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Director:
Roy Frumkes
Writer:
Roy Frumkes
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Release Date:
21 June 1985 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Documentary | Horror See more »
Plot:
A documentary about George A. Romero's films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead. | Add synopsis »
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An historically important documentary with some insights into the struggles faced by independent filmmakers See more (12 total) »

Cast

 
John Amplas ... Himself
Carl Augenstein ... Himself
Steve Bissette ... Himself
David Emge ... Himself

Ken Foree ... Himself
Christine Forrest ... Herself (as Christine Romero)
Roy Frumkes ... Himself
Michael Gornick ... Himself
Joe Kane ... Himself (as The Phantom of the Movies)
Nicole Potter ... Narrator (voice)

Scott H. Reiniger ... Himself

George A. Romero ... Himself
Richard P. Rubinstein ... Himself

Tom Savini ... Himself

Susan Tyrrell ... Narrator (voice)
Gahan Wilson ... Himself

Groucho Marx ... Ronald Kornblow (uncredited) (archive footage)
Gaylen Ross ... Francine Parker (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roy Frumkes 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Roy Frumkes 

Produced by
Len Anthony .... executive producer
Paul Borghese .... co-executive producer
Roy Frumkes .... producer
Sukey Raphael .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Rick Ulfik 
 
Cinematography by
Reeves Lehman 
 
Film Editing by
Gary Cooper 
Dennis Werner 
 
Production Management
Wellington Fung .... production manager
 
Art Department
Robert De Bellis .... art director: New York
Kathleen Hoffmann .... calligraphy
Al Kilgore .... one sheet art
Nicole Potter .... title graphics
 
Sound Department
Jim Brewelhide .... sound recordist: Pittsburgh
Tom Clancey .... sound recordist: Pittsburgh
Rick Dior .... sound mixer
Howard Hirsch .... sound
Sal Yannotti .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Brosnan .... stop-motion director of photography
James Callanan .... second camera operator
Thomas Coash .... camera operator: New York
Dennis Daniel .... still photographer: Pittsburgh
Richard Dwyer .... camera operator: Pittsburgh (as Zout Dwyer)
Grant Fritchey .... gaffer
K.S. Kolbert .... still photographer
Larry Merz .... still photographer: New York
Tom Savini .... still photographer
Ralph Vituccio .... camera operator: Pittsburgh
 
Animation Department
Henry Jones .... animator
Carl Paolino .... animation director
 
Editorial Department
Noëlle Penraat .... negative matcher
Michael Schweitzer .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Ted Bonnitt .... production assistant
Elizabeth Malcolm .... production assistant: Pittsburgh shoot
 
Thanks
Claudio Argento .... special thanks
Dario Argento .... special thanks
Tom Brown .... thanks: Zanesville
Tony Ceglia .... thanks
Carl Devito .... thanks
Tom Dubensky .... thanks
Christine Forrest .... special thanks (as Chris Romero)
David Franklin .... thanks
Alana Frumkes .... thanks
Christopher Frumkes .... thanks
Lewis Frumkes .... thanks
Michael Gornick .... thanks
Harriet Hall .... thanks
Robert A. Harris .... thanks
Charles Hirsch .... thanks
Reeves Lehman .... thanks
Victor Petrashevic .... thanks
Sukey Raphael .... thanks
David Rhodes .... thanks
Silas Rhodes .... thanks
George A. Romero .... special thanks
Richard P. Rubinstein .... special thanks
Tom Savini .... special thanks
Rocco Simonelli .... thanks
Sidney Tager .... thanks
Lynn Vandewater .... thanks
Joe Violante .... thanks (as Joey Violante)
Robert James Winston .... thanks
Ramy Zada .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor) | Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Footage from Dawn of the Dead (1978) contains dialogue not found in the theatrical cut or the director's cut.See more »
Quotes:
Roy Frumkes:[about "Day of the dead] Is this the end?
George A. Romero:The zombies are developing, and I'm getting dumber by the minute.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Making Slime (1998) (V)See more »

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An historically important documentary with some insights into the struggles faced by independent filmmakers, 17 February 1999
Author: neil peter huthnance (nhuthnm@ozdocs.net.au) from Sydney, Australia

Given the avowed intentions of George Romero as an independent filmmaker, we can see his zombie epics as no mere tilting at windmills. Rather, Romero can be seen as a reflexive artist: his metaphorical depiction in these films of the constraints on attaining a fulfilling life run parallel to the difficulties he faced in the production process. This documentary charts the trajectory of Romero's career through a period in which access to the means of film production, he acknowledges, has become less possible for like minded independents trying to get a start in the film industry. These struggles are symptomatic of how globalisation has helped foster the libertarian survivalist mentality of "the player", dependent upon multi-skilling, movement and market "freedom" from government regulation and civility/citizenship (or loyalty to and/or lifetime employment by one studio/company). "Day of the Dead" depicts the destructive restlessness of soldiers and 1 mad scientist trapped in a bunker. With no government to sanction their role, they become increasingly mercenary/asocial. Rebellion against regulation is celebrated in the caricatures of BIG GOVERNMENT as Nazis or "the Evil Empire" in 2 of the biggest flagships for these changes; the Indiana Jones and "Star Wars" films produced by major studios. Their return of the "hero" cultivates reliance upon adaptive individual resources ("Han SOLO" indeed!) and changes in consciousness rather than social structures...the teachings of Anthony Robbins echo Yoda. Since the period in which this documentary was made, changes in media cross- ownership have led to films of popular computer and video games. It seems Romero has finally had to follow the trends by making "Resident Evil", if only to finance the concluding installment of his zombie series.

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