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Release Date:
1 October 1968 (USA)
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They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH!... more
Plot:
A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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Big Autopsy Of The Dead Giveaways! DVD's, Posters And Rare Autographed 8X10's!
(From Icons of Fright. 4 December 2009, 3:19 PM, PST)
Convention Report: 2nd Annual Living Dead Festival, Evans City, Pa on October 30, 2009
(From Icons of Fright. 18 November 2009, 9:42 AM, PST)
(From Icons of Fright. 4 December 2009, 3:19 PM, PST)
Convention Report: 2nd Annual Living Dead Festival, Evans City, Pa on October 30, 2009
(From Icons of Fright. 18 November 2009, 9:42 AM, PST)
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Not only one of the greatest horror / independent films ever made, but one of the greatest films ever made period
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Duane Jones | ... | Ben | |
| Judith O'Dea | ... | Barbra | |
| Karl Hardman | ... | Harry Cooper | |
| Marilyn Eastman | ... | Helen Cooper / Bug-eating zombie | |
| Keith Wayne | ... | Tom | |
| Judith Ridley | ... | Judy | |
| Kyra Schon | ... | Karen Cooper | |
| Charles Craig | ... | Newscaster / Zombie | |
| S. William Hinzman | ... | Cemetery Zombie (original and new scenes) (as Bill Heinzman) | |
| George Kosana | ... | Sheriff McClelland | |
| Frank Doak | ... | Scientist | |
| Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille | ... | Field reporter | |
| A.C. McDonald | ... | Zombie / Posse Member | |
| Samuel R. Solito | ... | Zombie / Posse Member | |
| Mark Ricci | ... | Washington scientist |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (Philippines: English title) (recut version) (USA) (recut version)
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (Australia)
Laugh Track: Night of the Living Dead (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
Monster Flick (USA) (working title)
Night of Anubis (USA) (working title)
Night of the Flesh Eaters (USA) (working title)
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George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (Australia)
Laugh Track: Night of the Living Dead (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
Monster Flick (USA) (working title)
Night of Anubis (USA) (working title)
Night of the Flesh Eaters (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
96 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
USA:Unrated (1968) |
Finland:K-16 (cut) |
Finland:K-18 (uncut) |
Singapore:NC-16 (30th anniversary edition) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:14A |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 (video rating) (2007) |
Australia:R |
USA:TV-14 (TV rating) (cut) |
USA:TV-MA (TV rating) (uncut) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Italy:T (original DVD rating) |
Italy:VM18 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) |
Canada:R (Manitoba) |
France:-16 |
Germany:16 (re-rating) (uncut) |
Ireland:18 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 |
UK:X (original rating) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:18 |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The main house did not have a true basement but a dirt potter's cellar, and thus had no long staircase leading down to it. Because of this, the basement scenes were filmed in the editing studio's cellar.
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Goofs:
Continuity: The torch (table leg) jumps from the chair outside to the character's hand and back again between shots when the chair is put outside.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Barbara: They oughta make the day the time changes the first day of summer.
Johnny: What?
Barbara: Well, it's eight o'clock, and it's still light!
Johnny: A lot of good the extra daylight does us. You know, we've still got a three-hour drive back; we're not gonna be home until after midnight.
Barbara: Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.
Johnny: Heh, you think I'd wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this? You know, I figure we'll have to get mother to move down here or have the grave moved down to Pittsburgh.
Barbara: Well, she can't make a trip like this!
Johnny: Yeah, I know that she can't.
[Reach for the wreath in the backseat]
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Barbara: They oughta make the day the time changes the first day of summer.
Johnny: What?
Barbara: Well, it's eight o'clock, and it's still light!
Johnny: A lot of good the extra daylight does us. You know, we've still got a three-hour drive back; we're not gonna be home until after midnight.
Barbara: Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.
Johnny: Heh, you think I'd wanna blow Sunday on a scene like this? You know, I figure we'll have to get mother to move down here or have the grave moved down to Pittsburgh.
Barbara: Well, she can't make a trip like this!
Johnny: Yeah, I know that she can't.
[Reach for the wreath in the backseat]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in When Shaun Met George (2005) (V)
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What other remakes and unofficial sequels have sprung from the "Dead" movies?What causes the dead to reanimate?
Who is Johnny imitating?
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I often wonder if George Romero was knowing that this was going to become one of the most influential films ever made when he sat down to write the screenplay. Few other b-movies have had such great cinematography, direction, dialog, and acting. You can say what you want about "Dawn of the Dead", but this shall always be the foremost zombie horror film in my mind.
The plot involves the radiation from a fallen satellite is causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves to feast off the living's flesh. They can only be killed by a blow to the head. A group of people, in need of protection from the hordes, barricade themselves in an abandoned farmhouse. They are pretty much lead by as young black man named Ben, a resourceful person trying to protect himself and the others.
Surprising as it may sound, the human drama involved is just as suspenseful as the zombies outside the house. It shows how human beings panic in the time of terror, and will stop at nothing to protect themselves and none others. Definitely one of the top ten horror films ever made. (10/10)