The Return of the Living Dead
“They're back from the grave and ready to party!”
Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains.
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6 films
Cast
30 people
Clu Gulager
Burt
Known for
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Blue Jay
James Karen
Frank
Known for
The Pursuit of Happyness
Mulholland Drive
Don Calfa
Ernie
Known for
Weekend at Bernie's
The Presidio
Thom Mathews
Freddy
Known for
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
Alien from L.A.
Miguel A Núñez, Jr
Spider
Known for
Joey
Scooby-Doo
Brian Peck
Scuz
Known for
The Last American Virgin
Jack and the Beanstalk
John Philbin
Chuck
Known for
Point Break
Children of the Corn
Linnea Quigley
Trash
Known for
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama
Nightmare Sisters
Beverly Randolph
Tina
Also in
No Solicitors
Shriekshow
Jewel Shepard
Casey
Known for
The Cooler
Scanner Cop II
Mark Venturini
Suicide
Known for
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Mikey
Jonathan Terry
Colonel Glover
Known for
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Against All Odds
Dan O'Bannon Director · John A. Russo Story Russell Streiner Story
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $4M · United States release August 16, 1985
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,241,310
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Hemdale Film Corporation
Production
Fox Films Ltd.
Production
Cinema 84
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 25, 1985
Physical
United States · August 16, 1985
Theatrical
Australia
October 24, 1985 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 16, 1985 · Theatrical
France
May 15, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
March 20, 1986 · Theatrical
Italy
April 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 25, 1985 · TV
Netherlands
November 28, 1985 · Theatrical
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
April 9, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Spain
September 28, 1988 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 3, 1985 · Theatrical
October 21, 2002 · Physical · DVD
November 6, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 13, 2025 · Physical · Arrow Video 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
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