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Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

The darkest day of horror the world has ever known!

19857.01h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by George A. Romero
Written by George A. Romero
Produced by Richard P. Rubinstein
Box OfficeBudget: $3.8MRevenue: $34.0M

Top Cast

Lori Cardille

Lori Cardille

Sarah

Terry Alexander

Terry Alexander

John

Joseph Pilato

Joseph Pilato

Rhodes

Jarlath Conroy

Jarlath Conroy

McDermott

A

Anthony DiLeo Jr.

Miguel

R

Richard Liberty

Logan

Sherman Howard

Sherman Howard

Bub

Gary Klar

Gary Klar

Steel

Ralph Marrero

Ralph Marrero

Rickles

John Amplas

John Amplas

Fisher

Themes & Keywords

floridainsanitybunkerremakedisembodied headzombieliving deadzombie apocalypsemankind forced undergroundflorida everglades

About Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead is a horror, drama, mystery film released in 1985 exploring themes of florida, insanity, bunker, remake, disembodied head, zombie. Directed by George A. Romero, it stars Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato. 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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