The Return of the Living Dead

1985 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 72,939 VOTES · DIR. Dan O'Bannon

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,014 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:29 Hey, Frank! Let's wrap it up and go home.
00:02:35 Jesus!
00:05:25 Come on, you're shitting me, right?
00:08:37 These things were made by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
00:15:31 Are you okay, kid?
00:19:10 Do you ever fantasize...
00:22:09 Come here. Get down there. Stand by the door.
00:25:35 He might do it out of friendship.
00:29:27 How long we been friends? About how long?
00:32:34 No, it's all right.
00:38:04 .My radio. .Come on, you guys.
00:41:07 Let's go, Frank. You're gonna be all right. l'm gonna get you....
00:46:01 .What's that sound? .Through that door!
00:50:48 You have no pupillary response, no reflexes, your temperature is 70 degrees.
00:53:42 l think things are getting out of hand.
00:58:17 Man, my arms are dead.
01:00:57 .Watch out! .Don't go over there!
01:04:32 What do you mean, ''you don't''?
01:09:01 Freeze or l'll blow your fucking brains out!
01:12:23 Bring it against it. lt's all right.
01:15:39 .Where is everybody? .l don't know.
01:19:59 All right, you guys, go. Get in there, come on, fast. Get in!
01:23:16 And what did they do?
01:26:47 No, this hasn't been very pleasant for anyone.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,014
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:26:47

Production Record

DirectorDan O'Bannon
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$14,241,310
IMDb votes72,939