The Return of the Living Dead
They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!
1985
Rated
R
91
minutes
Comedy, Horror
Directed By:
Dan O'Bannon
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.
Language
English
Release Date
April 25, 1985
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$14,200,000
Cast
Clu Gulager
Burt Wilson
James Karen
Frank
Don Calfa
Ernie Kaltenbrunner
Thom Mathews
Freddy
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Spider
Beverly Randolph
Tina
Brian Peck
Scuz
Jonathan Terry
Colonel Glover
John Philbin
Chuck
Linnea Quigley
Trash
Jewel Shepard
Casey
Mark Venturini
Suicide
Cathleen Cordell
Colonel's Wife
Drew Deighan
Paramedic #1
James Dalesandro
Paramedic #2
John Durbin
Radio Corpse #1
David Bond
Radio Corpse #2
Bob Libman
Tac Squad Captain
John Stuart West
Riot Cop #1
Michael Crabtree
Riot Cop #2
Ed Krieger
Riot Cop #3
Robert Craighead
Cop #1
Paul Cloud
Cop #2
Derrick Brice
Gunnery Sergeant
Leigh Drake
Dispatcher
Terry Houlihan
Yellow Cadaver
Allan Trautman
Tarman
Robert J. Bennett
Headless Tarman (as Robert Bennett)
Jerome 'Daniels' Coleman
Legless Corpse
Cherry Davis
½ Lady Corpse
Show Full Crew
Directing
Dan O'Bannon
Director
Josh King
Second Assistant Director
David M. Robertson
First Assistant Director
Christena Alcorn
Script Supervisor
Scott Javine
Second Assistant Director
Sound
Ron Judkins
Sound Mixer
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adam Johnston
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Randles
Music Supervisor
Dale Johnston
Supervising Sound Editor
Ray West
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bob Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Emilie Robertson
Music Editor
Matt Clifford
Original Music Composer
Writing
Production
John Daly
Executive Producer
Derek Gibson
Executive Producer
Graham Henderson
Co-Producer
Michael Bennett
Production Manager
Stanzi Stokes
Casting
Tom Fox
Producer
Grahame Jennings
Associate Producer
Richard Lorenzana
Production Accountant
Karen Altman Morgenstern
Production Coordinator
Alexander Hendrie
Location Manager
Belinda Vidaurri
Production Secretary
Lucien Jervis
Casting Assistant
Camera
Julio Macat
Assistant Camera
Jules Brenner
Director of Photography
Richard Mall
Key Grip
Andreas Crawford
Grip
Rory Flynn
Still Photographer
Robert L. Blatman
Assistant Camera
Jesse Tango
Grip
Ed Nielsen
Camera Operator
Editing
John Penney
Assistant Editor
Mark Helfrich
Additional Editor
Julie Feiner
Assistant Editor
Robert Gordon
Editor
Dan Muscarella
Color Timer
Vivian Hengsteler
Negative Cutter
Barbara Pokras
Additional Editor
Art
Ken Kaufman
Set Decoration
Robert Lucas
Set Decoration
William Stout
Production Design
Clayton Hartley
Assistant Art Director
Barbara Benz
Property Master
Michael Gastaldo
Leadman
Sara Lee Wade
Set Dresser
Robert Howland
Art Direction
Frederick B. Van Brunt
Assistant Property Master
Crew
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunt Coordinator
Erik Cord
Stunts
Joel Kramer
Stunts
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Kim Robert Koscki
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
Brian J. Williams
Stunts
Fernando Celis
Stunts
David Zellitti
Stunts
Ethan Wayne
Stunts
Gary Jensen
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Jensen
Stunts
Monty Cox
Stunts
Ray Saniger
Stunts
Paula Moody
Stunts
Allan A. Apone
Makeup Effects
Ralph Garrett
Stunts
Blair Burrows
Stunts
Gardner Doolittle
Stunts
Byron Quisenberry
Stunts
John Gillespie
Stunts
Hank Calia
Stunts
William Munns
Makeup Effects
Richard Padgett
Transportation Coordinator
Bob McCarthy
Special Effects
Kevin McCarthy
Special Effects
Bob Stephens
Stunts
Michael Carr
Stunts
Bruce W. Morgan
Stunts
Pattison Newberry
Set Medic
Costume & Make-Up
Kenny Myers
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robin L. Neal
Key Makeup Artist
Larry Odien
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Douglas J. White
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Craig Caton
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tony Rupprecht
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Wendy Hogan
Makeup & Hair
Yvette Bliss
Makeup Artist
Lesley Levin
Assistant Costume Designer
Lighting
Ronald J. Pure Jr.
Electrician
Marty Carrillo
Best Boy Electric
Robert M. Amerian
Gaffer
Timothy 'Guido' Magaraci
Electrician
Visual Effects