1985 Directed by Dan O'Bannon
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!
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 Show All…
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This movie is that started the obsession of horror for me. At the time when it came out I was in high school and had been watching horror for 10 years but I have seen this movie more than other horror movie. For me this is the best horror comedy. You may ask why is it not in my favorites. It was in my favorites for a year and a half and I recently changed my favorites and it will most likely be rotated back in sometime. The reason why I became obsessed was because of Linnea Quigley character Trash. In the early 80s I was a punk/metal fan and would have killed to have a gf like Trash.
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Perhaps one of the most memorable, funniest, gruesome zombie films ever! A film chock-full of Zombie firsts!
I'm not a big fan of mixing comedy and horror as comedy tends to be either crappy at best or it dilutes the horror aspect of the film altogether! I'm happy to report neither one of those scenario's is the case! The comedy was spot on! And the horror held its own like a true champ! Easily in my top 10 Zombie Films of all time!
Part of it's success of course falls upon the shoulders of the actors! The chemistry between Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa and Thom Matthews was truly magical! The characters Frank and Freddy were freakin hilarious!
An instant cult classic that won't disappoint! It'll tickle your funny bone once it's finished gnawing on your brains!
There’s about 7 or 8 movies that, during my teens, I watched endlessly—This was one of them. Return of the Living Dead is a perfect example of the phrase ‘the stars alligned’... I love everything about this movie and it brings me Pure joy. Not much I can add other than I think this is a perfect picture, and My previous review(s) for thispretty much sum up my thoughts and current status as I watch this:
::swirls around glass filled with whiskey and very little ice::
“Definitely time to party..”
James Karen was a national treasure.
This movie is like a refreshing beverage. It's easy going down and I could enjoy it any time. It's known for it's graveyard punks but it's the blue collar adults that interest me the most. They have the best lines and the most endearing relationships. They know who they are and their sincerity shines. I don't fully understand or care about Freddy, but I look at Frank and I know this man.
There's never been anyone better at training a person for a job than Frank. Please employ me, Frank. I don't care what the job is, I will do it. And when mortality strikes, Frank accepts his fate. He kisses his wedding ring because he loves his goddamn wife.…
Sublime. It just goes to show that when you put morticians and punks together the pieces just sort of fall into place. Nature’s Companions.
::swirls around glass filled with whiskey and very little ice::
Definitely time to party.
What a triumphant piece of cinema. This movie had absolutely everything. I almost never go for shit like this, not even a little bit. I enjoyed every single minute of Return of the Living Dead. How had I never seen this before, seriously?
It was funny, the practical effects were impressive, and I would think of things that I wanted to happen and then they actually did. I hope those split in half dogs turn into zombies. Poof, they did. I hope that hot chick gets naked at some point. Poof, Not a problem. We’ll do you one better, we will make her naked for the entire movie. That’ll just be her character. In fact, we will have entire scenes…
Repeat of last year sounds about good right now:
::swirls around glass filled with whiskey and very little ice::
Definitely time to party..”
-Ian West. Letterboxd 2018
Watching this with people who have never seen it before is a delicious experience.
Mouths were agape the entire time.
This movie is just too good, possibly even for itself.
Also, JUST realized there’s 2 characters named “Bert” and “Ernie” and Freddy’s jacket says “Fuck You” on the back.
I’ve seen this movie many MANY times, mind you.
It’s about time I watched this on the best day to watch it! Such a total 80’s classic and I love everything about it. I’d even say it’s just as good at NOTLD in its own way. You can’t compare obviously, but this does for horror comedies what that did for horror.
Not really anything I can add that hasn’t already been said, but I believe the first time I saw this was at a sleepover at my friend Morgan’s house where I honestly got indoctrinated into horror by all the best movies. I remember loving the way Tarman looked, but also about to fucking wet myself over the scene where they are stuck in the basement with him. Such…
"The Return of the Living Dead" is a gory, campy homage to George A. Romero's zombie classic "Night of the Living Dead", even going as far as being a quasi-sequel of sorts. Much in the same way Lucio Fulci's "Zombie Flesh Eaters" is a 'pseudo-sequel' to "Dawn of the Dead".
"The Return of the Living Dead" is an adrenaline shot of pure unadulterated fun. Tonally and stylistically this reminded me of "Re-Animator" (which came out in the same year). From the gratuitous nudity, over the top gore and general zaniness it resembles "Re-Animator" far more than "Night of the Living Dead", which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
And despite being more in line with "Re-Animator" it does manage to retain…
