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Survival of the Dead

  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
22K
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Survival of the Dead (2009)
National Guardsmen, thinking they have found refuge from a zombie army on an island off the coast of Delaware, soon realize they've wedged themselves between two warring families who differ on what should become of the undead.
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On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
22K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George A. Romero
  • Writer
    • George A. Romero
  • Stars
    • Alan Van Sprang
    • Kenneth Welsh
    • Kathleen Munroe
  • Director
    • George A. Romero
  • Writer
    • George A. Romero
  • Stars
    • Alan Van Sprang
    • Kenneth Welsh
    • Kathleen Munroe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 178User reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Survival of the Dead
    Trailer 2:05
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    Photos50

    Alan Van Sprang and Devon Bostick in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Joris Jarsky and Kathleen Munroe in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Kenneth Welsh in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Survival of the Dead (2009)
    George A. Romero in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Wayne Robson in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Survival of the Dead (2009)
    George A. Romero in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Athena Karkanis in Survival of the Dead (2009)
    Devon Bostick in Survival of the Dead (2009)

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    Alan Van Sprang
    Alan Van Sprang
    • Sarge
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • O'Flynn
    Kathleen Munroe
    Kathleen Munroe
    • Janet…
    Joshua Peace
    Joshua Peace
    • D.J.
    • (as Josh Peace)
    Hardee T. Lineham
    Hardee T. Lineham
    • Lieutenant Vaughn
    Dru Viergever
    Dru Viergever
    • Soldier Zombie
    Eric Woolfe
    Eric Woolfe
    • Kenny
    Shawn Roberts
    Shawn Roberts
    • Tony
    • (archive footage)
    Scott Wentworth
    • Professor Maxwell
    • (archive footage)
    Amy Lalonde
    Amy Lalonde
    • Tracy
    • (archive footage)
    Michelle Morgan
    Michelle Morgan
    • Debra
    • (archive footage)
    Joshua Close
    Joshua Close
    • Jason
    • (archive footage)
    Mitch Risman
    Mitch Risman
    • Drooling Zombie
    Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    • James
    Wayne Robson
    Wayne Robson
    • Tawdry
    John Healy
    John Healy
    • Matthew
    Philippa Domville
    Philippa Domville
    • Beth
    Kristina Miller
    • Zombie Girl
    • Director
      • George A. Romero
    • Writer
      • George A. Romero
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      George A. Romero had plans to make two more sequels which he would film back-to-back, starting with "Road of the Dead". Unfortunately, illness and ultimately his death in 2017 prevented any of this happening.
    • Goofs
      (at around 22 mins) At one point Sarge Crockett smashes out one of the windows in the armored truck with the butt of a rifle. In reality, that is impossible since the polycarbonate "bullet-resistant" windows would not be penetrated even by a bullet, much less the blunt plastic butt of a rifle.
    • Quotes

      Sarge 'Nicotine' Crocket: Where's Cisco?

      Tomboy: He's... in heaven... telling the Virgin Mary he can change her life.

    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      THE LORD IS IN MY HEART
      Written by Charlie Finlay

      Courtesy of Charfin Music

    User reviews178

    Review
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    Featured review
    Not bad, but not a Zombie movie either.
    I've always complained about so called "Zombie movies" that are actually just movies from any other genre with zombies. That's what this movie is: A shooter with zombies. Romero defined the Zombie genre, and he's now out of it. This was officially not a zombie movie.

    There's been many attempts before. When-bugs-attack + zombies, teen flick + zombies, prom-night + zombies, etc,etc. Out of all those weird cross-gender movies, this is one of the best I've ever seen. It'll still get many negative reviews for a simple reason: People is judging it as a Romero movie, and at that, it sucks. And it's fair that people do that. They go to the movies expecting a Romero movie, and they get this. I would've been disappointed too if I'd expected that. I watched this sort of expecting a crappy movie, and I got a better-than-expected non-zombie flick. Not a bad deal.

    The plot is certainly shallow, but the characters are still interesting, even if a little bit more empty than the usual lead roles from good old George A.

    The deal is, there's nothing more to look for in Romero's movies. The social commentary is still there, except this time it doesn't really make sense. At a point, it looked like it was heading towards an anti- religious view of things (euthanasia), which looked interesting, but it dissipated into an old cheap western ending.

    My theory:

    George died at the end of the shooting of Land of the Dead, and both Diary and Survival where delivered but the Zombie of George Romero. Not bad (for a zombie).
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    • almafuerte-1
    • Apr 11, 2010

    FAQ4

    • How does this fit in with Romero's other zombie films?
    • Was this shot in the first person like "Diary of the Dead"?
    • Is this a direct sequel of "Diary of the Dead"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2010 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ...of the Dead
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Blank of the Dead Productions
      • Devonshire Productions
      • New Romero
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,740
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $43,757
      • May 30, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $386,078
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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