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Writer:
George A. Romero (written by)
Release Date:
19 July 1985 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Dead have waited. The day has come. more
Plot:
A small group of military officers and scientists dwell in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
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Very gruesome and claustrophobic zombie movie.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lori Cardille | ... | Sarah | |
| Terry Alexander | ... | John | |
| Joseph Pilato | ... | Capt. Rhodes (as Joe Pilato) | |
| Jarlath Conroy | ... | William McDermott | |
| Anthony Dileo Jr. | ... | Pvt. Miguel Salazar (as Antonè DiLeo) | |
| Richard Liberty | ... | Logan | |
| Sherman Howard | ... | Bub (as Howard Sherman) | |
| Gary Howard Klar | ... | Pvt. Steel (as G. Howard Klar) | |
| Ralph Marrero | ... | Pvt. Rickles | |
| John Amplas | ... | Dr. Ted Fisher | |
| Phillip G. Kellams | ... | Pvt. Miller | |
| Taso N. Stavrakis | ... | Pvt. Torrez | |
| Gregory Nicotero | ... | Pvt. Johnson | |
| Don Brockett | ... | Featured Zombie (chief) | |
| William Cameron | ... | Featured Zombie |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
102 min | Argentina:101 min | Norway:97 min | Australia:97 min | Canada:96 min (Ontario)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:18 (original rating) (cut) |
UK:18 (video rating) (1986) (cut) |
UK:18 (video re-rating) (1997) |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) (video rating) (1998) |
Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia/Ontario) (uncut version) |
Canada:R (Ontario) (cut) |
Canada:R (Manitoba) |
Finland:(Banned) (original rating) |
Chile:14 (uncut DVD version) |
Canada:14A (Ontario) (Re-rated 2008) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Denmark:16 |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-12 |
Hong Kong:III |
Ireland:18 |
Italy:VM14 |
Japan:R-15 |
Norway:(Banned) (original rating) |
Norway:15 (re-rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
USA:Unrated |
West Germany:(Banned) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Trivia:
The first film in George A. Romero's "Dead" series to begin a tradition of having a clown zombie, as also seen in Land of the Dead (2005) and Diary of the Dead (2007).
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: An obvious stunt-double for Anthony "Miguel" Dileo for the scene where he's thrown off of the platform by "Steele". (The stuntman appears to be Taso Stavrakis, who also plays the character of "Torrez" in the film.)
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Quotes:
[first lines]
McDermott: Nothing, nothing at all.
Sarah: Send again.
McDermott: I've been sending up and down the coast from Sarasota to the Everglades and still getting back the same dead air. There's nothing! There's nobody or at least nobody with a radio.
Sarah: All right then let's set down, we'll use the bullhorn.
McDermott: Set down? Wait a minute, that's not in our contract!
Sarah: It's the biggest city within 150 miles and we're going to give it every chance.
McDermott: Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Sarah: Set down, John!
John: I'll set us down. But I won't leave my seat and I'll keep the engine running. Now the first sign of trouble, I'm going up. If you ain't on board when that happens, you're likely to have a lousy afternoon.
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McDermott: Nothing, nothing at all.
Sarah: Send again.
McDermott: I've been sending up and down the coast from Sarasota to the Everglades and still getting back the same dead air. There's nothing! There's nobody or at least nobody with a radio.
Sarah: All right then let's set down, we'll use the bullhorn.
McDermott: Set down? Wait a minute, that's not in our contract!
Sarah: It's the biggest city within 150 miles and we're going to give it every chance.
McDermott: Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Sarah: Set down, John!
John: I'll set us down. But I won't leave my seat and I'll keep the engine running. Now the first sign of trouble, I'm going up. If you ain't on board when that happens, you're likely to have a lousy afternoon.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Zombie Genocide (1993) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Break Down
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In 1985 this zombie movie virtually went by unnoticed except for many Romero fans. It was virtually dead a week or two after it hit the theaters. Many attribute its failings to the other many horror films released that year including "Re-Animator", "Fright Night", and "Return of the Living Dead". All these movies were R though and day was not. Romero stuck to his guns and made a very gory movie. Unfortunately, when dawn was released there were still many independent theaters, but by 1985 the chains had taken over and one thing chains do is not show movies like this. So it went by unnoticed and those that did notice it usually had nothing good to say about it other than the zombies looked really good. So suffice to say, I wasn't expecting much when I bought this movie except the zombies would look good. However, I am happy to report that I was very pleasantly surprised. The movie mainly takes place in an underground facility though there is the scene at the beginning in the town. I wish there were more scenes above ground as the one there is, is very well done. In the underground facility there is a lot of bickering between some scientists and some army guys who look and act nothing like army guys. Then again who knows how long they have been down there so people are bound to crack. There are also a couple of guys who may be army, but act like civilians and definitely have cooler heads than the rest of them. There is also a doctor who is trying to teach the zombies how to be more docile. All the wildness and arguing eventually leads to a major meltdown which leads to of course zombies penetrating the base and this leads to a very good gory finish. Not quite as good as Dawn, but not as far off as I was lead to believe this movie is very entertaining.