The Return of the Living Dead
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The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 horror-comedy film that popularized fast, talking zombies and a punk rock aesthetic, becoming a cult classic in the zombie genre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Return of the Living Dead canonical | 1 |
| The Return of the Living Dead Part II | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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horror comedy film ⓘ zombie film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | John A. Russo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Return of the Living Dead (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Beverly Randolph
NERFINISHED
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Brian Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Clu Gulager NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Calfa NERFINISHED ⓘ James Karen NERFINISHED ⓘ Linnea Quigley NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel A. Núñez Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thom Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jules Brenner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Burt Wilson
NERFINISHED
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Ernie Kaltenbrunner NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarman NERFINISHED ⓘ Trash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Return of the Living Dead Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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horror ⓘ horror comedy ⓘ zombie ⓘ |
| influenced | later zombie films featuring fast zombies ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Francis Haines
NERFINISHED
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Matt Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
features fast-moving zombies
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features talking zombies ⓘ incorporates punk rock aesthetic ⓘ popularized zombies craving brains specifically ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Return of the Living Dead film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tom Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-08-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundtrackGenre | punk rock ⓘ |
| subgenre | splatter film ⓘ |
| tagline | They're Back From The Grave and Ready to Party! ⓘ |
| writer | Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Return of the Living Dead Part II