A film of the same title was made years after the book was published, although it bears no resemblance to the book.
Plot
The book is set ten years after the original zombie uprising; where the situation has been contained and life is supposedly back to normal. After a horrific school bus crash, the recently dead begin to rise again, to attack and feast on the living.
Film adaptation
Russo wrote the book with the intention of developing it into a movie property. The resultant 1985 film, also titled Return of the Living Dead, abandoned Russo's plot and took a splatstick approach. Nonetheless, the movie has gone on to become a cult film.
The film tells the story of how three men accompanied by a group of teenage punks deal with the accidental release of a horde of brain hungry zombies onto an unsuspecting town. The film is known for introducing the popular concept of zombies eating brains, as opposed to just eating human flesh, like previous zombie iterations, as well as its soundtrack, which features several noted deathrock and punk rock bands of the era. The film was a critical success and performed moderately well at the box office. It later spawned four sequels.
Plot
At a medical supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, foreman Frank tries to impress the company's newest employee, Freddy, by showing him military drums that contain the remains of an army experiment gone wrong that inspired the film Night of the Living Dead. Frank accidentally unleashes the toxic gas inside the barrel, knocking them unconscious, and reanimating a corpse inside a meat locker, forcing the pair to call their boss Burt to help them deal with the situation. The three are able to dismember the cadaver and Burt decides to bring the remains to the nearby mortuary so it can be burned by his friend, Ernie. Elsewhere, Freddy's girlfriend, Tina, and his group of friends wait for him to finish work by messing around in a nearby graveyard.
The series came about as a dispute between John A. Russo and George A. Romero over how to handle sequels to their 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead. The two reached a settlement wherein Romero's sequels would be referred to as the Dead movies, and Russo's sequels would bear the suffix Living Dead. Thus, each man was able to do what he pleased with the series, while still having one another's work distinct and be considered canon. Following this decision, Russo wrote a horror novel, Return of the Living Dead (novel), which he planned on adapting into a film script. Although the film rights were initially sold in 1979, they were passed along by several different studios and directors before finally being obtained by Tobe Hooper, for whom Russo wrote a script. Hooper dropped out of the project, though, and the script never came to fruition.
The Return of the Living Dead (8/10) Movie CLIP - Punks vs. Zombie (1985) HD
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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
The punks comes to Tina's (Beverly Randolph) rescue, but while saving her, one gets eaten by the zombie.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
Middle-aged family man Frank (Jim Karen) trains teenaged Freddy (Thom Matthews) for his new job at a medical supply warehouse. In an effort to impress and frighten his young charge, practical joker Frank reveals that the warehouse basement contains a cannister full of a mysterious chemical capable of bringing the dead back to life. It seems that the cannister fell off the back of an army truck during an accidental outbreak of zombiedom. Frank and Freddy unwittingly inhale the chemical and releas...
published: 11 Aug 2016
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - Official Trailer (HD)
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A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, The Return of the Living Dead is "a veritable smorgasbord of fun" (L.A. Herald Examiner)!
On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy (Thom Mathews) unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!
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published: 21 Jun 2016
Return of the Living Dead Burn the Flames
The Return of the Living Dead
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The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) : "More Brains" Scene
published: 04 Sep 2018
The Return of the Living Dead (5/10) Movie CLIP - Headless Zombie (1985) HD
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When a blow to the head doesn't kill the first zombie, Burt (Clu Gulager) saws off its head, only to have the headless body attack them.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
Middle-aged family man Frank (Jim Karen) trains teenaged Freddy (Thom Matthews) for his new job at a medical supply warehouse. In an effort to impress and frighten his young charge, practical joker Frank reveals that the warehouse basement contains a cannister full of a mysterious chemical capable of bringing the dead back to life. It seems that the cannister fell off the back of an army truck during an accidental outbreak of zombiedom. Frank and Freddy unwittingl...
published: 10 Aug 2016
The Return of The Living Dead - "It's Party Time" [HD]
The 245-Trioxin infused rain brings all the dead in the graveyard back to life.
The Return of The Living Dead [1985/MGM]
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published: 06 Jan 2020
Return Of The Living Dead Necropolis
published: 13 Apr 2020
YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER, P.5: CHURCH OF THE LIVING DEAD | PASTOR KEVIN HOPE | JUNE 9, 2024
YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER, P.5: CHURCH OF THE LIVING DEAD | PASTOR KEVIN HOPE | JUNE 9, 2024
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published: 10 Jun 2024
Why Return of the Living Dead is Scarier Than You Think (Theory)
My thoughts on a possible interpretation of the zombies in Return of the Living Dead.
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A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, The Return of the Living Dead is "a veritable smorgasbord of fun" (L.A. Herald Examiner)!
On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy (Thom Mathews) unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!
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A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, The Return of the Living Dead is "a veritable smorgasbord of fun" (L.A. Herald Examiner)!
On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy (Thom Mathews) unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!
Buy here: https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/the-return-of-the-living-dead-collector-s-edition
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The 245-Trioxin infused rain brings all the dead in the graveyard back to life.
The Return of The Living Dead [1985/MGM]
*Not suitable for human children.
The 245-Trioxin infused rain brings all the dead in the graveyard back to life.
The Return of The Living Dead [1985/MGM]
*Not suitable for human children.
The 245-Trioxin infused rain brings all the dead in the graveyard back to life.
The Return of The Living Dead [1985/MGM]
*Not suitable for human children.
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A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, The Return of the Living Dead is "a veritable smorgasbord of fun" (L.A. Herald Examiner)!
On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy (Thom Mathews) unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!
Buy here: https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/the-return-of-the-living-dead-collector-s-edition
Scream Factory™ is a DVD, Blu-ray and Digital brand created to focus on notable (and underrated) horror, sci-fi, thriller films from the past that have massive cult followings. The Scream Factory brand also includes recent contemporary genre films released and distributed in the US and international territories.
The 245-Trioxin infused rain brings all the dead in the graveyard back to life.
The Return of The Living Dead [1985/MGM]
*Not suitable for human children.
A film of the same title was made years after the book was published, although it bears no resemblance to the book.
Plot
The book is set ten years after the original zombie uprising; where the situation has been contained and life is supposedly back to normal. After a horrific school bus crash, the recently dead begin to rise again, to attack and feast on the living.
Film adaptation
Russo wrote the book with the intention of developing it into a movie property. The resultant 1985 film, also titled Return of the Living Dead, abandoned Russo's plot and took a splatstick approach. Nonetheless, the movie has gone on to become a cult film.