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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 16, 1985
Box Office
$14.2M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
3.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 27, 2002
Theaters
5
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Studio
Hemdale Film Corporation, Fox Films Ltd., Cinema 84
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Cast
Full credits →C
Clu Gulager
Burt
J
James Karen
Frank
D
Don Calfa
Ernie
T
Thom Mathews
Freddy
M
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Spider
B
Brian Peck
Scuz
J
John Philbin
Chuck
L
Linnea Quigley
Trash
B
Beverly Randolph
Tina
J
Jewel Shepard
Casey
M
Mark Venturini
Suicide
J
Jonathan Terry
Colonel Glover
C
Cathleen Cordell
Colonel's Wife
D
David Bond
Radio Corpse #2
D
Derrick Brice
Gunnery Sergeant
P
Paul Cloud
Cop #2
M
Michael Crabtree
Riot Cop #2
R
Robert Craighead
Cop #1
J
James Dalesandro
Paramedic #2
L
Leigh Drake
Dispatcher
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Quotes
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Taglines
They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Challenge of Burning a Heart
Burt Wilson
What about the bones Ernie?
Ernie Kaltenbrunner
Bones are no problem. Hardest thing to burn is the heart.
Burt Wilson
A heart, why?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
