The Return of the Living Dead
Taste attributes: comedyhorrormusic/dancemonster/alien/supernaturalscience fictionfastunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!"
Boxlist takeA fantastical horror comedy that is uncomplicated, unsavoury and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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.
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Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Hemdale Film Corporation
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
