Day of the Dead
United States
1985
102 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
Zombies rule the USA, except for a small group of scientists and military personnel who reside in an underground bunker in Florida. The scientists are using the undead in gruesome experiments; much to the chagrin of the military. Finally the military finds that their men have been used in the scientists’ experiments, and banish the scientists to the caves that house the Living Dead. Unfortunately, the zombies from above ground have made their way into the bunker…. —IMDb
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George A. Romero
Born George Andrew Romero on February 4, 1940 in New York City. Romero was passionate about filmmaking from an early age. After attending Carnegie-Mellon University, he worked in the industrial film business making commercials and shorts. In 1968, he released his first full-length feature, a horror film called Night of the Living Dead. Shot in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the low-budget film soon reached cult status. Romero subsequently turned it into a trilogy with 1978’s Dawn of the Living Dead and 1985’s Day of the Dead.
Known for mobilizing tiny budgets to create unforgettable scare flicks, Romero also directed Creepshow (1980), Martin (1978) and the TV show Tales From the Darkside (1984-1986). Though the success of his Dead trilogy afforded him bigger budgets and higher profile actors, Romero failed to attain the same level of success later in his career.
Romero is married to actress Christine Forrest. They have three children. —bio.
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Johnny DuBiel
16Oct11
If you didn't get what Romero was getting at in his prior commentaries on human nature, he hits you over the head with it in this one. A bleak, uncompromising horror film, and offers the bleakest outlook of any in the series (except for possibly the grisly ending of 'Diary'). There are plenty of elements that don't work as well as 'Night' or 'Dawn', but the parts that DO work do so to the most chilling effect.
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Now in Theaters: "Survival of the Dead" (George A. Romero, Canada)
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky on May 28, 2010
The paradox of George Romero is that he is equally old-fashioned and forward-thinking; keen on the modern, thinking of it in classical terms
Book Review: ZOMBIES! AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE UNDEAD
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Are you one of those folks who complains that zombies do not speak when the increasing legions of zombie fanatics yell ‘Braaaaaiiiins!’ during festival screenings? Or perhaps you are one of those higher
Twitch Top Kills: DAY OF THE DEAD
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
A classic here from Papa George, as Captain Rhodes bites it in the original Day of the Dead. Those are real pig intestines, by the way ………
Romero Zombies in Hi-Def! DAY OF THE DEAD gets a UK Blu-ray release
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Day of the Dead was once considered the weak final entry into Romero’s ‘Dead Trilogy’ (prior to Land emerging to a mixed reception in 2005), lacking enough zombie action and featuring some suspect performances
Twitch Top Kills: DAY OF THE DEAD
By Twitchfilm.net on September 6, 2010
A classic here from Papa George, as Captain Rhodes bites it in the original Day of the Dead. Those are real pig intestines, by the way ……
Romero Zombies in Hi-Def! DAY OF THE DEAD gets a UK Blu-ray release
By Twitchfilm.net on June 29, 2010
Day of the Dead was once considered the weak final entry into Romero’s ‘Dead Trilogy’ (prior to Land emerging to a mixed reception in 2005), lacking enough zombie action and featuring some suspect performances
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By House of Leaves on November 15, 2009
Here you go—now THIS is how you do it. In my opinion, Romero’s best all-around film (I was never a big fan of Dawn). Great characters, arguably the best zombie effects ever conceived (by Savini in… read review
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By Tony Pauletto on November 13, 2009
Once you get over the two-dimensional characters and the highly exaggerated performances, this an enjoyable blood and guts romp. The gory visual effects and make-up are inventive and wonderfully grotesque… read review
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