Monday, January 09, 2006

Night of the Living Dead

AKA:
Laugh Track: Night of the Living Dead (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
Monster Flick (USA) (working title)
Night of Anubis
Night of the Flesh Eaters
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (USA) (recut version

Written by:
Dean Lachiusa
George A. Romero

Directed by:
John A. Russo
George A. Romero

Made in:
USA in 1968

Actors:
Duane Jones .... Ben
Judith O'Dea .... Barbara
Karl Hardman .... Harry Cooper
Marilyn Eastman .... Helen Cooper/Bug-eating zombie
Keith Wayne .... Tom
Judith Ridley .... Judy
Kyra Schon .... Karen Cooper/Upstairs body
Charles Craig .... Newscaster/Zombie
S. William Hinzman .... Cemetery Zombie (original and new scenes) (as Bill Heinzman)
George Kosana .... Sheriff McClelland
Frank Doak .... Scientist
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille .... Field reporter
A.C. McDonald .... Zombie/Posse Member
Samuel R. Solito .... Zombie/Posse Member
Mark Ricci .... Washington scientist

Plot:
Chaos descends upon the world as the brains of the recently deceased become inexplicably reanimated, causing the dead to rise and feed on human flesh. Speculation rests on a radiation-covered NASA satellite returning from Venus, but it only remains a speculation. Anyone who dies during the crisis of causes unrelated to brain trauma will return as a flesh-eating zombie, including anyone who has been bitten by a zombie. The only way to destroy the zombies is to destroy the brain. As the catastrophe unfolds, a young woman visiting her father's grave takes refuge in a nearby farmhouse, where she is met by a man who protects her and barricades them inside. They both later discover people hiding in the basement, and they each attempt to cope with the situation. Their only hope rests on getting some gasoline from a nearby pump into a truck that is running on empty, but this requires braving the hordes of ravenous walking corpses outside. When they finally put their plans into action, panic and personal tensions only add to the terror as they try to survive. IMDB

Review:
This is another one of those movies that I grew up watching.
I love this movie and I think everyone should see it!
It is a classic, and not only for the genre. Very well made and very exciting. Very scary and I never get tired of the ending.

I remember staying up when I was really young and watching this on "Big Chuck and Little John!" A perfect movie to watch if you are staying up late.









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