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Dawn of the Dead

  • 1978
  • 16
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

  • Director
    • George A. Romero
  • Writer
    • George A. Romero
  • Stars
    • David Emge
    • Ken Foree
    • Scott H. Reiniger
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    131K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,092
    918
    • Director
      • George A. Romero
    • Writer
      • George A. Romero
    • Stars
      • David Emge
      • Ken Foree
      • Scott H. Reiniger
    • 799User reviews
    • 173Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    David Emge
    David Emge
    • Stephen
    Ken Foree
    Ken Foree
    • Peter
    Scott H. Reiniger
    Scott H. Reiniger
    • Roger
    Gaylen Ross
    Gaylen Ross
    • Francine
    David Crawford
    • Dr. Foster
    David Early
    • Mr. Berman
    Richard France
    Richard France
    • Scientist
    Howard Smith
    Howard Smith
    • TV Commentator
    Daniel Dietrich
    • Givens
    Fred Baker
    • Commander
    James A. Baffico
    • Wooley
    • (as Jim Baffico)
    Rod Stouffer
    • Young Officer on Roof
    Jese Del Gre
    • Old Priest
    Clayton McKinnon
    • Officer in Project Apt.
    John Rice
    John Rice
    • Officer in Project Apt.
    Ted Bank
    • Officer at Police Dock
    Randy Kovitz
    Randy Kovitz
    • Officer at Police Dock
    Patrick McCloskey
    • Officer at Police Dock
    • Director
      • George A. Romero
    • Writer
      • George A. Romero
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    • Trivia
      Tom Savini chose the gray color for the zombies' skin, since Night of the Living Dead (1968) was in B&W and the zombie skin-tone was not depicted. He later said it was a mistake, because many of them ended up looking quite blue on film.
    • Goofs
      When Roger runs out of a truck and back toward the mall, one particular zombie in a red-and-black striped shirt gets out of character and decides to tuck in his shirt.
    • Quotes

      Francine Parker: They're still here.

      Stephen: They're after us. They know we're still in here.

      Peter: They're after the place. They don't know why; they just remember. Remember that they want to be in here.

      Francine Parker: What the hell are they?

      Peter: They're us, that's all. There's no more room in hell.

      Stephen: What?

      Peter: Something my granddaddy used to tell us. You know Macumba? Voodoo. Granddad was a priest in Trinidad. Used to tell us, "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth."

    • Crazy credits
      George A. Romero appears on screen as a TV Station Director (the bearded man wearing a scarf and a blue shirt) as his name appears, listing him as "Editor", in the on-screen credits beneath him.
    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema version (aka Romero's 'theatrical print') was cut by 3 mins 46 secs by the BBFC to remove an exploding head and a screwdriver killing plus stabbings and scenes of disembowelment, and the 1989 video version lost a further 12 secs of gore and shooting plus a scene of a woman's neck being bitten during the housing project sequence. Some cuts were restored in the alternate 1997 Directors Cut video although 6 secs remained missing including the exploding head, neck bite and an additional edit to the shooting of the two zombie children (in response to the 1997 Dunblane massacre). All cuts were fully waived in 2003 from both the Directors Cut and the original theatrical versions. The later Blu-Ray release by Arrow was uncut as well.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Cosmogony Part 1
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Paul Lemel

      Published by De Wolfe Music Ltd.

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    10/10

    George A. Romero's masterpiece - the best zombie apocalyptic movie of all time my number 1 favorite

    Dawn of the Dead is George A. Romero's masterpiece - one of the best zombie apocalyptic movies of all time. It is 1978 classic this movie really started the zombie genre. It is been almost 40 years anniversary now since this movie come out. Night of the Living Dead was George A. Romero's first film that really introduced the zombie genre, but this to me really started the zombie praise. This in my opinion is one of the best zombie movies of all time.

    It is my number 1 favorite zombie movie I love this movie to death and it is one of my personal favorite horror films of all time. This movie is based on a Zombie apocalypse this group find's them self's with this pilot who takes them with the helicopter in the air and they find a shopping mall. There is a perfect place to go in to a "Zombie Apocalypse." So they go in to shopping mall and they have every single item in that shopping mall after disposal to use on the zombies.

    As you can tell it is a very fun movie but more important this movie inspires zombies. Without this movie there wouldn't have been The Walking Dead there wouldn't be 28 Days Later there wouldn't have been any of that. This movie is very important this days it was remade in 2004. It is a fun, fun ride I enjoy this film it is entertaining horror flick. Back in the 1978 that come out it was more scary than it is today. This is where I give this movie the most credit, just like... you have a great time watching people murdering zombies. This movie has a great action, great story, plot, great effects the real zombies. It has gore, blood, you se heads been blowing off. George A. Romero's wrote and direct brilliantly this movie. Tom Savini creates a great special effects for the zombies. Great make up, great blood squibs. The film is fast paced it is excellent brilliant. You see all those SWAT team sieging the building shooting the zombies and gunning the down violent gang. You see whole world comes to an end and people shooting zombies even kids are zombies in this movie.

    The group in the shopping mall has to deal not only with zombies and the disposing them, they also have to deal with poachers who break in to their home and start stealing items and letting zombies in the mall. Tom Savini was one of the motorcycle poachers who was stealing items in the mall. Gaylen Ross was a fantastic babe as Francine news reporter. David Emge as Stephen the pilot was excellent. Ken Foree as Peter a SWAT team member was the best in this movie. Scott H. Reiniger as Roger another SWAT team member was good in his role. They don't make movies like this today anymore. It's a R-rated movie and it is a perfect 10. Dawn of the Dead is one of the best zombie apocalyptic movies of all time, I highly recommend this film to any horror fan.
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 1980 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • In de greep van de zombies
    • Filming locations
      • Monroeville Mall - Business Route 22, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA(the shopping mall)
    • Production companies
      • Laurel Group
      • Dawn Associates
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $650,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $159,822
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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