Dawn of the dead was filmed over approximately four months, from late 1977 to early 1978, in the pennsylvania cities of pittsburgh and monroeville. Perhaps horror movie buffs will consider this an improvement. Dawn of the dead 1979 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Roger ebert may 04, 1979 dawn of the dead is one of the best horror films ever made and, as an inescapable result, one of the most horrifying.
Dawn of the dead may lack the pulverising immediacy of night of the living dead, but it gains in exhilirating, epic scope. At the beginning of dawn of the dead, it was explained that the living dead were on the rampage, that there were a lot of them and. Dawn of the dead original movie poster signed by george romero, tom savini, ken foree, scott h. In october 1979, george romero s dawn of the dead cut of the film was submitted. Romero has never been able to live up to the expectations the film created though the third film in the trilogy, day of the dead, had its moments, but a single masterwork is. Dawn is set in a deserted shopping mall, where the everincreasing zombie contingent from the first film have set up a sort of condominium for. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dawn of the dead 1979 near you.
Dawn of the dead zombie movie original 1979 japan 4 pg. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1979. Urbano barberini, natasha hovey, karl zinny dawn of the dead 1978 horror thriller following an evergrowing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two philadelphia s. The acting and dubbing are dodgy but dont detract from the zombie mayhem, the music is great with calypso music to greet the heroes and throbbing effects to welcome the zombies. Dawn of the dead 1979 news, posters, trailers, images, cast and plot. Parents need to know that this 2004 dawn of the dead is an extremely violent remake of george a.
Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. The new version of george a romeros 1979 zombie movie arrives with all the expected technical improvements but abandons the satire that made romeros film a. Dawn of the dead 1979 times movie tickets fandango. The cuts presented to the australian classification. This movie is not for younger viewers, and non zombie fans. Even when one zombie gets his head lopped off by a helicopter blade.
This remastered special edition is loaded with bonus features and trailers. On the heels of the texas chainsaw massacre remake, the newfangled dawn of the dead streamlines another scrappy horror classic by discarding everything special about it in favor of pure visceral effect. George romeros dawn of the dead 1979 japan 4 page side original movie theater program the program has a front page with zombie and the inside pages which are black and white and the back has a different dawn of the dead image that is not on many other posters. Very good c6 all our signed items are delivered with a coa and guaranteed for life. I cant imagine what anchor bay would have to do to make something better than this which is a good thing, because they do have that habit of releasing multiple versions of the same film, and frankly, im not sure i. Dawn of the dead on dvd 01216394 from starz anchor bay. Ultimate edition dvd set is probably the height of all releases for the film. Dec, 2012 explore james59715s board dawn of the dead. But for some strange reason i wasnt sickened by the violence in dawn of the dead.
For example, a movie released over thanksgiving in 1978 will most likely earn money in 1978 and 1979. Expect lots of blood, bites to the throat, vast armies of zombies shot in the head by shotguns, as well as moments of gore like eye stabbings and a head impaled with. Romero fills the film with soldiers, bikers, and other action movie stalwarts, prefiguring his more obscure genre melding in knightriders 1981. It is gruesome, sickening, disgusting, violent, brutal and appalling.
I am a big horror movie buff especially zombie horror movies like 28 days later and resident evil. This movie contains blood, gore, graphic violence, strong language, use of drugs, alcohol, and partial nudity. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played. Undead matt is back with maybe the best zombie movie of all time, dawn of the dead. Dawn of the dead 1979 published october 31, 20 70s movies tv, george romero, horror movies tv, movie theatersmarquees 1 comment i dont remember where i found the photo, unfortunately, but its the creepiest one ive got. Four official sequels followed and a remake of the same name premiered in 2004 that was directed. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Its primary filming location was the monroeville mall. I cannot recommend this highly enough for good old fashioned zombie related thrills. It is one of the best films of the 1970s, a reckless, hubristic, overambitious masterpiece whose excess is reined in by its langian formal precision. Sexy matt the pharaoh wizardsexy matt the pharaoh wizard on youtubejust small town youtuber, living in a youtube world. The film was the second in romeros night of the living dead series. Following an evergrowing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two philadelphia s. Romero dawn of the dead 2004 film, a 2004 remake of the 1978 film directed by zack snyder in music edit dawn of the dead song, a 2008 single by the electronic rock band does it offend you, yeah.
This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1979. Zombies take over a shopping mall and terrorize four people hiding there in this sequel to george a. Financial analysis of dawn of the dead 1979 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The latter was itself falsely marketed by the italian distributor as a sequel to the former, against the wishes of both romero and fulci. Though shot in 1978 ten years after the first films release dawn s story begins as if the events in night had happened only a few months before. Dawn of the dead 1978 trailer for dawn of the dead. Trailer for the 1979 george romero movie dawn of the living dead. See more ideas about zombie movies, george romero and horror. A tourdeforce of action, gore and wit, dawn of the dead is exciting filmmaking, but is not for the squeamish.
Dawn of the dead was released first in international markets, arriving in italian theaters in the fall of 1978, months before it would land in the united states. Perhaps the violence should come as no surprise, since this is, after all, a zombie film. Dawn of the dead 1978 film dawn of the dead 1978 greatest movie series franchises of all time george romeros living dead films dawn of the dead 1978 dawn of the dead 1978 imdb dawn of the dead 1978 includes cast and crew overview, plot synopsis, user comments, and links. Dawn of the dead ist ein horrorfilm des us amerikanischen regisseurs.
Also look out for the beyond and city of the living dead in a similar vein. The film was refused classification in australia twice. Romerodirected independent zombie film written in collaboration with dario argento about a group of survivors who take refuge in a secluded shopping mall following an epidemic of zombies that have risen trivia. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie.
845 597 288 872 917 663 151 1049 11 529 188 434 673 963 1310 950 1529 1244 1162 761 1242 798 1462 1229 1063 1435 654