The Return of the Living Dead

(The Return of the Living Dead)

 Credits

Cast

Burt
Clu Gulager
Frank
James Karen
Ernie
Don Calfa
Freddy
Thom Mathews
Tina
Beverly Randolph
Chuck
John Philbin
Casey
Jewel Shepard
Spider
Miguel Nunez (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.)
Scuz
Brian Peck
Trash
Linnea Quigley
Suicide
Mark Venturini
Colonel Glover
Jonathan Terry
Colonel's Wife
Cathleen Cordell
Paramedic #1
Drew Deighan
Paramedic #2
James Dalesandro
Radio Corpse #1
John Durbin
Radio Corpse #2
David Bond
Tac Squad Captain
Bob Libman
Riot Cop #1
John Stuart West
Riot Cop #2
Michael Crabtree
Riot Cop #3
Ed Krieger
Cop #1
Robert Craighead
Cop #2
Paul Cloud
Gunnery Sergeant
Derrick Brice
Dispatcher
Leigh Drake
Yellow Cadaver
Terrence M. Houlihan (Terrence Houlihan)
Tarman
Allan Trautman
Headless Tarman
Robert Bennett (Robert J. Bennett)
Legless Corpse
Jerome 'Daniels' Coleman
½ Lady Corpse
Cherry Davis
Officer
Rick Askew (*)
...
Leslee Bremmer (*)
Helicopter Loudspeaker Officer / Bum Outside Warehouse (voice)
Dan O'Bannon (*)
Yellow Zombie
Larry Odien (*)
Bum with Shopping Cart
William Stout (*)

Director

Director
Dan O'Bannon

Writing credits

Screenplay
Dan O'Bannon
Story
Rudy Ricci
Story
Russell Streiner
Book
John Russo (John A. Russo)

Producer

Executive producer
John Daly
Producer
Tom Fox
Executive producer
Derek Gibson
Co-producer
Graham Henderson

Music

Music
Matt Clifford

Cinematography

Cinematographer
Jules Brenner

Editor

Editor
Robert Gordon

Casting

Casting director
Stanzi Stokes

Production design

Production designer
William Stout

Art direction

Art director
Robert Howland

Set decoration

Set decorator
Robert Lucas

Makeup department

Special makeup effects
Allan A. Apone
Punk makeup artist
Yvette Bliss
Additional special makeup artist
Craig Caton
Makeup artist: half-corpse effects
Tony Gardner
Assistant makeup artist
Wendy Hogan
Hair stylist
Wendy Hogan
Special makeup effects artist
William Munns
Additional special effects makeup
Kenny Myers
Key makeup artist
Robin L. Neal
Additional special makeup artist
Larry Odien
Additional special makeup artist
Tony Rupprecht
Additional special makeup artist
Douglas J. White

Production management

Production manager
Michael Bennett

Assistant director

Second assistant director
Scott Javine
Second assistant director
Josh King
First assistant director
David M. Robertson

Art department

Property master
Barbara Benz
Lead man
Michael Gastaldo
Assistant art director
Clayton Hartley
Set dresser
Héctor López
Stand-by painter
Brian Pascall
Assistant property master
Frederick B. Van Brunt
Set dresser
Sara Lee Wade

Sound department

Sound re-recording mixer
Chris Carpenter
Boom operator
Robert Jackson
Assistant sound editor
Adam Johnston
Supervising sound editor
Dale Johnston
Sound mixer
Ron Judkins
Sound re-recording mixer
Bob Minkler
Sound re-recording mixer
Ray West
Sound effects editor
Jerry Whittington

Special effects

Special effects foreman
Kevin F. McCarthy (Kevin McCarthy)
Special effects supervisor
Robert E. McCarthy

Visual effects

Visual effects camera operator: Fantasy II
John Huneck
Visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Leslie Huntley
Model shop supervisor
Michael Joyce
Model maker: Fantasy II Film Effects
Paul Kassler
Visual effects supervisor
Peter Kleinow (Pete Kleinow)
Matte painting: Fantasy II Film Effects
Ken Marschall
Rotoscoping
Bret Mixon
Model maker: Fantasy II Film Effects
Gary Rhodaback
Nuclear explosion
Joseph Viskocil (Joe Viskocil)
Visual effects supervisor
Gene Warren Jr.

Stunts

Stunts
Blair Burrows
Stunts
Hank Calia
Stunts
Michael Carr
Stunts
Fernando Celis
Stunt coordinator
Erik Cord
Stunts
Monty Cox
Stunts
Gardner Doolittle
Stunts
Ralph Garrett
Stunts
John Gillespie
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunt coordinator
Gary Jensen
Stunts
Gary Jensen
Stunts & stunt driver
Kim Koscki (Kim Robert Koscki)
Stunts
Joel Kramer
Stunts
Paula Moody (Paula Marie Moody)
Stunts
Bruce Morgan (Bruce W. Morgan)
Stunts
Bernhard Pock (Bernie Pock)
Stunts
Byron Quisenberry
Stunts
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Ray Saniger
Stunts
Norm Stephens
Stunts
Ethan Wayne
Stunts
Brian J. Williams
Stunts
Ben Jensen (*)

Camera

Assistant camera
Robert L. Blatman
First assistant camera: additional photography
John Burnett
Best boy
Marty Carrillo
Grip
Andreas Crawford
Still photographer
Rory Flynn
Grip
Mark Hadland
Assistant camera
Julio Macat
Electrician
Timothy 'Guido' Magaraci
Key grip
Richard Mall
Best boy
Frank Montoya
Camera operator
Ed Nielsen
Electrician
Ronald J. Pure Jr.
Grip
Jess Tango (Jesse Tango)

Wardrobe department

Costume designer: extras
Lesley Levin
Wardrobe
Raggs
Wardrobe
Beverly Valbrown (Beverly Val-Brown)

Editorial department

Additional assistant editor
Alexis Champlin
Assistant editor
Julie Feiner
Additional editor
Mark Helfrich
Negative cutter
Vivian Hengsteler
Color timer
Daniel F. Muscarella (Dan Muscarella)
Second assistant editor
John Penney
Additional editor
Barbara Pokras
Additional assistant editor
Hilarie Roope
Apprentice editor
Michael Ruscio

Music department

Music consultant
Budd Carr
Music consultant: Enigma
William Hein
Music producer: Film Trax
Simon Heyworth
Music consultant: Enigma
Steve Pross
Composer: additional music
Robert Randles
Music supervisor
Robert Randles
Music editor
Emilie Robertson

Other crew

Script supervisor
Christena Alcorn
Assistant production accountant
Jo Barnett
Production assistant: Image 3
Don Bland
Copyright owner
Cinema '84 (A. Frederick Greenberg)
Copyright owner
Cinema '84 (Richard M. Greenberg)
Legal services: Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz
Alan Grodin
Location manager
Alexander Hendrie
Craft service
Jerome Holder
Insurance
Bob Jellen (Robert Jellen)
Production associate
Graham Jennings (Grahame Jennings)
Assistant to producers
Victoria Krieger
Copyright owner
Cinema '84 (Edwin A. Locke Jr.)
Production accountant
Richard Lorenzana
Production assistant
Michael Mersereau
Production coordinator
Karen Altman Morgenstern
First aid
Pattison Newberry
Production assistant: Image 3
Jane A. Pahlman
Extras set coordinator
Julius Polk
Consulting mortician
Timothy R. Waters
Adr voice
Lynnanne Zager (*)

(*) uncredited