The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
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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.
- Released: 1985-04-25
- Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 31m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 2,362 votes
Directed by Dan O'Bannon.
Top cast
- Clu Gulager as Burt
- James Karen as Frank
- Don Calfa as Ernie
- Thom Mathews as Freddy
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Spider
- Brian Peck as Scuz
- John Philbin as Chuck
- Linnea Quigley as Trash
- Beverly Randolph as Tina
- Jewel Shepard as Casey
Where to watch The Return of the Living Dead
- United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
- Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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