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8...takes a deliciously simple idea [...] and, like Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator [...] spins off into a lurid, blackly comic nightmare that has as many laughs as it does pure scares.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Return of the Living Dead about? 
In a small town, a group of friends discovers that a toxic gas accidentally released from a medical supply warehouse has reanimated the corpses in a nearby cemetery. As the zombies begin to overrun the town, the friends must fight for survival and find a way to stop the growing horde of undead. The group soon realizes that every part of a zombie's body can survive independently, making them nearly impossible to kill. With time running out, they turn to an unlikely source for help - a mortician who might know how to defeat the zombies. But as they struggle to stay alive, they begin to question whether they're fighting against an enemy that's already won. Will they be able to escape alive or will they become part of the undead army?
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What movies are similar to The Return of the Living Dead?
Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Return of the Living Dead include Arachnophobia, Fright Night, Re-Animator, The Lost Boys, Evil Dead II, House II: The Second Story.
When was The Return of the Living Dead released in theaters?
The Return of the Living Dead was released in theaters on August 16, 1985.
