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''The Return of the Living Dead'' is a 1985 American black comedy/zombie horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, and Don Calfa.〔(The New York Times )〕 The film tells the story of how three men accompanied by a group of teenage punks deal with the accidental release of a horde of brain hungry zombies onto an unsuspecting town. The film is known for introducing the popular concept of zombies eating brains, as opposed to just eating human flesh, like previous zombie iterations, as well as its soundtrack, which features several noted deathrock and punk rock bands of the era. The film was a critical success and performed moderately well at the box office. It later spawned four sequels. ==Plot== At a medical supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, foreman Frank tries to impress the company's newest employee, Freddy, by showing him military drums that contain the remains of an army experiment gone wrong that inspired the film ''Night of the Living Dead.'' Frank accidentally unleashes the toxic gas inside the barrel, knocking them unconscious, and reanimating a corpse inside a meat locker, forcing the pair to call their boss Burt to help them deal with the situation. The three are able to dismember the cadaver and Burt decides to bring the remains to the nearby mortuary so it can be burned by his friend, Ernie. Elsewhere, Freddy's girlfriend, Tina, and his group of friends wait for him to finish work by messing around in a nearby graveyard. Despite his initial shock, Ernie burns the zombie remains, unknowingly releasing the toxic gas into the air. Tina goes into the warehouse to meet Freddy but instead gets trapped in the basement by Tarman, a zombie that escaped from the barrel. The gas causes a sudden acid rainfall, causing the rest of Freddy's friends to flee the graveyard, only to find that their car won't start, forcing them into the warehouse. Inside, they hear Tina's screams from the basement, and though they are able to rescue her, Suicide is killed by Tarman. The group decides to head for the mortuary by crossing through the graveyard, where they witness hundreds of zombies rising from their graves, causing the group to split up. Tina, Spider, and Scuz make it to the mortuary, Chuck and Casey return to the warehouse, and Trash is surrounded and killed. Frank and Freddy grow increasingly ill from their exposure to the gas, so Burt and Ernie call two paramedics, who run tests on them showing they have no vital signs. When the paramedics return to the ambulance, they are devoured by zombies, while Burt and Ernie learn of the hundreds more outside from Tina, Spider, and Scuz. The group decides to fortify and barricade the mortuary, resulting in Scuz's death, while backup paramedics and police arriving outside are continually ambushed by the dead. With Frank and Freddy showing signs of becoming zombies themselves, they are both locked in the chapel, along with Tina, who refuses to abandon Freddy. Trash revives as a zombie and joins the horde as they move through town feeding on the citizens. Freddy turns into a zombie and tries to attack Tina but is blinded with acid by Ernie, who injures his ankle in the process; Frank uses the distraction to escape and immolates himself in the mortuary furnace. Burt and Spider make a break for a police car outside, but are forced to abandon Ernie and Tina when they are overwhelmed by zombies. Ernie takes himself and Tina up into the attic, while an enraged Freddy attempts to hunt them down. Burt crashes the police car outside of the warehouse, and an explosion destroys the remaining cars outside. Burt and Spider join Chuck and Casey, decapitate Tarman, and enter the basement to use the phone. After hearing the police being massacred over the phone, Burt decides to call the number on the military drums, and is put through to Colonel Glover. When Glover is informed of the situation, he activates a containment protocol that destroys 20 square blocks of Louisville with a nuclear artillery shell, effectively wiping out both the zombies and the survivors. Glover describes the outcome as optimal ("less than 4000 dead"), while dismissing the new reports of skin irritation by saying "the rain should wash everything away" in time for the President's impending visit to the area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Return of the Living Dead」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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