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''[[Return of the Living Dead]]'' (1985) is a horror-comedy [[Film]] ~~[[Alien|~~written by Dan O'Bannon]], [[Airwolf|~~starring~~ Clu Gulager,]] [[Apt Pupil|James Karen,]] [[Stay Tuned|Don Calfa,]] [[Falcon Crest|Thom Mathews,]] [[Quincy ME|Beverly Randolph]] [[Night of the Demons|~~and~~ Linnea Quigley]]. ''Return'' is based on the premise that ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' was based on actual events, caused when a gas called 2-4-5 Trioxin was released into the morgue in the basement of a VA hospital in [[Pittsburgh]], causing the bodies to jerk around as if they were alive. Unable to contain the undead threat, the military stored the lively corpses in sealed barrels. When the story leaked out, the government allowed ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' to be made, but they ordered the filmmakers to alter the story and claim it was fictional.

'''''Return of the Living Dead''''' (1985) is a horror-comedy [[Film]] written by [[Alien|Dan O'Bannon]], starring [[Airwolf|Clu Gulager,]] [[Apt Pupil|James Karen,]] [[Stay Tuned|Don Calfa,]] [[Falcon Crest|Thom Mathews,]] [[Quincy, M.E.|Beverly Randolph]] and [[Night of the Demons|Linnea Quigley]]. ''Return'' is based on the premise that ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' was based on actual events, caused when a gas called 2-4-5 Trioxin was released into the morgue in the basement of a VA hospital in [[Pittsburgh]], causing the bodies to jerk around as if they were alive. Unable to contain the undead threat, the military stored the lively corpses in sealed barrels. When the story leaked out, the government allowed ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' to be made, but they ordered the filmmakers to alter the story and claim it was fictional.

However, due to a clerical error, a few such Barrels of Doom were shipped to a warehouse currently employing our intrepid heroes, and stored there for years. As testament to the strength and quality of the barrels, one of them springs a leak as soon as the foreman reassures his new employee of the solid military construction by slapping the side of one of them. The Trioxin gets into the cadaver freezer, animating the contents. The shambling, hungry dead escape, craving their favorite food: Brains...

''[[Return of the Living Dead]]'' was followed by four sequels, one of which featured a tragic romance between [[A Boy and His X|a boy and his zombified girlfriend.]]

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== General Tropes ==

* [[Ashes to Crashes]]: Burning the living dead is a very bad idea, as more zombies come to life that way.