production | John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Production | Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Dan O'Bannon | Director |
| Sound | Matt Clifford | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Dan O'Bannon | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jules Brenner | Director of Photography |
| Art | Frederick B. Van Brunt | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Crew | David Zellitti | Stunts |
| Crew | John Gillespie | Stunts |
| Directing | Scott Javine | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Monty Cox | Stunts |
| Crew | Fernando Celis | Stunts |
| Crew | Kim Robert Koscki | Stunts |
| Art | Sara Lee Wade | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Ed Nielsen | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Hank Calia | Stunts |
| Production | Michael Bennett | Production Manager |
| Camera | Julio Macat | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ron Judkins | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenny Myers | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alexander Hendrie | Location Manager |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Pattison Newberry | Set Medic |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Hogan | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Rupprecht | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Robert M. Amerian | Gaffer |
| Production | Karen Altman Morgenstern | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Clayton Hartley | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Robert Randles | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Jesse Tango | Grip |
| Editing | John Penney | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Douglas J. White | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Ronald J. Pure Jr. | Electrician |
| Production | Belinda Vidaurri | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Editing | Mark Helfrich | Additional Editor |
| Visual Effects | Bob McCarthy | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Blair Burrows | Stunts |
| Crew | Ethan Wayne | Stunts |
| Art | Barbara Benz | Property Master |
| Crew | Michael Carr | Stunts |
| Crew | Bruce W. Morgan | Stunts |
| Crew | Brian J. Williams | Stunts |
| Sound | Ray West | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Richard Lorenzana | Production Accountant |
| Editing | Dan Muscarella | Color Timer |
| Crew | Ralph Garrett | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Crew | Paula Moody | Stunts |
| Camera | Richard Mall | Key Grip |
| Crew | Gary Jensen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Lucien Jervis | Casting Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Pete Kleinow | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lighting | Timothy 'Guido' Magaraci | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | Gene Warren Jr. | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Gardner Doolittle | Stunts |
| Crew | Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Crew | Ray Saniger | Stunts |
| Lighting | Marty Carrillo | Best Boy Electric |
| Directing | Christena Alcorn | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Richard Padgett | Transportation Coordinator |
| Camera | Robert L. Blatman | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvette Bliss | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Caton | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Gary Jensen | Stunts |
| Editing | Barbara Pokras | Additional Editor |
| Crew | Byron Quisenberry | Stunts |
| Art | Michael Gastaldo | Leadman |
| Camera | Rory Flynn | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Adam Johnston | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Emilie Robertson | Music Editor |
| Camera | Andreas Crawford | Grip |
| Crew | Joel Kramer | Stunts |
| Directing | David M. Robertson | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Josh King | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Odien | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesley Levin | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Julie Feiner | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Dale Johnston | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bob Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Vivian Hengsteler | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Grahame Jennings | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Bob Stephens | Stunts |
| Writing | John A. Russo | Story |
| Art | Ken Kaufman | Set Decoration |
| Crew | William Munns | Makeup Effects |
| Art | Robert Lucas | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin L. Neal | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Graham Henderson | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Russell Streiner | Story |
| Production | Stanzi Stokes | Casting |
| Crew | Allan A. Apone | Makeup Effects |
| Writing | Rudy Ricci | Story |
| Art | William Stout | Production Design |
| Art | Robert Howland | Art Direction |
| Editing | Robert Gordon | Editor |
| Crew | Bob McCarthy | Special Effects |
| Crew | Kevin McCarthy | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adam Jones | Special Effects Makeup Artist |