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Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

D-Day is coming.

20085.21h 26m

Overview

When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.

Directed by Steve Miner
Written by Jeffrey Reddick, George A. Romero
Produced by Boaz Davidson, James Glenn Dudelson, Randall Emmett
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0M0

Top Cast

Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

Sarah Bowman

Stark Sands

Stark Sands

Bud Crain

Michael Welch

Michael Welch

Trevor Bowman

AnnaLynne McCord

AnnaLynne McCord

Nina

Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon

Salazar

Matt Rippy

Matt Rippy

Doctor Logan

Pat Kilbane

Pat Kilbane

Scientist

Taylor Hoover

Taylor Hoover

Local Girl

Christa Campbell

Christa Campbell

Mrs. Leitner

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Paul - DJ

Themes & Keywords

quarantinesecret labinfectionzombiestruggle for survivalarmy national guardvirus

About Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead is a action, horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of quarantine, secret lab, infection, zombie, struggle for survival, army national guard. Directed by Steve Miner, it stars Mena Suvari, Stark Sands, Michael Welch. When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.

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