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Tarman

FilmUndeadScience gone wrong1968 to 1999

Tarman is the horribly disfigured reanimated cadaver from the basement in The Return of the Living Dead. He belongs to the film's talking, brain-hungry type of zombie. He was performed by puppeteer and actor Allan Trautman.1

Battle it
First appeared
1985
Released 1985
Source work
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Dan O'Bannon
Age rating
R
Made in
USA
What causes it
Science gone wrong
A cadaver reanimated by Trioxin gas.
How you become one
A cadaver reanimated by the chemical.
Intelligence
Some intelligence

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today1985

Released 1985

field notes

What the sources say

1

Performed by actor and puppeteer Allan Trautman1

2

A horribly disfigured cadaver that comes from the basement1

3

His voice was altered in later releases of the film1

4

Production designer William Stout earned his first production design credit on the film1

Sources

  1. The Return of the Living Dead - Wikipedia

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