Night of the Living Dead (1968) | |
| Director(s) | George A. Romero |
| Producer(s) | Karl Hardman, Russell Streiner |
| Top Genres | Horror, Mystery |
| Top Topics | Zombies |
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Night of the Living Dead (1968) was a Horror - Mystery Film directed by George A. Romero and produced by Karl Hardman and Russell Streiner.
SYNOPSIS
In this grisly benchmark of American horror film, the dead return and terrorize the living. A group of strangers seek refuge in an abandoned house by locking themselves inside. The living dead slowly penetrate the fortress, killing friends and relatives in search of a good meal. Followed by a sequel (so hilariously graphic it briefly earned an X-rating) entitled Dawn of the Dead (1978) and remade in 1990.
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.Night of the Living Dead was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999.
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Night of the Living Dead: Special Rifftrax Review
on Oct 25, 2013 From Journeys in Classic FilmIf you’re looking for a straightforward review of Night of the Living Dead you can read it here.? This special review looks at last night’s Rifftrax Live! event reviewing the movie.? I have republished my article originally published at Cinema Sentries. George Romero?s Night of the Liv... Read full article
31 Days of Halloween – 023: Night Of The Living Dead – In 30 Seconds! With Bunnies!
By Michael on Oct 23, 2013 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsOctober marches on, and so does our countdown to All Hallows Eve. This year, rather than trying to do a full 31 film reviews or something truly time-consuming like that, most of what I’m going to be posting are favorite trailers, short films, some full-length movies, and other items just to ki... Read full article
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
on Mar 22, 2013 From Journeys in Classic FilmI’ve seen Night of the Living Dead several times in my life, and yet watching it with an audience during my American Horror class, I noticed flaws that I couldn’t ignore. ?Despite director George Romero‘s insistent comments that he didn’t intend any racial themes to emerge, t... Read full article
Night of the Living Dead
By Alyson on Oct 11, 2012 From The Best Picture ProjectThe first time I watched Night of the Living Dead was Halloween night when I was thirteen years old. ?I had spent the evening trick-or-treating with my friends and had quite the candy haul. ?After a little trading with my siblings, it was my main source of energy as I stayed up waiting for the movie... Read full article
Night of the Living Dead (1968, George A. Romero)
on Jan 19, 2011 From The Stop ButtonWhat a lame ending. If it weren?t for the sufficiently uncanny end credits, I?d finish Night of the Living Dead thinking it was supposed to be a comedy. Actually, if it weren?t for that lame ending, I?d be starting this response much differently. Night of the Living Dead has one of the most sublime ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Helen Cooper: That's important, isn't it?
Harry Cooper: What?
Helen Cooper: To be right, everybody else to be wrong.
Harry Cooper: What do you mean by that?
Washington scientist: [on the news] Everything is being done that can be done.
Harry Cooper: Helen! I have to get that gun!
Helen Cooper: Haven't you had ENOUGH?
Harry Cooper: Look, two people are already dead on account of that guy! Take a look out that window!
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Facts about
Assuming the movie takes place on the spring time change (according to the dialog at the beginning) after the date (December 1966) on the calendar in the house (a reasonable assumption from the condition of the body in the house), the movie begins on the night of 30 April 1967 and ends the next morning, which is May Day. However, for the sequels, Romero has treated the timeline of the Dead saga with a bit of malleability; in the movie novelization of Dawn of the Dead he notes "The stock market had plummeted way below the lowest point of the Carter administration" and refers to an upcoming election. Day of the Dead features a copy of the novel Salem's Lot, published in 1975, after Night of the Living Dead came out; it seems peculiar that this publish still saw publication in a world where "ghouls" actually exist. Diary of the Dead takes place isochronally with Night of the Living Dead yet features modern computers. Of course, even Night of the Living Dead references technology far advanced than that available at the time of the film's release (i.e. the Venus probe).
The social commentary on racism some have seen in this film was never intended (an African-American man holing up in a house with a white woman, a posse of whites shooting a black man in the head without first checking to see if he was a zombie). According to the filmmakers, Duane Jones was simply the best actor for the part of Ben.
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