Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American horror movie. It was directed by George A. Romero. The movie stars Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968. It was completed on a US$114,000 budget. The movie was a financial success, grossing $12 million domestically and $18 million worldwide.
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| Directed by | George A. Romero |
| Produced by | Karl Hardman Russell Streiner |
| Written by | George A. Romero John A. Russo |
| Starring | Duane Jones Judith O'Dea Karl Hardman Marilyn Eastman Keith Wayne Judith Ridley Bill Cardille Kyra Schon |
| Music by | William Loose Fred Steiner (stock recording) |
| Cinematography | George A. Romero |
| Edited by | George A. Romero John A. Russo |
Production company | Image Ten Laurel Group Market Square Productions |
| Distributed by | The Walter Reade Organization |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $114,000 |
| Box office | $42 million ($256,147,434 as of 2009) |
Night of the Living Dead was heavily criticized because of it explicit content. It eventually got critical acclaim. It was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry as a movie deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.[1] The movie is in the public domain due to an error by the distributor.[1][2]
The story follows characters Ben (Duane Jones), Barbra (Judith O'Dea) and five others trapped in a farmhouse in Pennsylvania which is attacked by "living dead" monsters. These monsters became known in popular culture as zombies. Night of the Living Dead was the basis of five Living Dead movies (1978–2010). They were also directed by Romero. Many remakes have also been made.[1]
Plot
On a summer night, seven people get trapped in a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, which is under assault by reanimated corpses. The farmhouse later gets under assault by even more reanimated corpses, throughout the night. The film eventually ends with the reanimated corpses breaking in into the farmhouse and the unfortunate deaths of all of the people who are trapped inside the farmhouse.
Night Of The Living Dead Media
Actress Judith Ridley as Judy in the film Night of the Living Dead (1968).
Ben, played by Duane Jones
Ghouls swarm around the house, searching for living human flesh.
Living dead Karen Cooper, eating her father's corpse
Drawn from pre-existing recordings, the music in Night of the Living Dead appears in many other films. The composition from the end credits previously appeared during this 1959 nuclear fallout public service video.
Night of the Living Dead trailer highlighting the film's gore and violence
Decades after its initial release, a theater runs a midnight showing of the cult classic
Cover for Dawn of the Dead album
A zombie walk in Monroeville Mall, the setting of Romero's Dawn of the Dead
Other websites
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.C. Maçek III (2012-06-15). "The Zombification Family Tree: Legacy of the Living Dead". PopMatters.
- ↑ Boluk, Stephanie; Lenz, Wylie (August 26, 2011). "Introduction: Generation Z, the Age of Apocalypse". In Boluk, Stephanie; Lenz, Wylie (eds.). Generation Zombie: Essays on the Living Dead in Modern Culture. Jefferson, North Carolina, US: McFarland. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7864-8673-1. Retrieved August 26, 2011.