Book Review: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

[Jackson Banks]

Title: The Return of the Living Dead

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

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Director: Dan O'Bannon

Cast: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Beverly Randolph, Brian Peck, Jonathan Terry, John Philbin, Linnea Quigley, Jewel Shepard, Mark Venturini, Cathleen Cordell, Drew Deighan, James Dalesandro, John Durbin, David Bond, Bob Libman, John Stuart West, Michael Crabtree, Ed Krieger, Robert Craighead, Paul Cloud, Derrick Brice, Leigh Drake, Terrence Houlihan, Allan Trautman, Robert J. Bennett, Jerome 'Daniels' Coleman, Cherry Davis

Release: 1985-05-15

Runtime: 91

Plot: When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage seeking their favorite food: brains!



Dark comedy-horror with a brilliant soundtrack, excellent acting and witty dialogue. Usually on UK Netflix.

 

[AgentPete]

Sounds great! I love comedy-horror when it's done well.

 

[Boopadoo]

I saw that in the theater in 1985. My girlfriend at the time was unhappy with me afterward for trying to convince her it wouldn't be all that scary...
Ah, the college years...

 

[AgentPete]

Hello @Jackson Banks,

We are changing the status of this ticket to closed as we have not heard back from you in 7 days.