The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction • 1h 31m
Overview
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
Director: Dan O'Bannon
Cast: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Brian Peck, John Philbin, Linnea Quigley, Beverly Randolph, Jewel Shepard, Mark Venturini, Jonathan Terry, Cathleen Cordell, David Bond, Derrick Brice, Paul Cloud, Michael Crabtree, Robert Craighead, James Dalesandro, Drew Deighan, Leigh Drake, John Durbin, Ed Krieger, Bob Libman, Allan Trautman, John Stuart West, Terry Houlihan, Robert J. Bennett, Jerome Coleman, Cherry Davis
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11/5/2025
Best Audio Release
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OOP UK Second Sight Blu-Ray and German NSM Blu-Ray have the unaltered Mono track with Dead Beat Dance intact.
10/19/2025
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Arrow UHD upcoming
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Arrow UHD upcoming
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Best Video Release
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Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Shout Factory 4K Blu-ray (small caveat to both UHDs: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout Factory/Arrow) (caveat for Arrow: missing the Zombie subtitles and the workprint found on the Shout Factory release)
Comparison between Arrow and Shout Factory: https://slow.pics/c/iOrdhnra
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Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Shout Factory 4K Blu-ray (small caveat to both UHDs: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout Factory/Arrow) (caveat for Arrow: missing the Zombie subtitles and the workprint found on the Shout Factory release)
Comparison between Arrow and Shout Factory: https://slow.pics/c/iOrdhnra
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10/8/2025
Upcoming Release
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Arrow UHD upcoming
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Arrow UHD upcoming
Best Video Release
From
Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
Arrow UHD upcoming
To
Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
From
Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
Arrow UHD upcoming
To
Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
10/1/2025
Best English-Friendly Release
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Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
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Shout UHD
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Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
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Shout UHD
Best Video Release
From
Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
(small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
To
Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
Arrow UHD upcoming
From
Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
(small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
To
Shout UHD (small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
Arrow UHD upcoming
10/1/2025
Best English-Friendly Release
From
Shout UHD
To
Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
From
Shout UHD
To
Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
Best Video Release
From
Shout UHD
(small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout)
To
Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
(small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
From
Shout UHD
(small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout)
To
Shout UHD, Arrow UHD upcoming
(small caveat: the original song The Damned - "Dead Beat Dance" has been replaced by Straw Dogs - "Young, Fast Iranians" over the end credits in the print made available to Shout/Arrow)
Best Audio Release
Added
OOP UK Second Sight Blu-Ray and German NSM Blu-Ray have the unaltered Mono track with Dead Beat Dance intact.
Added
OOP UK Second Sight Blu-Ray and German NSM Blu-Ray have the unaltered Mono track with Dead Beat Dance intact.
12/23/2024
