The Return Of The Living Dead (1985)

The 1985 film Return of the Living Dead is an American black-comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon. The film takes on the theme of a zombie apocalypse, depicting the resurrection of dead people.

The movie revolves around a group of people struggling to survive, revolving around zombies who come to life after an accident at a chemical warehouse. The film is notable for its references to classic zombie movies and its different approach to the devastating effect of zombies.

Return of the Living Dead also makes a reference to the alternative culture of the 1980s, which is mostly in tune with punk rock music. The movie gained cult status and inspired many zombie movies.

My film is about the events of a group of young people in a warehouse full of zombies. The film is a horror-comedy genre directed by Dan O'Bannon.

The film is about the storage of the bodies of deceased people in a nearby military facility. However, as a result of an accident in this warehouse, a corpse comes to life and begins to revive other dead as a zombie. Zombies begin to attack the environment where a group of young people are located and chaos ensues.

The interesting features of the movie include that the characters must destroy the brains of the zombies to kill them, due to the zombies' desire for immortality and the vitality of the brain. It is also one of the first films to adopt the "walking dead" concept often used in zombie movies.

The 1985 movie Return of the Living Dead draws attention with a different style from the classic zombie movies. Here are some interesting facts about the movie:

• The script of the movie was planned to be a sequel to the Night of the Living Dead series created by George A. Romero. However, the production company of the film decided to write an original screenplay.
• The director of the movie, Dan O'Bannon, is the person who wrote the script for the movie Alien.
• Rumors spread that a real corpse was used in the making of the movie. Thereupon, the filmmakers had to explain that the body used in the film was not real.
• The original soundtrack of the film was composed in the style of punk rock.
• The opening credits of the movie are about the events of the characters played by James Karen and Thom Mathews when they accidentally open a box while working in a shipping company. This scene was shot completely independently of the other scenes in the movie.
• The character of "Tarman" in the movie broke new ground in the zombie genre. Unlike zombies with slow and limited mobility seen in previous zombie movies, this character can move quickly and agile and goes on a hunt for zombies to eat their brains.
• In many parts of the movie, the jokes of the characters were used as one of the dark humor elements of the movie.
• The lead actor of the movie, Clu Gulager, had appeared in classic Westerns such as The Virginian and The Tall Man.

Director : Dan O'Bannon
Writers : Rudy Ricci, John A. Russo, Russell Streiner
Director of Photography : Jules Brenner

Music : Matt Clifford
Production : 1985 - USA - 91 m.
Genre : Comedy / Horror / Science Fiction

CAST :

Clu Gulager

James Karen

Don Calfa

Thom Mathews

Beverly Randolph

John Philbin