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Dawn of the Dead

Original 1978 American film poster. Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 Remake of George A Romero 's 1978 film of the same name. Schoolyard Heroes is a horror punk/alternative rock band from Olympia Washington, consisting of four members Ryann Donnelly (lead vocals Jonah Bergman (bassist back-up The Funeral Sciences is the debut album by the Schoolyard Heroes.
Directed by George A. Romero
Produced by Dario Argento
Richard P. George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director writer editor and actor Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Rubinstein
Written by George A. Romero
Starring David Emge
Ken Foree
Scott H. Reiniger
Gaylen Ross
Music by Dario Argento
Goblin
Pretty Things
Cinematography Michael Gornick
Editing by George A. Romero
Distributed by Spain:
Ízaro Films
United States:
United Film Distribution Company
France:
Éditions René Chateau
Canada:
Astral Films
Release date(s) September 2, 1978
Running time Italy:
117 min. George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director writer editor and actor David Emge is an American Actor. He is known for his role as Stephen in George A Kentotis Alvin Foree (born February 29, 1948) is an American actor Scott Hale Reiniger (born September 5, 1948) is an American Actor, one of the stars of the 1978 film Gaylen Ross (born 15 August 1950) is an American actress writer producer and director Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Goblin are an Italian Progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films (including Deep Red The Pretty Things are a Rock and roll band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to Rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director writer editor and actor Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
Spain:
115 min. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
United States:
139 min. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Germany:
156 min. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Country Italy
United States
Language English
Budget $650,000[1]
Gross revenue $55,000,000 (worldwide)[1]
Preceded by Night of the Living Dead
Followed by Day of the Dead
Zombi
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Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Night of the Living Dead (1968 directed by George Romero, is an independent Black-and-white Horror film. Day of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Day of the Dead) is a Horror film by director George A Zombi 2 (also known as Zombie, Island of the Living Dead, Zombie Island, Zombie Flesh Eaters Romero's Dawn of the Dead, and Zombi internationally) is a 1978 American independent horror film, written and directed by George A. Romero. United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director writer editor and actor The film featured David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross. David Emge is an American Actor. He is known for his role as Stephen in George A Kentotis Alvin Foree (born February 29, 1948) is an American actor Scott Hale Reiniger (born September 5, 1948) is an American Actor, one of the stars of the 1978 film Gaylen Ross (born 15 August 1950) is an American actress writer producer and director It is the second in Romero's Living Dead series, preceded by 1968's Night of the Living Dead, and followed by Day of the Dead in 1985. Living Dead is a blanket term for various films and series that all originated with the seminal 1968 Zombie movie Night of the Living Dead created Night of the Living Dead (1968 directed by George Romero, is an independent Black-and-white Horror film. Day of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Day of the Dead) is a Horror film by director George A Dawn of the Dead contains no characters or settings from its predecessor, and shows in larger scale the apocalyptic effects a zombie epidemic would have on society. zombie is a reanimated human corpse Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou, which told of the people being controlled In the film, a plague of unknown origin has caused the reanimation of the dead, who prey on human flesh. Plague is a deadly Infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis. Undead is a collective name for fictional beings that are deceased yet behave as if alive Several survivors of the outbreak barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors

Dawn of the Dead was shot over approximately four months, from late 1977 to early 1978, in the Pennsylvania cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Monroeville. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Monroeville is a home rule community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] Its primary location is set in the Monroeville Mall. Monroeville Mall is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Monroeville Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. The film was made on a relatively modest budget estimated at US$650,000, and was a significant box office success for its time, grossing an estimated $55 million worldwide. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [1] Since opening in theaters in 1978, reviews for the film have been nearly unanimously positive. [3]

In addition to three official sequels, the film has spawned numerous parodies and pop culture references. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series The film Dawn of the Dead influenced popular culture in a variety of media forms and genres A remake of the movie premiered in the United States on March 19, 2004. Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 Remake of George A Romero 's 1978 film of the same name. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Labeled a "re-imagining" of the original film's concept [4], several major themes, including the primary setting in a shopping mall, remain essentially the same. A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features Cultural and film historians read significance into the film's plot, linking it to critiques of large corporations and American consumerism. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business Consumerism is the equation of personal Happiness with the purchase of material possessions and consumption.

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Plot

Following the scenario set up in the previous movie, the film depicts the United States of America struck by a pandemic of reanimated human beings, who now have no other desire than to feast on the flesh of the living. Night of the Living Dead (1968 directed by George Romero, is an independent Black-and-white Horror film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people is an Epidemic of Infectious disease that spreads through As in the previous film, the cause of the plague is not fully understood by the scientific community. The scientific community consists of the total body of Scientists its relationships and interactions Despite desperate efforts by the US Government and local civil authorities to control the situation, society has effectively collapsed and the remaining survivors seek refuge. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Societal collapse is the large scale breakdown or long term Decline of the Culture, civil institutions or other major characteristics of a Society or a Although several scenes show rural citizens and military fighting the zombies effectively, cities, with their high populations and close quarters, are essentially deathtraps. Increasingly infrequent television and radio broadcasts imply that chaos is spreading throughout the country.

The film opens in the television studio of the fictional station, WGON in Philadelphia, where confusion reigns. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic This is a list of notable Fictional Television stations including fictional Television networks United Kingdom stations Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Following some exposition— in which Stephen (David Emge), the station's traffic helicopter pilot, and his girlfriend Francine (Gaylen Ross) plan to steal the helicopter in order to escape the zombie threat — the plot turns to another of the film's protagonists, Roger (Scott H. Reiniger), as he and the rest of his SWAT team raid a tenement building because the largely Puerto Rican and black Caribbean residents are ignoring the martial law imposition of delivering the dead over to National Guardsmen and evacuating private dwellings. Exposition is a technique by which background information about the characters events or setting is conveyed in a novel play movie or other work of fiction David Emge is an American Actor. He is known for his role as Stephen in George A History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Gaylen Ross (born 15 August 1950) is an American actress writer producer and director Scott Hale Reiniger (born September 5, 1948) is an American Actor, one of the stars of the 1978 film SWAT ( Special Weapons And Tactics) is an elite special operations tactical unit in American Police departments similar to the Taiwan Thunder Squad A Puerto Rican ('puertorriqueño' ( Taíno term boricua) is a person who was born in Puerto Rico. The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard.

The immigrants are slaughtered by the SWAT operatives and their own dead relatives, who emerge from their rooms after being reanimated by the zombie infection. During the raid, Roger meets Peter (Ken Foree), part of another SWAT team, and the two go down to the apartment building's basement, where they meet a one legged priest who has just given the undead their last rites. Kentotis Alvin Foree (born February 29, 1948) is an American actor A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the Ground floor. The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church includes both the orders of bishops and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. Undead is a collective name for fictional beings that are deceased yet behave as if alive Anointing of the Sick is the ritual anointing of a sick person and is a Sacrament of the Catholic Church. They soon find the basement packed full of undead that the living residents had kept from being seized by the National Guard. After the two kill the zombies with shots to the head, Peter suggests they desert their SWAT team and flee the nightmarish city. Late that night, along with Francine and Stephen, they escape Philadelphia in the TV station's helicopter, with the intention of reaching the safety of the Canadian wilderness. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Following some close calls while stopping for fuel, the group happens across a shopping mall, which they initially plan to use as a pit stop. In motorsports a pit stop is where a racing Vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling new Tires repairs mechanical adjustments

Leaving the small area of the mall they were using to rest, Peter and Roger decide to enter the main area of the mall to retrieve supplies. Steven takes their last weapon and chases them down. After Steven narrowly escapes a small group of the undead, one of the undead follows the direction Steven came from, making his way toward the weaponless Francine. The men in the group trick the undead toward a department store, then escape through an elevator air shaft. An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another In manufacturing an airshaft is a device used for handling winding reels in the processing of Web-fed materials such as continuous-process Printing presses They make it back to the hideout in time to save Francine, but in her shock she is immediately skeptical of their new idea to make the mall their own private sanctuary. Sanctuary has multiple meanings A sanctuary is the consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar Despite her objections, they press on. Their plan to make the mall safe for habitation is to block the large acrylic glass entrance doors with semi trucks to keep the undead gathered outside the mall from entering, then destroying the remaining undead with ammunition they acquire from the mall's gun shop. Poly(methyl methacrylate ( PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate is a Thermoplastic and transparent Plastic. truckcartransporterarp750pixjpg|thumb|right|A tractor with an auto-transport Semi-trailer. During the blocking of the mall entrances, the impulsive Roger gets bloodlust and acts recklessly, leading to him being bitten by one of the undead and dooming him—by the rules set in the previous movie—to slow death and eventual reanimation. Living Dead is a blanket term for various films and series that all originated with the seminal 1968 Zombie movie Night of the Living Dead created

After clearing the mall of its zombie inhabitants, the four settle in. The group indulges their every material desire as the undead paw at the mall entrances. The Philosophy of materialism holds that the only thing that can be truly proven to exist is Matter, and is considered a form of Physicalism. As depicted on infrequent television broadcasts, society beyond those doors continues to collapse. This is about the future of civilization humans and the earth Roger slowly succumbs to the infection, but asks Peter to wait to kill him as he wants to try "not to come back". He does reanimate, however, and Peter finishes his friend.

The film skips ahead several months. Francine was earlier revealed to be pregnant, and her appearance provides a rough estimate of the time that has passed, as she appears to be near the end of the second trimester at this point. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female By this time, all emergency broadcast transmissions from the outside world have ceased entirely, though Steven clings to the faint hope of another broadcast. For the record label see Emergency Broadcast System Records. For the multimedia group see Emergency Broadcast Network. Stricken with boredom, the novelty of their materialistic utopia wears thin. Utopia is a name for an ideal community taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional Island in the

One night, however, the three survivors refuse to answer a short wave radio call from a malevolent biker gang who know of their presence and are intent on looting. Shortwave Radio operates between the frequencies of 3000 KHz (3 A motorcycle club (MC is an organized club of dedicated Motorcyclists who join together for Camaraderie, strength of numbers companionship education rider training Looting ( Hindi lūṭ akin to Sanskrit luṭhati steals also Latin latro, latronis The bikers break into the mall, in the process letting in hundreds of the undead. Stephen interrupts their plunder and initiates a battle with the bikers. In the end, several bikers and Stephen are bitten by zombies. Peter escapes unscathed. While Francine wants to flee immediately, Peter decides to wait to see if Stephen will return. Stephen quickly bleeds to death from a combination of gunshot wounds and zombie bites. Exsanguination (also known colloquially as bleeding out) is the fatal process of total Hypovolemia (blood loss Upon his reanimation, Stephen leads a large group of the undead toward Francine and Peter's hideout. After killing Stephen, Peter helps Francine escape to the roof but says he does not want to leave the mall. At the last second, Peter decides against suicide and fights off the undead approaching him. He reaches the helicopter as Fran pulls away from the landing pad. The word helipad is a portmanteau meaning helicopter landing pad, a landing area for Helicopters Though helicopters can usually land anywhere flat a fabricated The movies ends with the duo facing an uncertain future as they fly away from the mall at dawn in the low-fueled helicopter. As the credits roll, there are multiple shots of the once again zombie-infested mall.

Alternate ending

The vaguely uplifting finale in the final cut of the film was not what Romero had originally planned. According to the original screenplay, Peter was to shoot himself in the head instead of making a heroic escape. Fran would commit suicide by thrusting her head into the helicopter's propeller blades. A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting Rotational motion into Thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an The end credits would run over a shot of the helicopter's blades turning until the engine winds down, implying that Fran and Peter would not have had enough fuel to escape. Closing credits, inside a Motion picture or Television program come at the end of a movie or show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production [5] During production it was decided, however, to end the movie on a more hopeful, upbeat note.

Much of the lead-up to the two suicides was left in the film, as Fran stands on the roof doing nothing as zombies approach, and Peter puts a gun to his head, ready to shoot himself with a Derringer before suddenly deciding to live and escape with Fran. The term derringer is a genericized misspelling of the last name of Henry Deringer, a famous maker of small Pocket pistols in the 1800s While Romero has said the original ending was scrapped before being shot, behind the scenes photos show the original version was at least tested. [6]

Cast

Development

Pre-production

The history of Dawn of the Dead began in 1974, when George Romero was invited by friend Mark Mason of Oxford Development Company—whom Romero knew from an acquaintance at his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon—to visit the Monroeville Mall, which Mason's company managed. Oxford Development Company is a Real estate firm based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania providing Real Estate Development, Asset/Property Management Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United Monroeville Mall is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Monroeville Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. After showing Romero hidden parts of the mall, during which Romero noted the bliss of the consumers, Mason jokingly suggested that someone would be able to survive in the mall should an emergency ever occur. [7] With this inspiration, Romero began to write the screenplay for the film.

Romero and his producer, Richard P. Rubenstein, were unable to procure any domestic investors for the new project. By chance, word of the sequel reached Italian horror director Dario Argento. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. A fan of Night of the Living Dead and an early critical proponent of the film, Argento was eager to help the horror classic receive a sequel. He met Romero and Rubenstein, helping to secure financing in exchange for international distribution rights. A film distributor is an independent company a Subsidiary company or occasionally an individual which acts as the final agent between a film production company Argento invited Romero to Rome so he would have a change of scenery while writing the screenplay. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The two could also then discuss plot developments. [8]

Romero was able to secure the availability of Monroeville Mall as well as additional financing through his connections with the mall's owners at Oxford Development. [7] Once the casting was completed, principal shooting was scheduled to begin in Pennsylvania on November 13, 1977.

Production

Principal photography for Dawn of the Living Dead (its working title at the time) began on November 13, 1977 at the Monroeville Mall. See also Filmmaking Principal photography is the phase of Film production in which the movie is actually shot as distinct from Pre-production Use of an actual, open shopping mall during the Christmas shopping season caused numerous time constraints. Filming began nightly once the mall closed, starting at 11 PM and ending at 7 AM, when automated music came on.

As December rolled around, the production decided against having the crew remove and replace the Christmas decorations — a task that had proved to be too time consuming. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Filming was shut down during the last three weeks of the year to avoid the possible continuity difficulties and unavoidable lost shooting time. Production would resume on January 3, 1978. During the break in filming, Romero took the opportunity to begin editing his existing footage. [9]

The airfield scenes were filmed at the Harold W. Brown Memorial Airfield in Monroeville[10], an airport located about 10 miles from the mall that is still in use. [11] The scenes of the group's hideout at the top of the mall were filmed on a set built at Romero's then production company, The Latent Image. [12] The elevator shaft was located there as well, as no such area of the mall actually existed. An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another The gun store was also not located in the mall — for filming, the crew used Firearms Unlimited, a shop that existed in the East Liberty district of Pittsburgh at the time. East Liberty is a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 's East End.

Principal photography on Dawn of the Dead ended February 1978, and Romero's process of editing would begin. By using numerous angles during the filming, Romero allowed himself an array of possibilities during editing — choosing from these many shots to reassemble into a sequence that could dictate any number of responses from the viewer simply by changing an angle or deleting or extending portions of scenes. This amount of superfluous footage is evidenced by the numerous international cuts, which in some cases affects the regional version's tone and flow.

Make-up and Effects

An example of the bright hue of the fake blood, gray face make-up, and special effects in Dawn of the Dead.
An example of the bright hue of the fake blood, gray face make-up, and special effects in Dawn of the Dead.

Tom Savini, who had been offered the chance to do special effects and make-up for Romero's first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead before being drafted to go to Vietnam, made his debut as an effects artist on Dawn of the Dead. Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American Actor, stunt man, director and award-winning Special The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia [13] He had had a crew of eight to assist in applying a gray makeup to two to three hundred extras each weekend during the shoot. [14] One of his assistants during production was Joseph Pilato, who played a police captain in the film and would go on to play the lead villain in the film's sequel, Day of the Dead. Joseph Pilato (born March 16, 1949) is an American film and voice actor [14]

The makeup for the multitudes of extras in the film was a basic blur or gray tinge to the face of each extra. Some featured zombies, who would be seen close-up or on-screen longer than others, had more time spent on their look. Many of the featured zombies became part of the fanfare, with nicknames based upon their look or activity—such as Machete Zombie,[15] Sweater Zombie,[15] and Nurse Zombie. [15]

A cast of Gaylen Ross' head that was to be used in the original ending of the film ended up as an exploding head during the tenement building scene. Casting is a manufacturing process by which a liquid material is (usually poured into a mold which The head was shot with an actual shotgun to get the head to explode. [13]

One of the unintentional standout effects was the bright, flouresent color of the fake blood that was used in the film. Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products Savini was an early opponent of the blood, produced from 3M, but Romero thought it added to the film. 3M Company ( formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002 is an American multinational conglomerate corporation with a worldwide [16]

Music

See also: Dawn of the Dead (soundtracks)

The film's music varies with each of the various cuts. Various releases of the music to Dawn of the Dead have been released For Romero's theatrical version, musical cues and selections were chosen from the De Wolfe Music Library, a compilation of stock music scores and cues. De Wolfe Music is the originator of what has become known as Production music as it was established in 1909 and began Production music is the name given to the music owned by production music libraries and licensed to customers for use in film television radio and other media In the montage scene featuring the rednecks and National Guard, the song played in the background is called "Cause I'm a Man" by the Pretty Things. The Pretty Things are a Rock and roll band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to Rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key The song was first released on the group's LP Electric Banana. [17] The music heard playing over the film's credits was actually not the mall's music — it was a song titled "The Gonk" — a polka style song with a chorus of zombie moans added over the background by Romero — from the DeWolfe Library. A Gonk is a small furry soft toy which was extremely popular in the 1960s and 1980s as a gift [18]

For Dario Argento's international cut of Dawn of the Dead, the Italian director used the band Goblin (incorrectly credited as "The Goblins") extensively. Goblin are an Italian Progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films (including Deep Red Goblin was a four-piece Italian band that did mostly contract work for film soundtracks. Argento, who received a credit for original music alongside Goblin, collaborated with the group to get songs for his cut of the film. Romero used three of their pieces in his version.

The Goblin score would later find its way onto a heavily Dawn of the Dead-inspired film, Hell of the Living Dead. Hell Of The Living Dead is a 1980 Horror film directed by Bruno Mattei.

Post-production and releases

Romero, acting as the editor for his film, completed a hasty 139-minute version of the film (now known as the Extended, or Director's, Cut) for premiere at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, This was later pared down to 126 minutes for the US theatrical release. In an era before the NC-17 rating was available from the Motion Picture Association of America, the US theatrical cut of the film earned the taboo rating of X (which was and still is typically used for pornography) from the association because of its graphic violence. The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture Pornographic films are Motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer often featuring depictions of sexual activity Rejecting this rating, the Romero and the producers chose to release the film unrated so as to help the film's commercial success. [19] United Artists eventually agreed to release it domestically in the United States. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It premiered in the US in New York on April 20, 1979. The City of New York Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) [20]

Internationally, Argento controlled the final cut for non-English speaking countries. International or internationally most often describes interaction between Nations or encompassing two or more nations constituting a group or association having Final cut privilege is a film industry term usually used when a director has contractual authority over how a film is ultimately released for public viewing English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The version he created clocked in at 119 minutes. It included changes such as more music from Goblin than the two cuts completed by Romero, removal of some expository scenes, and a faster cutting pace. [21] Released in Italy in September 1978, it actually debuted nearly nine months before the US theatrical cut. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest [20] In Italy it was released under the full title Zombi: L’alba dei Morti Viventi, followed in March of 1979 by France as Zombie: Le Crépuscule des Morts Vivants, in Spain as Zombi: El Regreso de los Muertos Vivientes, in the Netherlands as Zombie: In De Greep van de Zombies, by Germany’s Constantin Film as Zombie, and in Denmark as Zombie: Raedslernes Morgan. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Constantin Film AG is a German film production and film distribution company The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe [20] [22]

Dawn of the Dead went on to gross approximately $55 million worldwide, equivalent to approximately $177 million in 2007. [1] As with its predecessor[23], the return on investment of its roughly $650,000 budget made it a highly profitable film. In Finance, rate of return ( ROR) also known as return on investment ( ROI) rate of profit or sometimes just return, is Its success in then-West Germany earned it the Golden Screen Award, given to films that have at least 3 million admissions within 18 months of release. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( [24]

For a thorough comparison of all major releases of Dawn of the Dead, see comparison of Dawn of the Dead versions. This article is a comparison of several different versions of the 1978 Horror film, Dawn of the Dead.

Reception

Considered a classic of 1970s cinema [25], the film has been heavily praised in film reviews since its release, currently holding a 97% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [3] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave it four out of four stars, proclaimed it "one of the best horror films ever made". Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. Admitting the film is "gruesome, sickening, disgusting, violent, brutal and appalling", he conceded that "nobody ever said art had to be in good taste. " [26]

During its original theatrical run, the film received a Saturn Award nomination for Tom Savini for Best Make-Up. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy [27]

In the 25th Anniversary issue of Fangoria, Dawn of the Dead was chosen as the best horror film from 1979--the year of its release in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [28]

Home video

Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition DVD.
Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition DVD.

In 2004, after numerous VHS and DVD releases of several different versions of the film, Anchor Bay Entertainment released a definitive Ultimate Edition DVD box set of Dawn of the Dead. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Anchor Bay Entertainment is a home entertainment company and a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz LLC. The set features all three widely-available versions of the film, along with different commentary tracks for each version, documentaries and extras. [29] Also repurposed for the sake of the DVD set was Roy Frumkes' Document of the Dead, which chronicled the making of Dawn of the Dead and Romero's career to that point. Roy Frumkes is an independent filmmaker Frumkes directed the 1985 documentary Document of the Dead, a film detailing the production of Dawn of the Dead Document of the Dead is a 1985 Documentary film by American filmmaker Roy Frumkes that was largely shot during the production of the 1978 film The Ultimate Edition earned a Saturn Award for Best Classic Film Release. [27]

The U. S. theatrical cut of Dawn of the Dead was released in high defintion on the Blu-Ray disc format on October 7, 2007. High-definition (HD video generally refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD video most commonly at display resolutions of 1280×720

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References

  1. ^ a b c d IMDb: Business Data for Dawn of the Dead (1978)
  2. ^ Filming locations on IMDb
  3. ^ a b Rotten Tomatoes reviews for Dawn of the Dead (1978)
  4. ^ Living Corpse Interviews: James Gunn, "re-imagining" is mentioned an interview with the writer of Dawn of the Dead (2004)
  5. ^ Dawn Of The Dead Script at Script-o-Rama
  6. ^ ALTERNATE 'DAWN' ENDING SURFACES... KIND OF at Horrorexpress. This article is a comparison of several different versions of the 1978 Horror film, Dawn of the Dead. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. com
  7. ^ a b [http://www2.gol.com/users/noman/mall01.htm The Mall] at The Zombie Farm
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  9. ^ Quint interviews FX God Greg Nicotero on LAND OF THE DEAD! Exclusive gore pics, too! on Ain't it Cool News
  10. ^ Trivia for Dawn of the Dead at Turner Classic Movies
  11. ^ Pittsburgh Monroeville Airport, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  12. ^ Former Latent Image Office at Dark Destinations
  13. ^ a b Lord of Gore Slasherama. Ain't It Cool News (AICN is a Website founded and run by Harry Knowles dedicated to rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing Films and Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner com
  14. ^ a b Mason, R. H. . An Interview With The Villain. Fangoria (reprinted). Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
  15. ^ a b c Carnival of the Damned at Origins becomes a "Cast Party!" GamingReport. com
  16. ^ Dawn of the Dead (1978) (Blu-ray) DVDTalk review
  17. ^ Rave Up With The Electric Banana at Movie Grooves
  18. ^ De Wolfe track listing
  19. ^ A review of Document of the Dead, a documentary on the film's production.
  20. ^ a b c Release information on IMDb. com
  21. ^ Dario Argento’s Zombi: Dawn of the Dead review by Michael Elliott
  22. ^ Company credits from IMDb
  23. ^ Top Ten Most Profitable Independent Films of All Time] on Associated Content
  24. ^ Golden Screen, Germany: 1980 IMDB. Associated Content (AC is an online publisher and distributor of User generated content. com
  25. ^ The Sadistic '70s at CTV Television Network
  26. ^ Dawn of the Dead, a review by Roger Ebert
  27. ^ a b Past Saturn Awards SaturnAwards. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia com
  28. ^ "1979: Dawn of the Dead" (June 2004). Fangoria 234: 55.  
  29. ^ Dawn of the Dead - Ultimate Edition, Anchor Bay Entertainment. com

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