Movie

The Return of the Living Dead

“They're back from the grave and ready to party!”

★ 7.2(2,322)19851h 31m

The Return of the Living Dead is streaming on U-NEXT in Japan, and available to rent or buy on FOD. Availability checked 24 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Dan O'Bannon
Release date: 1985-04-25
Runtime: 1h 31m
Language: English
Box office: $14,241,310
Budget: $4,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Hemdale Film Corporation
Part of: Return of the Living Dead Collection

The Return of the Living Dead — trailer

About The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 movie in the Comedy, Horror and Science Fiction genres, directed by Dan O'Bannon, starring Clu Gulager, James Karen and Don Calfa. It has a runtime of 1 hour 31 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.2/10 from 2,322 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Return of the Living Dead in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Clu Gulager

Burt

James Karen

Frank

Don Calfa

Ernie

Thom Mathews

Freddy

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Spider

Brian Peck

Scuz

John Philbin

Chuck

Linnea Quigley

Trash

Beverly Randolph

Tina

Jewel Shepard

Casey

Mark Venturini

Suicide

Jonathan Terry

Colonel Glover

Themes & keywords

cemeterydark comedycrematoriumpunk rockundeadzombieparamedicatticwarehousenight of the living deadwalking deadfemale strippinglouisvillelouisville, kysupernatural horror