Day of the Dead

junho 28, 2023

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September 2nd 02:21

Director

Director: George Romero
Screenplay: George Romero
Production: USA
Year: 1985

Sub-genre tags: zombies, Romero's Dead series, the undead

Logline: In an underground bunker a small team of scientists, facilitated by the aggressive military, try to deal with the overwhelming zombie problem that exists above ground.

Tagline: The darkest day of horror the world has ever known.

Core cast: Lori Cardille (Sarah), Terry Alexander (John), Joe Pilato (Rhodes), Jarlath Conroy (McDermott), Richard Liberty (Logan)

Memorable moment: Tom Savini's stunning special effects make-up design and set-pieces, including Captain Rhodes' rip-snorter of a demise ... "Choke on 'em! Choke on 'em!"

Curious Facts: The budget for Romero's original script was estimated at $US7 million, but he would only be given the money if he could film an R-rated film. He was told that if he went ahead and shot an unrated film with no limits on gore, the budget would be split in half to $3.5 million. Which it was. Despite it being a box-office failure it's gained a cult following over the last two decades, and the director himself has stated that he considers it his best film.

Intensity levels:
Blood & gore: high
Fear factor and/or frights: low
Likelihood of bad dreams (disturbing content): low

Horrorphile’s two cents: The acting [is] often overlooked by critics. The overall production e superbly realised, everything Michael Gornick’s moody cinematography to John Harrison’s solid synth score. But especially is Tom Savini’s special effects make-up, truly stuff. More than twenty years down the track and the prosthetic work is, without a doubt, far more convincing than any CGI effects.