Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

When there’s no more room in HELL, the dead will walk the EARTH!

Rating

4.5 (1)

Release Date

9/2/1978

Runtime

127 mins

Genres

Overview

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$650,000

Revenue

$55,000,000

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A grotesquely funny siege film where four survivors hole up in a shopping mall while the undead close in, making darkly comic hay from the irony of materialism consuming us, literally. Equal parts gory spectacle and satirical commentary delivered with a campfire gleam in Romero's eye.

Mood

UnsettlingPlayful

Themes

Survival

Tone

Satirical

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPractical effectsHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Graphic violenceBody horror

Reviews

Living Dead Collection

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