Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

1978

Picking up where Night of the Living Dead left off, this classic horror flick from director George Romero begins with zombies taking over every major city in the United States. Running for their lives, Peter (Ken Foree), Roger (Scott Reiniger), Stephen (David Emge) and Frances (Gaylen Ross) find refuge in a remote shopping mall, only to discover they must fight a motorcycle gang as well as the undead ghouls.

George A. Romero's classic 1978 gore-fest, Dawn of the Dead, is back.

JBscale
72
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Horror - Thriller
Length
2 hrs. 7 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 24, 1979
US Box Office
$900,000 (#5862 of 7074)
Global Office
$55,000,000 (#2329 of 3929)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
DVD 4-Disc Ultimate Edition
Aquired Format
DVD Only
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD 1.0
English: DTS 5.1
English: DD 5.1
Studio
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Released
September 7, 2004
Acquired Date
May 5, 2008
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
March 30, 2009

Actors

David Emge
David Emge
Ken Foree
Ken Foree
Scott H. Reiniger
Scott H. Reiniger
Gaylen Ross
Gaylen Ross
David Crawford
David Crawford
David Early
David Early
Richard France
Richard France
Howard Smith
Howard Smith
Daniel Dietrich
Daniel Dietrich
Fred Baker
Fred Baker
James A. Baffico
James A. Baffico

Directors

George A. Romero
George A. Romero

Producers

Richard P. Rubinstein
Richard P. Rubinstein

Writers

George A. Romero
George A. Romero

Special Features

Commentaries
  • actors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross - Moderated by DVD producer Perry Martin. (European Version)
  • producer Richard P. Rubinstein. - Moderated by DVD producer Perry Martin. (Extended Version)
  • writer/director George A. Romero, make-up effects creator Tom Savini, and assistant director Chris Romero. - Moderated by DVD producer Perry Martin. (U.S. Theatrical Version)
Documentaries
  • Roy Frumkes' Document Of The Dead - The original documentary filmed during the making of DAWN OF THE DEAD by Filmmaker Roy Frumkes
  • The Dead Will Walk - an all-new documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members Claudio Argento, Dario Argento, Pat Buba, Tony Buba, Zilla Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill, Jim Krut, Leonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, Chris Romero, George A. Romero, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini, and Claudio Simonetti.
Other
  • 3 versions of the film - "U.S. Theatrical Release" (127 minute, unrated director's cut, with the famous "Goblin" soundtrack in DTS; this is Romero's preferred version), the Dario Argento-edited "European Version" (118 minutes, a faster pace, a few extended scenes, and more "Goblin" music), the "Extended Version" released for the 1978 Cannes Film festival (139 minutes, with additional scenes, more gore, and a music score of library tracks).
  • Monroeville Mall Tour with actor Ken Foree
  • On-Set Home Movies with audio commentary from zombie extra Robert Langer
  • Photo Galleries
  • Radio Spots
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • TV Spots
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh Certified
77%
Tomatometer
192 votes
RT Fresh Certified
77%
Popcornmeter
17,505 votes
METASCORE
59
37 votes
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
131,785 votes

Tags

  1. Zombies