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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jeffrey Reddick (screenplay)
George A. Romero (motion picture "Day of the Dead")
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Release Date:
8 April 2008 (USA) more
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Tagline:
This spring, the dead will rise! more
Plot:
When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Gay Of The Dead 25: Big Bear Horror Film Festival Recap—Part 1
 (From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 3:24 AM, PDT)

Rumor: Director Found For Halloween 3D?!
 (From Icons of Fright. 2 September 2009, 12:54 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Not a bad day, not a bad day at all. more (202 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mena Suvari ... Sarah Bowman

Nick Cannon ... Salazar

Michael Welch ... Trevor Bowman

AnnaLynne McCord ... Nina

Stark Sands ... Bud Crain

Matt Rippy ... Doctor Logan

Pat Kilbane ... Scientist
Taylor Hoover ... Local Girl

Christa Campbell ... Mrs. Leitner

Ian McNeice ... Paul - DJ

Ving Rhames ... Captain Rhodes
Robert Rais ... Mr. Leitner
Michael McCoy ... Mr. Noble
Laura Giosh ... Mrs. Noble (as Laura Goish Markov)
Vanessa Johansson ... Receptionist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Day of the Dead: The Need to Feed (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong pervasive horror violence and gore, and language.
Runtime:
86 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The Radio Station is on the Elm Street. This is a reference to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). more
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Continuity: The bite wound on Bud's hand disappears while in the parking lot, then reappears when he is in the HMMWV. more
Quotes:
Sarah Bowman: [walking in on Trevor and Nina] Nothing on TV? more
Movie Connections:
References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) more
Soundtrack:
The Cheese more

FAQ

Did this film get a theatrical release?
What movies are in the "Dead" series?
Is this a sequel to the 2004 remake of 'Dawn of the Dead'?
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47 out of 76 people found the following comment useful.
Not a bad day, not a bad day at all., 6 April 2008
7/10
Author: tyler-and-jack from Edinburgh.

Watch this movie as in any way being connected to the Romero series of movies or even the remake of Dawn Of The Dead and you are heading down a one-way alley towards a wall spray-painted with "disappointment". Watch this movie, however, for the sake of seeing a decent little zombie flick and you should enjoy yourself. Is it in the same league as any of those just mentioned? Of course not. Is it the worst horror movie of the year? Not by a bloody, and I do mean bloody, long shot.

The plot? The dead start problematically walking about with bad hunger pangs and a few survivors back up and back up until they find out the cause of the problem and also the fact that they must destroy as many zombies as possible before the film ends. Oh, and there's a zombie known as "Bud" and an army member known as "Captain Rhodes" in at least two nods to the original movie (a film much maligned over the years but one that's also growing in the hearts of zombie fans worldwide, from what I've seen).

The main points against this movie are the facts that we've seen much of it before, Mena Suvari is the least convincing soldier since my mother gave me a Barbie in a khaki skirt for Christmas and told me it was an Action Man (that's G.I. Joe for my American friends) and, at only 80 minutes long, it feels like little more than a taster for something that could/should have been even better. Also, there's a bit too much CG-blood for my taste.

On the plus side, and it's not a universal view, I loved the non-stop action once things went all pear-shaped, the zombies new super-skills added to the tension and gave a new spin to an old stalwart and the blood was flowing quicker than the Mississippi on a really, really rainy day.

Horror fans won't necessarily be scared by this but they WILL be entertained. Which, from a zombie movie, is sometimes all you need.

See this if you like: Mena Suvari, Resident Evil, Nightmare City.

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