The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · 1h 31m · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated R (US)
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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Dan O'Bannon7.2Smart score
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