Release:
1985 Written and Directed by: George A. Romero
Starring:
Lori Cardille as Sarah Terry Alexander as John Joseph Pilato as Captain Rhodes Jarlath Conroy as William Richard Liberty as Logan Sherman Howard as Bub
Oh my. When I read that tagline for the first time my heart started
racing, my blood started pumping, and I got an unbelievable
urge for some red meat. I also knew that the master, George
A. Romero, had returned and I was ready for the last (as far as we knew
at the time) installment in the greatest trilogy of horror ever devised.
Day of the Dead
starts by making us aware of the fact that the zombies have basically taken
over and they outnumber humans 400,000 to 1.
A group of
scientists and a group of
soldiers are holed up in an underground bunker. The scientists are
running tests on zombies to find a cure or an easier way to put them
down while the soldiers are getting impatient and wanting to do what
soldiers do best; storm the zombies and take their
chances.
The tension between the two
groups reaches a crescendo when the commanding officer, Captain Rhodes
(Joseph Pilato), discovers that the lead scientist, Dr. Logan (Richard
Liberty), is no longer trying to find a cure and is instead doing
experiments to see whether the zombies can be domesticated.
We are then introduced to my favorite zombie to
date; Bub, expertly played by Sherman Howard.
Unhappy with the
prospect of Zombies
as pets, Captain Rhodes and the soldiers decide to take
matters into their own hands and start blasting. As expected, all hell
breaks loose - zombies overtake the bunker and run loose all over the
place and (my favorite words in the english language) carnage
and mayhem ensue as Bub and friends dish out a good
heapin’ helping of zombie retribution.
Day of the Dead
was a flop when it was released 20 years ago. George Romero refused to
give in to studio execs that wanted him to film an R-rated movie.
Because of Romero’s insistence on an unrated film, his budget
was cut from $7 million to $3.5 million. This budget shortfall forced
Romero to rewrite the screenplay, and being unrated meant that Day
of the Dead would have a very limited cinema release. This doomedDay of the Dead before it got out of the gate, which
is a travesty of justice in my opinion.
Day of the
Dead saw a
return of the genius team of George Romero and Tom
Savini (Special FX). Savini has an uncanny ability to know exactly what
Romero is looking for and is able to deliver it with minimal funds. The
gore is top notch with some of the best zombie effects
to hit the big screen.
With bodies being ripped open,
torn apart, and munched on while moral and social overtones support the
story, Day of the Dead is everything that a true
“zombie master” would expect from Romero. Romero
is, of course, the original “Zombie Master” and Day
of the Dead is a required course in the zombie master
graduate program. Comments
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