Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
The zombie apocalypse has hit Earth. Two personnel from a TV station and two policemen set off in a helicopter to find a safe place to hide out. Their search leads them to a shopping mall where they manage to find a place that, while not zombie-free, is quite secure. So far, so good.Written by
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The blood on Roger's face and hands in the truck scene suddenly disappears after he turns around. When he drives off and starts running zombies over, the blood is back. See more »
George A. Romero appears on screen as a TV Station Director (the bearded man wearing a scarf and a blue shirt) as his name appears, listing him as "Editor", in the on-screen credits beneath him. See more »
Alternate Versions
The remastered 137-minute "Director's Cut" released recently by Elite on laserdisc, and other companies on VHS, is actually not Romero's preferred version. This "Director's cut" is instead the version rushed into shape for a showing at Cannes. The shorter version shown theatrically has tighter editing and almost all Goblin's music. So technically, the theatrical version is the "Final Director's Cut" and the Cannes version is a "1st director's cut". See more »
Dawn of the Dead is my favourite of the "dead" series next to the original Night of the Living Dead. It begins pretty much right after "Night" ended. A couple named Francine and Stephen along with Peter and Roger take a helicopter and head out to find some sort of help or a safe place to stay for a while. They end up stopping on the roof of a large shopping mall and decide it's the perfect place to stay. It has all of the necessary resources they'd need including food and ammo. The only obstacles in their way are the hungry zombies and a biker gang hellbent on looting the mall.
The main filming location of the shopping centre was a brilliant idea. It's a lot of fun watching the characters roam around the mall picking up whatever they want or need all the while battling zombies who are hungry for human flesh. The gore is at an extreme in 'Dawn' thanks to Tom Savini. We get blood and organs and everything imaginable being eaten, really brutal stuff. The zombie makeup wasn't that good, they looked purple and gray and very ordinary but no big deal. I also really liked the character development in this film. You feel for them and want them to survive the attack.
I love this original Dawn of the Dead, it is better than the remake which I've seen. The moments in the shopping mall are classic, and with such a low budget you have to commend Romero and the entire crew for putting together such a masterpiece.
8/10
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Dawn of the Dead is my favourite of the "dead" series next to the original Night of the Living Dead. It begins pretty much right after "Night" ended. A couple named Francine and Stephen along with Peter and Roger take a helicopter and head out to find some sort of help or a safe place to stay for a while. They end up stopping on the roof of a large shopping mall and decide it's the perfect place to stay. It has all of the necessary resources they'd need including food and ammo. The only obstacles in their way are the hungry zombies and a biker gang hellbent on looting the mall.
The main filming location of the shopping centre was a brilliant idea. It's a lot of fun watching the characters roam around the mall picking up whatever they want or need all the while battling zombies who are hungry for human flesh. The gore is at an extreme in 'Dawn' thanks to Tom Savini. We get blood and organs and everything imaginable being eaten, really brutal stuff. The zombie makeup wasn't that good, they looked purple and gray and very ordinary but no big deal. I also really liked the character development in this film. You feel for them and want them to survive the attack.
I love this original Dawn of the Dead, it is better than the remake which I've seen. The moments in the shopping mall are classic, and with such a low budget you have to commend Romero and the entire crew for putting together such a masterpiece.
8/10