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Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Horror · Drama · Mystery · 1985

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

Movie details

Day of the Dead

“The darkest day of horror the world has ever known!”

1985 Horror · Drama · Mystery 1h 41m

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7.0 / 10

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As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

George A. Romero

Written by

George A. Romero

Lori Cardille

Lori Cardille

Sarah

Terry Alexander

Terry Alexander

John

Joseph Pilato

Joseph Pilato

Rhodes

Jarlath Conroy

Jarlath Conroy

McDermott

Anthony DiLeo Jr.

Anthony DiLeo Jr.

Miguel

R

Richard Liberty

Logan

Sherman Howard

Sherman Howard

Bub

Court is in session

Put Day of the Dead on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.