The Return of the Living Dead
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The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 horror-comedy film that popularized fast, talking zombies and a punk rock aesthetic, becoming a cult classic in the zombie genre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Return of the Living Dead canonical | 1 |
| The Return of the Living Dead Part II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10586187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Return of the Living Dead Context triple: [Miguel A. Núñez Jr., notableWork, The Return of the Living Dead]
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A.
Braindead (Dead Alive)
Braindead (Dead Alive) is a 1992 New Zealand splatter-comedy horror film renowned for its extreme gore and darkly humorous take on the zombie genre.
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B.
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead is a 2007 found-footage-style zombie horror film written and directed by George A. Romero that reboots his Living Dead series with a focus on media, technology, and social commentary.
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C.
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead is a landmark 1978 horror film directed by George A. Romero that helped define the modern zombie genre with its graphic gore, social satire, and influential special effects.
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D.
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film) is a color remake of George A. Romero’s classic 1968 zombie horror film, noted for its updated effects, altered character dynamics, and more modern sensibilities.
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E.
The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget cult horror film directed by Sam Raimi, renowned for its inventive camerawork, extreme gore, and darkly comic tone that helped redefine modern horror cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Return of the Living Dead Target entity description: The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 horror-comedy film that popularized fast, talking zombies and a punk rock aesthetic, becoming a cult classic in the zombie genre.
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A.
Braindead (Dead Alive)
Braindead (Dead Alive) is a 1992 New Zealand splatter-comedy horror film renowned for its extreme gore and darkly humorous take on the zombie genre.
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B.
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead is a 2007 found-footage-style zombie horror film written and directed by George A. Romero that reboots his Living Dead series with a focus on media, technology, and social commentary.
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C.
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead is a landmark 1978 horror film directed by George A. Romero that helped define the modern zombie genre with its graphic gore, social satire, and influential special effects.
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D.
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film) is a color remake of George A. Romero’s classic 1968 zombie horror film, noted for its updated effects, altered character dynamics, and more modern sensibilities.
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E.
The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget cult horror film directed by Sam Raimi, renowned for its inventive camerawork, extreme gore, and darkly comic tone that helped redefine modern horror cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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horror comedy film ⓘ zombie film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | John A. Russo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Return of the Living Dead (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Beverly Randolph
NERFINISHED
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Brian Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Clu Gulager NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Calfa NERFINISHED ⓘ James Karen NERFINISHED ⓘ Linnea Quigley NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel A. Núñez Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thom Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jules Brenner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Burt Wilson
NERFINISHED
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Ernie Kaltenbrunner NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarman NERFINISHED ⓘ Trash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Return of the Living Dead Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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horror ⓘ horror comedy ⓘ zombie ⓘ |
| influenced | later zombie films featuring fast zombies ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Francis Haines
NERFINISHED
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Matt Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
features fast-moving zombies
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features talking zombies ⓘ incorporates punk rock aesthetic ⓘ popularized zombies craving brains specifically ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Return of the Living Dead film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tom Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-08-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundtrackGenre | punk rock ⓘ |
| subgenre | splatter film ⓘ |
| tagline | They're Back From The Grave and Ready to Party! ⓘ |
| writer | Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Return of the Living Dead Description of subject: The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 horror-comedy film that popularized fast, talking zombies and a punk rock aesthetic, becoming a cult classic in the zombie genre.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Return of the Living Dead Part II