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Dawn of the Dead (2004) -- A nurse, a policeman, a street gang member, his wife, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

Overview

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7.4/10   63,225 votes
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Director:
Zack Snyder
Writers (WGA):
George A. Romero (1978 screenplay)
James Gunn (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 March 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
When the undead rise, civilization will fall. more
Plot:
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(131 articles)
Bad Biology and Maniac mavens get bloody in new movie
 (From Fangoria. 2 July 2009, 9:05 PM, PDT)

American Werewolf Remake Confirmed
 (From EmpireOnline. 29 June 2009, 10:47 PM, PDT)

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Zack Snyder is the sh......man more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'armée des morts (France)
L'aube des morts (Canada: French title)
Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead (USA) (long title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong horror violence and gore, language and sexuality.
Runtime:
101 min | 110 min (unrated director's cut)
Country:
USA | Canada | Japan | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
Make-up designer David Leroy Anderson scoured forensic books and crime scene photos for ideas on how best to convey death and decay. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: When the group goes into the parking garage to turn on the generators they never make it. They are instead confronted by zombies who they douse with gasoline from a pump and set on fire. If there was no electricity in the garage then the gasoline pump wouldn't work. more
Quotes:
Terry: [covers the corpses on the floor] Somebody should say something.
Ana: Yeah.
Michael: Glen?
Glen: No.
Ana: You worked in a church.
Glen: I played the organ.
CJ: Come on, you must've heard the priest say something about life and death.
Glen: It was a job... I don't believe in God. I don't see how anyone could.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dead & Deader (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
The Man Comes Around more

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82 out of 114 people found the following comment useful:-
Zack Snyder is the sh......man, 22 March 2005
9/10
Author: composer_mike from Edoass

-I love the original DOD, it was a great horror movie that really took the zombie genre to the next level, now we have the remake and for some strange reason it doesn't suck. It's a lot of fun, exciting, and introduced me to a wonderful actress called Sarah Polley. Fans of the original DOD should write a thank you letter to Zack Snyder for making this a truly wonderful film

-The movie has a simple premise. zombies are present for some unknown reason and a few group of survivors have to rough it out in a mall. Whiles there several things happen and new characters are introduced. We meet an obnoxious guy who everyone feels like slapping, there's a love story going through, and they all begin to use the mall to it's full advantage. My favorite has to be the love story between Anna and Michael. I love romantic movies and even one in a gory zombie flick works well. There are several OMG moments in the film, and I guess the best one is the zombie baby waking up from the dead. The movie is graphic, not "Ppassion of the Christ" graphic but still pretty graphic, but the great thing is that the violence is done with a great sense of humor and not taken seriously. The celebrity zombie shooting is probably the best example of it.

-Zack Snyder has done the impossible and made a remake that doesn't suck, and for that he should be applauded. had a great time watching this movie and is looking forward for a sequel

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