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| Title: | Day of the Dead |
| Directed by: | George A. Romero |
| Written by: | George A. Romero |
| Produced by: | David Ball; Salah M. Hassanein; Ed Lammi; Richard P. Rubinstein |
| Music by: | John Harrison |
| Cinematography: | Michael Gornick |
| Edited by: | Pasquale Buba |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Laurel Entertainment, Inc. United Film Distribution Company |
| Released: | July 19th, 1985 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 96 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $3,500,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $5,804,262 (US) $34,000,000 (Worldwide) [1] |
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| Previous: | Dawn of the Dead |
| Next: | Land of the Dead |
Day of the Dead is an American feature film of the zombie holocaust subgenre. It is the second sequel in the "Living Dead" film series developed by writer and director George A. Romero and follows the 1968 seminal classic, Night of the Living Dead and the 1978 sequel, Dawn of the Dead. Romero once again takes the help in expanding zombie lore in Day of the Dead, which was produced by the Laurel Entertainment Group and distributed through the United Film Distribution Company (UFDC). The movie premiered in the United States on July 19th, 1985. Day of the Dead takes place in the near future, several years after the events of the previous film. In this post-apocalyptic setting, the military has set up quarantine stockades by which to herd all of the flesh-eaters. One obsessive scientist at the compound, dubbed "Doctor Frankenstein" by his peers, believes that he can call forth a zombie's past memories and personality through experimentation. Things naturally go awry and good ole gooey flesh-chomping, innard shredding chaos ensues. A fun time was had by all.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is, "The Dead have waited. The day has come".
- Day of the Dead (1985) redirects to this page.
- Production on Day of the Dead began on October 22nd, 1984. Principal photography concluded on January 16th, 1985.
- The primary setting for this film is Florida. Scenes from the movie were shot at Bowman's Beach Helistop on Sanibel Island, and Fort Myers, which is where the opening shots of the abandoned city were filmed. Interior scenes of the compound were filmed in Monroeville and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [2]
- Day of the Dead opened to limited theatrical release. It was screened in only 168 theaters. [3]
- Casting director Christine Forrest is the wife of writer/director George Romero. They have been married since 1981. She is credited as Christine Forrest Romero in this film.
- Actor and special makeup artist Greg Nicotero makes quite a successful living with the dead. Years after Day of the Dead has left theaters, Nicotero would apply his talents as both a zombie-maker and a director on the critically acclaimed AMC television series The Walking Dead.
- Director George A. Romero makes a cameo appearance in the film as a zombie wearing a scarf.
- Associate producer Ed Lammi makes a cameo appearance in the film as a zombie with his arm in a cast.
- There are a total of thirty-one credited cast members in this film, including featured zombies. There is an even larger score of various background extras and other flesh-eaters as well.
- Actress Lori Cardille received the Caixa de Catalunya award for the category of Best Actress at the Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival. Let's face it, you don't get much more prestigious than that!
- Special makeup effects artist Tom Savini won the Saturn Award for the category of Best Make-Up for Day of the Dead.
- In the "Night of the Living Late Show" episode of Creepshow, the intro and outro segments feature The Creep playing a virtual reality game with scenes from Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead. Episode director Greg Nicotero worked on the latter film, and also played the part of one of the soldiers.
Credits[]
- Actor Joseph Pilato is credited as Joe Pilato in this film.
- Actor Anthony Dileo, Jr. is credited as Antonè DiLeo in this film.
- Actor Sherman Howard is credited as Howard Sherman in this film.
- Actor Gary Howard Klar is credited as G. Howard Klar in this film.
- Actor Mike Trcic is credited as Michael Trcic in this film.
- Actor John D. Schwartz is credited as John Schwartz in this film.
- Makeup assistant Greg Nicotero is credited as Gregory Nicotero in this film.
- Actor "Wild Bill" Laczko is credited as William Andrew Laczko in this film.
Body Count[]
- Henry Rhodes - Stomach ripped out by zombies.
- Johnson - Accidentally shot to death by Miller.
- Juan Torrez - Attacked by zombie horde and had his head pulled off.
- Matthew Logan - Shot to death by Captain Rhodes
- Miguel Salazar - Eaten alive by zombie horde.
- Miller - Mercy shooting by Walter Steele after he had been bitten in the neck.
- Robert Rickles - Dismembered and devoured by zombie horde.
- Ted Fisher - Shot to death by Captain Rhodes.
- Walter Steel - Shot himself after being bitten by a zombie.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IMDB; Day of the Dead (1985); Box office & business.
- ↑ IMDB; Day of the Dead (1985); Filming locations.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Day of the Dead (1985)