The Return of the Living Dead(1985).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 through Louisville, Kentucky seeking their favorite food, brains. Written byTodd A. Bobenrieth <TAB146@PSUVM.EDU>... Synopsis The Return of the Living Dead(1985)
Movie Title: The Return of the Living Dead(1985)
Run Time: 91 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Genres: Comedy |Horror |Sci-Fi
Release Date: 16 August 1985 (USA)
Director: Dan O'Bannon
Writer: Dan O'Bannon ,Rudy Ricci , ... and other credits
Actor: Clu Gulager,James Karen,Don Calfa
The best comedy is played straight, and there are few films "straighter" than horror movies (in which the intent is, ostensibly, to terrify). Dan O'Bannon's "straight comedy" is gut-bustingly funny. [I also remember being impressed by his performance in the delightful DARK STAR, which turned up at an art house showing along with the STAR WARS parody, HARDWARE WARS.] Intense, and boasting great music and some of the best performances ever seen in a fright film (including Clu Gulager, James Karen and Don Calfa, veterans all, whose frantic on-screen antics are the cornerstones of this film), RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is one of those "must-see" movies no serious fan should miss. The cinematography is simply stunning, and the fx are 100% believable. It's amazing that O'Bannon hasn't directed more often: it's clear that he belongs behind a camera.
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