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The Return of the Living Dead Quotes

"They're back from the grave and ready to party!"

R 1985 · 1h 31m
72
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72
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10 quotes
Contemplating Death and Its Horrors
Trash Do you ever wonder about all the different ways of dying? You know, violently? And wonder, like, what would be the most horrible way to die?
Spider I try not too think about dying too much.
Trash Mm. Well for me, the worst way would be for a bunch of old men to get around me, and start biting and eating me alive.
Spider I see.
Trash First, they would tear off my clothes...
Chuck Hey, somebody get some light over here, Trash is taking off her clothes again.
A Conversation About Eating Brains
Ernie Kaltenbrunner Why do you eat people?
1/2 Woman Corpse Not people. Brains.
Ernie Kaltenbrunner Brains only?
1/2 Woman Corpse Yes.
Ernie Kaltenbrunner Why?
1/2 Woman Corpse The PAIN!
Ernie Kaltenbrunner What about the pain?
1/2 Woman Corpse The pain of being DEAD!
Ernie Kaltenbrunner It hurts... to be dead.
[laughing in surprise to his friends]
1/2 Woman Corpse I can feel myself rot.
Ernie Kaltenbrunner Eating brains... How does that make you feel?
1/2 Woman Corpse It makes the pain, go away!
Zombie Party Awaits the Living Dead
Taglines They're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!
Doubts about the effectiveness of zombie lore
Burt Wilson I thought you said if we destroyed the brain, it'd die!
Frank It worked in the movie!
Burt Wilson Well, it ain't working now, Frank!
Freddy You mean the movie lied?
Consequences of Recklessness and Poor Decisions
Burt Wilson You did what? You opened it? You stupid moron! You idiot! What's the matter with you Frank? Haven't I already told you never to even go near those goddamn tanks?
Frank What are we gonna do, Burt?
Burt Wilson I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to be sued by the Darrow Chemical Company. I might even be investigated by the government. I might become very famous. I might even lose my business. I might even go to jail, goddamn it! That's what I'm going to do!
Weird Experiences in the Movie Industry
Freddy What's the weirdest thing you ever saw in here?
Frank Oh, kid, I have seen weird things come and I have seen weird things go. But the weirdest thing I ever saw just had to cap it all.
Freddy Oh, yeah? What's that?
Frank Let me ask you a question, kid. Did you see that movie, ]?
[[Night of the Living Dead]
Freddy Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's the one where the corpses start eating the people, right? Sure. Wh-what about it?
Frank Did you know that movie was based on a true case?
Freddy Come on, you're shitting me, right?
Frank I've never been more serious in my life.
Freddy That's not possible. I mean, they showed zombies taking over the world.
Frank They changed it all around. What really happened was back in 1969, in Pittsburgh, at the V.A. hospital, there was a chemical spill and all that stuff kinda leaked down into the morgue and it made all the dead bodies kinda jump around as though it was alive.
Freddy What chemical?
Frank 2-4-5 Trioxin, it's called. It was to kinda spray on marijuana or something. And the Darrow Chemical Company was trying to develop it for the Army. And they told the guy who made the movie that if he told the true story, they'd just sue his ass off. So he changed all the facts around.
Freddy So what really happened?
Frank Well, they closed it all down, see, and the Army shipped all that contaminated dirt and all those dead bodies out. And they kept it a secret.
Freddy So how come you know about it?
Frank A typical Army fuck up. The Transportation Department got the orders crossed, and they shipped those bodies here instead of to the Darrow Chemical Company.
Struggles of Identity and Acceptance
Suicide Nobody understands me, you know that? I fuckin bust my ass for you guys, and what do I get? "You're spooky." Fuck you, man. Fuck you all.
Trash I like it spooky.
Suicide I got somethin to say, you know? What do you think this is all about? You think this is a fuckin costume? This is a way of life!
Trash Yes!
[sidling up to him]
Suicide What's wrong with you, man? Show some fuckin respect for the dead, will ya?
Urgent Warning About Cemetery Dangers
Burt Wilson Listen, there's a bunch of people from the cemetery who are stark, staring, mad, and they'll kill you and eat you if they catch you. It's like a disease. It's like rabies, only faster, a lot faster. That's why you've got to come and get us out of here now... right now!
[on the phone with the police]
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?
Ernie Kaltenbrunner cause it's just one big tough muscle.
Burt Wilson Yeah, but Ernie, I mean, c'mon, we don't want the heart sticking around!
Ernie Kaltenbrunner Then I'll turn it up hotter for the heart.
Love and Madness in a Zombie Apocalypse
Freddy Gee... And now you made me hurt myself again! You made me break my hand completely off this time Tina! But I don't care Darlin', because I love you, and you've got to let me EAT YOUR BRAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIINS! WHERE ARE YOU!
[to Tina]
Casey Chuck, I never did like you. Oh, but God, hold me tight.