Night of the Living Dead (1990)

The unburied dead return to life and seek human victims.

Director:

Tom Savini

Writers:

John A. Russo (earlier screenplay), George A. Romero (earlier screenplay),

Stars:

Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Todd	...	Ben
Patricia Tallman	...	Barbara
Tom Towles	...	Harry Cooper
McKee Anderson	...	Helen Cooper
William Butler	...	Tom
Katie Finneran	...	Judy Rose
Bill Moseley	...	Johnnie (as Bill Mosley)
Heather Mazur	...	Sarah Cooper
David W. Butler	...	Hondo (as David Butler)
Zachary Mott	...	Bulldog
Pat Reese	...	The Mourner
William Cameron	...	The Newsman
Pat Logan	...	Uncle Rege
Berle Ellis	...	The Flaming Zombie
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille	...	T.V. Interviewer

Storyline

In this remake of the original classic film, a group of people are trapped inside a farmhouse as legions of the walking dead try to get inside and use them for food.

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Plot Keywords:

farmhouse | remake | cemetery | attack | cult film | 

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Taglines:

There IS a fate worse than death.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

La noche de los muertos vivientes

Filming Locations:

West Middletown Cemetery - 4699 Jefferson Ave, Avella, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,200,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5,835,247 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

21st Century Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 88 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point in the film, a female zombie can be seen walking through a field with the house in the background. This zombie hears the banging from the humans in the house trying to board up the windows and is attracted to the noise, so she turns and begins staggering to the house. This woman actually owned the house in real life. The producers wanted to use the house in the film and agreed to give the woman a small acting part in exchange.

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Goofs

In one scene, it shows 3 zombies abreast moving toward the camera. Two of them are moving in the typical zombie manner - slowly and mechanically. The third zombie (on the right) is moving much faster than the others. The scene cuts briefly to another scene then it cuts back to the 3 zombies. The one on the right is now moving much slower like the others. When the camera first cut from that scene, the director undoubtedly chastised the third actor zombie and told him to slow down before doing another take.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Johnnie: They're coming to get you, Barbara!
Barbara: Stop it!
Johnnie: They're coming!
[evil laughter]
Johnnie: They don't like being awaken this way!
Barbara: Why do you have to be so mean?
Johnnie: 'Cause I'm your older brother. Being mean and heartless is part of the job.

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Connections

Referenced in The Remake (2006)

User Reviews

An interesting twist on the old formula.

You can't help but feel a tingle of deja vu while watching the color remake of Night of the Living Dead. It is essential for full enjoyment to have seen the original since the remake takes the same story and twists and tweaks it to bring it into the 90's. People are divided into two camps on this film. They either absolutely hate it or they have been enraptured by the change-up's that it pitches at you. I am of the later camp. At least Barbara (played by the beautiful Patricia Tallman) has enough of her wits about her to point out how irrational everybody else is being instead of being the catatonic victim like the first time around. "They're so slow. We can just walk right by them." She remarks to Ben (Tony Todd) who is adamant about staying in the house. Perhaps this version isn't socially relevant like the first, but it's nice to see that Romero can add a twist ending that can stand on it's own merits, but really is amusing in light of the former movie.