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Dawn of the Dead

  • 2004
  • 18A
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Sarah Polley in Dawn of the Dead (2004)
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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 shoppi... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Zack Snyder
  • Writers
    • George A. Romero
    • James Gunn
  • Stars
    • Sarah Polley
    • Ving Rhames
    • Mekhi Phifer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    264K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,199
    119
    • Director
      • Zack Snyder
    • Writers
      • George A. Romero
      • James Gunn
    • Stars
      • Sarah Polley
      • Ving Rhames
      • Mekhi Phifer
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 302Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 17 nominations

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    Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Sarah Polley, Michael Kelly, Inna Korobkina, Jake Weber, and Kevin Zegers in Dawn of the Dead (2004)
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    Sarah Polley
    Sarah Polley
    • Ana
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Kenneth
    Mekhi Phifer
    Mekhi Phifer
    • Andre
    Jake Weber
    Jake Weber
    • Michael
    Ty Burrell
    Ty Burrell
    • Steve
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • CJ
    Kevin Zegers
    Kevin Zegers
    • Terry
    Michael Barry
    • Bart
    Lindy Booth
    Lindy Booth
    • Nicole
    Jayne Eastwood
    Jayne Eastwood
    • Norma
    Boyd Banks
    Boyd Banks
    • Tucker
    Inna Korobkina
    Inna Korobkina
    • Luda
    R.D. Reid
    • Glen
    Kim Poirier
    Kim Poirier
    • Monica
    Matt Frewer
    Matt Frewer
    • Frank
    Louis Ferreira
    Louis Ferreira
    • Luis
    • (as Justin Louis)
    Hannah Lochner
    Hannah Lochner
    • Vivian
    Bruce Bohne
    Bruce Bohne
    • Andy
    • Director
      • Zack Snyder
    • Writers
      • George A. Romero(1978 screenplay)
      • James Gunn
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    • Trivia
      When Ving Rhames heard of a remake of Dawn of the Dead (1978) was in production, he tracked down producers to be in the film.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Ana: The bleeding's not gonna stop on its own. I need to stich his arm.

      CJ: What are you, a fucking doctor?

      Ana: No, I'm a fucking nurse.

    • Crazy credits
      During the closing credits we see a series of shots filmed by the survivors using a camcorder they find on Steve's boat. There are a couple of scenes of Steve and his girlfriend (still left on the camera), then the survivors finding a small boat with a still-animated zombie head in an icebox, and finally them running out of gas and landing on an island where they are attacked by zombies. There are then a series of brief almost-subliminal flashes of zombies "attacking" the camera.
    • Alternate versions
      The theatrical R-rated cut of the film is 100 minutes long. However, an unrated "Director's Cut" has been released on home video alongside the R-rated theatrical print timed at 110 min and contains more character development and gore. Some releases added digital blood to cover up a naked lady stepping out of a bus.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Have A Nice Day
      Written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones & Stuart Cable

      Performed by Stereophonics

      Courtesy of V2 Records, Inc.

    User reviews1.2K

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Action rather than horror, but worthy remake
    As a HUGE fan of the original Dawn of the Dead I was very skeptical of this remake. I wasn't expecting an Academy Award winning blockbuster or anything, but I did want to see the remake do the original justice. I was impressed with the filming more than anything. This is an action movie rather than horror. The outdoor scenes are filmed with a grainy, hand-held camera which gave the audience the feeling of being disoriented much the same way the characters would have felt. The movie was not made in the MTV-generation style that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was. Dawn of the Dead stuck to the same mythology of the first without giving it a complete reimagining. I could imagine the two movies co-existing, but in different parts of the world.

    One of the key differences that I did like was the idea of the zombies running. This made them come across as more menacing rather than being the slow clunkers that are seen in the original trilogy. The idea of being able to walk right past them was abandoned. I also feel that the movie did a good job of showing how quickly people would turn on one another and watch out for themselves only.

    One of my favorite "realisms" of the movie is how the characters are too attached to their loved ones to shot them when they become zombies. I'm certain that many of us would react in the same manner if something like this were to actually happen (yes, I know it's impossible). Also, it was interesting to have so many people make it to the mall instead of only four as in the original. Of course some of these characters fit the generic stereotype of a movie such as this, but I'm not surprised considering modern audiences would need such characters to maintain their interest. This was a movie made for film viewers, not film makers. We have the strong and silent male hero, the quick-thinking blond heroine, the official dumb jerk, the official slut, the young and naive girl who loses everything and needs the group's protection, the angry challenger for group leadership who has a change of heart and becomes heroic, the young trainee who disagrees with the angry challenger yet follows due to a sense of duty, and the stupid follower who gets his comeuppence.

    One aspect that was missing from this remake was the original movie's social commentary on the commercialism of people. Ken Foree's character of Peter mentioned this in the original whereas Ving Rhames' Kenneth was more of a silent action hero never having much to say. This was another reason that I saw this as a simple action movie -- though I will say that Rhames has more acting ability than Governor Schwarzenegger, Sly, Seagal and Van Damme combined. Rhames also LOOKS like an action hero rather than today's prettyboy "action heroes" such as Tom Cruise, Ben Affleck, Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves -- who all look like they couldn't fight their way out of a cooking class for senior citizens.

    All in all this movie was not better than the original and won't be nominated for any Academy Awards, but if you're looking for entertainment and can stomach the blood it's worth checking out. I can't wait to buy it on DVD someday.
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    • Why did the Zombies hesitate when finding the survivors on the stairs? They chased them only to stop and stare when catching up.
    • What is the time frame of the story? How long do the characters stay in the mall?
    • Even though this is a remake of Dawn of The Dead, does this still follow the original "Night of the Living Dead" story?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 2004 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Japan
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • L'aube des morts
    • Filming locations
      • Thornhill Square Mall, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada(demolished shortly after film came out)
    • Production companies
      • Strike Entertainment
      • New Amsterdam Entertainment
      • Metropolitan Filmexport
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $26,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $59,020,957
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,722,575
      • Mar 21, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $102,278,712
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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