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28 Days Later... (2002)

R  113 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller   -  27 June 2003 (USA)
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Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writer:

Alex Garland
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28 Days Later... -- Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. 28 Days Later... -- Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Palmer Alex Palmer ...
Bindu De Stoppani ...
Jukka Hiltunen Jukka Hiltunen ...
David Schneider David Schneider ...
Cillian Murphy ...
Jim
Toby Sedgwick Toby Sedgwick ...
Naomie Harris ...
Noah Huntley ...
Christopher Dunne Christopher Dunne ...
Emma Hitching Emma Hitching ...
Alexander Delamere Alexander Delamere ...
Kim McGarrity Kim McGarrity ...
Brendan Gleeson ...
Megan Burns Megan Burns ...
Justin Hackney Justin Hackney ...
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Storyline

Animal activists invade a laboratory with the intention of releasing chimpanzees that are undergoing experimentation, infected by a virus -a virus that causes rage. The naive activists ignore the pleas of a scientist to keep the cages locked, with disastrous results. Twenty-eight days later, our protagonist, Jim, wakes up from a coma, alone, in an abandoned hospital. He begins to seek out anyone else to find London is deserted, apparently without a living soul. After finding a church, which had become inhabited by zombie like humans intent on his demise, he runs for his life. Selena and Mark rescue him from the horde and bring him up to date on the mass carnage and horror as all of London tore itself apart. This is a tale of survival and ultimately, heroics, with nice subtext about mankind's savage nature. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Survivor | Coma | Scientist | Animal Rights  | See more »

Taglines:

Day 1: Exposure - Day 3: Infection - Day 8: Epidemic - Day 15: Evacuation - Day 20: Devastation See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

28 Days Later See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,500,079 (UK) (3 November 2002) (318 Screens)

Gross:

$82,719,885 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

It cost £250,000 in total to blow up the petrol station. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: Frank drives is taxi through the Blackwall Tunnel because "it's the most direct route to the other side of the river." They're starting on the north side of the river (you can clearly see this in the wide shots) and they're heading north towards Manchester. Going through the Blackwall Tunnel would take them south - completely the opposite of the direction they want to be going. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Activist: Bingo.
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Crazy Credits

Other than the Fox Searchlight logo, there are no opening credits whatsoever. The title of the movie, 28 Days Later, only appears as a descriptive subtitle. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"A.M. 180"
Written by Jason Lytle
Performed by Grandaddy
Courtesy of V2 Records, Inc.
Published by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) on behalf of V2 Music Publishing Ltd. See more »