The dead come back to life and terrorize a group of people trapped inside a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Night of the Living Dead Night of the Living Dead also saw multiple theatrical re-releases. [68] Reader's Digest found it to be the 12th scariest movie of all time. George Cameron Romero's script is intended to be an homage to his father's work, a glimpse into the political turmoil of the mid-to-late 1960s and a bookend piece to his father's original story. [4][16][71][72] In 2001, the film was ranked No. As filming was not linear, the piebald faces appear sporadically. Night of the Living Dead is een Amerikaanse horrorfilm uit 1968, geregisseerd door George A. Romero.Het is een onafhankelijke film in zwart-wit.De hoofdrollen worden ingevuld door Duane Jones als 'Ben' en Judith O'Dea als 'Barbra'. Jerry and his daughters Melanie and Barbra are going to experience a night they will never forget. In the case Dawn Associates v. Links, Romero accused Russo of "appropriat[ing] part of the title of the prior work", plagiarizing Dawn of the Dead's advertising slogan ("When there is no more room in hell ... the dead will walk the earth"), and copying stills from the original 1968 film. His dialogue was that of a lower class / uneducated person. I couldn't use vampires because he did, so I wanted something that would be an earth-shaking change. [25] In a 1997 interview with the BBC's Forbidden Weekend, Romero explained that the script developed into a three-part short story. Night Of The Living Dead by George Romero. Title: Was this review helpful to you? Prior to the Night of the Living Dead, zombie films did utilize Haitian folklore in films like I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and the first zombie feature, White Zombie (1932). [58] Critic Rex Reed wrote, "If you want to see what turns a B movie into a classic ... don't miss Night of the Living Dead. Horror theme, Medium level violence. The mkv's each have the DTS and AC3 soundtracks with the chapters info included. In 2012,the deceased have risen from their graves with only one instinct-to feed on the living. (1968). We then took those selections and augmented them electronically". The infected in I Am Legend become vampire-like creatures and prey on the uninfected. While playing to the audience’s perception that hideous calamity was erupting everywhere (as in fact it was), the film gave no pretense of providing a reason. Heffernan, Kevin. After evolving through multiple drafts, Russo and Romero's final script primarily drew influence from Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend. [81] Image Ten displayed such a notice on the title frames of the film beneath the original title, Night of the Flesh Eaters, but the distributor erroneously removed the statement when it changed the title. The completed film ultimately benefited from the decision, as film historian Joseph Maddrey describes the black-and-white filming as "guerrilla-style", resembling "the unflinching authority of a wartime newsreel". The final draft, written mainly by Russo during three days in 1967, focused on reanimated human corpses – Romero refers to them as ghouls – that consume the flesh of the living. He made the film on a minuscule budget … 2,000 copies of the single were pressed on black 7" vinyl. Harry has been taking shelter there with his wife Helen and their young daughter Karen after a group of the same monsters overturned their car and bit Karen, leaving her seriously ill. Tom arrived with his girlfriend Judy after hearing an emergency broadcast about a series of brutal killings. [89] In 1998, Russo's revised version of the film, Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition, was released on VHS and DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Add to Cart. His initial work involved filming shorts for Pittsburgh public broadcaster WQED's children's series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. [126][127] The movie is written and directed by Zebediah de Soto. Their car radio goes off the air due to technical difficulties. Following its theatrical premiere in Pittsburgh on October 1, 1968, Night of the Living Dead eventually grossed US$12 million domestically and US$18 million internationally, earning more than 250 times its budget and making it one of the most profitable film productions ever made at the time. Dissensions sets in almost immediately with Harry Cooper wanting to be in charge. The magazine quoted Romero as saying, "I didn't want to touch Night of the Living Dead". New York's Museum of Modern Art is proud to have picked up on the film's high-art virtues as early as 1970, while zombies will cement their place in academia with the forthcoming George A. Romero Horror Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (DVD) 17 May 2004. Dissensions sets in almost immediately with Harry Cooper wanting to be in charge. That's really all [the zombies] ever represented to me. In [a] mere 90 minutes this horror film (pun intended) casts serious aspersions on the integrity and social responsibility of its Pittsburgh-based makers, distributor Walter Reade, the film industry as a whole and [exhibitors] who book [the picture], as well as raising doubts about the future of the regional cinema movement and about the moral health of film goers who cheerfully opt for this unrelieved orgy of sadism ..."[59], One commentator asserts that the film garnered little attention from critics, "except to provoke argument about censoring its grisly scenes". Medium level violence, Horror theme. [53] Night of the Living Dead grossed $30 million internationally, and the Wall Street Journal reported that it was the top-grossing film in Europe in 1969. Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero, co-written by John Russo, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The franchise predominantly centers on different groups of people attempting to survive during the outbreak and evolution of a zombie apocalypse. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (HORROR MOVIE HITS - BONUS DVD: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) (DVD) 31 August 2005. It's hard to remember what sort of effect this movie might have had on you when you were six or seven. Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero, co-written by John Russo, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (VIDEOTAPE) 11 September 1987. [52], The opening title music with the car on the road had been used in a 1961 episode of the TV series Ben Casey entitled "I Remember a Lemon Tree" and is also featured in an episode of Naked City entitled "Bullets Cost Too Much". During a visit to see their wife and mother's grave. Night of the Living Dead is the first of six ... of the Dead films directed by George Romero. The best that we could do was to place our cast in a remote spot and then bring the horror to be visited on them in that spot". [39][b], Props and special effects were fairly simple and limited by the budget. [150] In the 2009 documentary film Nightmares in Red, White and Blue, the zombies in the film are compared to the "silent majority" of the U.S. in the late 1960s. [60] The film had earned between $12 and $15 million at the U.S. box office after a decade. [111][112] This project aims to "reanimate" the 1968 film by replacing Romero's celluloid images with animation done in a wide variety of styles by artists from around the world, laid over the original audio from Romero's version. The Official Page of the 1968 film directed by George A. Romero. Hardman's daughter in real life, the 11-year-old daughter Schon also portrayed the mangled corpse on the house's upstairs floor that Ben drags away. The classic original but with the editing mistakes and jump cuts fixed. As their situation deteriorates, their chances of surviving the night lessen minute by minute. Directed by George A. Romero. 838 were here. They wanted to capitalize on the film industry's "thirst for the bizarre", according to Romero. It was based on the original screenplay, but included more gore and a revised plot that portrayed Barbra (Patricia Tallman) as a capable and active heroine. Several people barricade themselves inside a rural house in an attempt to survive the night. [151], While George Romero denied he considered race when casting Duane Jones, reviewer Mark Deming notes that "the grim fate of Duane Jones, the sole heroic figure and only African-American, had added resonance with the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X fresh in the minds of most Americans". In April 2021, Heavy Metal magazine began publishing a graphic novel adaptation of the story titled The Rise from Romero's script and with art by Diego Yapur. I mean, Richard starts his book with one man left; everybody in the world has become a vampire. [75] The film also ranked No. Barbra and Johnny visit their father's grave in a remote cemetery when they are suddenly set upon by zombies. The Official Page of the 1968 film directed by George A. Romero. Night of the Living Dead (1968) - restored. Film - Sale/Hire. N ow 40, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead holds up as a stark, eerie and unrelenting parable of dread. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (DVD) 05 May 1999. "[149] Film historian Sumiko Higashi concurs, arguing that Night of the Living Dead was a film about the horrors of the Vietnam era. The film and its successors spawned countless imitators, in cinema, television and video gaming, which borrowed elements invented by Romero. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (35MM) 01 … [44][45] Romero's decision to direct Night of the Living Dead essentially launched his career as a horror director. The voice cast includes Tony Todd as Ben, Danielle Harris as Barbra, Joseph Pilato as Harry Cooper, Alona Tal as Helen Cooper, Bill Moseley as Johnny, Tom Sizemore as Chief McClellan and newcomers Erin Braswell as Judy and Michael Diskint as Tom. It was translated into more than 25 languages and released across Europe, Canada and Australia. "Greek Gifts: Vision and Revision in Two Versions of, This page was last edited on 7 May 2021, at 00:51. [99] The film was theatrically released on October 14, 2010. The dead come back to life and eat the living in this low budget, black and white film. There was a concern we didn't get the sound right, but fortunately they were able to use it. [61][c], Fifty years after its release, the film enjoys a reputation as a classic and still receives positive reviews, being regarded by many as one of the best films of 1968. Now Available in 1080p High Definition!-2k HD transfer from a rare film print presented in its original 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio-Ranked 1st on Rolling Stone Magazine's "Best zombie movies of all time -George Romero, the legendary director who helmed the Night of the Living Dead series, brings you a crazed tale of nuclear radiation that raises the dead, and creates a legion of flesh-eating zombies. Night of the Living Dead 3D is like a zombie looking for something living to tear itself into. [46] Critics saw the influence of the horror and science-fiction films of the 1950s in Romero's directorial style. Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 American horror film directed by Tom Savini and starring Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, and Tom Towles. They confirm that the ghouls can be stopped with a bullet or heavy blow to the head, or by being burned, as Ben discovered, and that various rescue centers are offering refuge and safety. Part one became Night of the Living Dead. I said we got to start at the beginning and tweak it up a little bit. [91] This release also features a workprint edit of the film under the title of Night of Anubis, in addition to various bonus materials. [78] A Film Daily critic commented, "This is a pearl of a horror picture that exhibits all the earmarks of a sleeper. Join them. Nearly Fifty years after it was made, Night Of The Living Dead has stood the test of time, and is still going strong, gaining popularity and new fans all around the world . [118][119] This same restoration was released on Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection on February 13, 2018.[91]. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times chided theater owners and parents who allowed children access to the film with such potent content for a horror film they were entirely unprepared for: "I don't think the younger kids really knew what hit them," he said. Shot on a low budget with grainy film stock and a mostly amateur cast and crew, there’s a no-frills approach to the material. This release was also not authorized or licensed by Image Ten. [42] While changing the title, the copyright notice was accidentally deleted from the early releases of the film. But try to remember. The original film, and still arguably the best of the entire series, was made in 1968 for the price of a small apartment. A sardonic hardware store clerk is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home. Romero unwittingly helps the theatre-makers out. . ", "Zombie Encounter & Film Festival – October 10, 2009", "Night of the Living Dead has always looked awful, but the 4K restoration is terrific", "Night of the Living Dead. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (DVD) 17 May 2004. While the word "zombie" itself is never used—the word used in the film is ghoul—Romero's film introduced the theme of zombies as reanimated, flesh-eating cannibals. "Rewriting the Dead: The Tension between Nostalgia and Perversion in George A. Romero's, Moreman, Christopher M. "A Modern Meditation on Death: Identifying Buddhist Teachings in George A. Romero's, Pharr, Mary. Film - Sale/Hire. . [23], Co-written as a horror comedy by John Russo and George A. Romero under the title Monster Flick,[24] an early screenplay draft concerned the exploits of adolescent aliens who visit Earth and befriend human teenagers. "[9], (All the samples of the track were composed by Geordie Hormel), (*electronic sound effects by Karl Hardman). Maddrey adds, it "seem[s] as much like a documentary on the loss of social stability as an exploitation film". There's this global change and there's one guy holding out saying, wait a minute, I'm still a human. Awoken by their gunfire and sirens, Ben emerges from the cellar, but is shot and killed when they mistake him for a ghoul. https://livingdead.fandom.com/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dead She is soon joined by Ben who stopped at the house in need of gas. Ben beats Harry for his cowardice. . "[146] Empire's Greatest Movie Trilogies of All Time. Somewhat ironically though, it's Night of the Living Dead's freely available nature that helped it become the revered classic it is today, as easy access and constant TV airings ensured that more and more people saw the film. As academics speculate on the scientific cause of the phenomena, theologians point to the Armageddon foretold in the Book of Revelation. New York's Museum of Modern Art is proud to have picked up on the film's high-art virtues as early as 1970, while zombies will cement their place in academia with the forthcoming George A. Romero Horror Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The latest installment of the series, Survival of the Dead, was released in 2009, with another sequel Road of the Dead in development. [100] According to Legend Films founder Barry Sandrew, Night of the Living Dead is the first entirely live action 2-D film to be converted to 3-D.[101], In 1999, co-writer John A. Russo released a modified version called Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition. [37][38], The outdoor, indoor (downstairs) and basement scenes were filmed at a location northeast of Evans City, near a park. Although Night of the Living Dead sparked the zombie subgenre, whose number includes Jorge Grau's Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974), Lucio Fulci's Zombie (1979), Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead (1985), the video game-derived Resident Evil (2002) and the comic homage Shaun of the Dead (2004), the Z-word is never once uttered in the script credited to George Romero and John A. Russo. [97] Technology critic Gary W. Tooze wrote that "The colorization is damn impressive", but noticed the print used was not as sharp as other releases of the film. The kids in the audience were stunned. Jancovich, Mark, Antonio Lazaro Reboll, Julian Stringer, and Andy Willis, eds. Return of the Living Dead sparked a legal battle with Romero, who believed Russo marketed his film in direct competition with Day of the Dead as a sequel to the original film. [4][5][6], Night of the Living Dead spawned a franchise that includes five official sequels released between 1978 and 2009, also directed by Romero. Night of the Living Dead. Unlike Savini's 1990 film, Broadstreet's project was not affiliated with Romero. Zombie makeup varied during the film. He took the helm of the sequels as well as Season of the Witch (1972), The Crazies (1973), Martin (1978), Creepshow (1982) and The Dark Half (1993). [d] The New York Times critic Vincent Canby referred to the film as a "junk movie" as well as "spare, uncluttered, but really silly". Night of the Living Dead is a zombie horror media franchise created by George A. Romero beginning with the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead directed by Romero and co-written with John A. Russo. [85][86][87] As of March 2019[update], it is the Internet Archive's most-downloaded film, with over 3.1 million downloads. [30], Official film adaptations of Matheson's novel appeared in 1964 as The Last Man on Earth, in 1971 as The Omega Man, and the 2007 release I Am Legend. [34], The lead role was originally written for someone of Caucasian descent, but upon casting African-American actor Duane Jones, Romero intentionally did not alter the script to reflect this. Please enjoy and let me know if there are problems with any of the files. [74] The Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 5th scariest film ever made. Night of the Living Dead ’90 is much more than simply a colorization of Romeo’s classic (an ill-advised feat several producers would embark upon to disastrous home video results). As the world is overrun by zombies, a small group of scientists and military personnel dwelling in an underground bunker in Florida must determine whether they should educate, eliminate or escape the undead horde. . [98] In 2009, Legend Films coproduced a colorized 3D version of the film with PassmoreLab, a company that converts 2-D film into 3-D format. Something that was forever, something that was really at the heart of it. The Official Page of the 1968 film directed by George A. Romero. As I recall, I believe that Duane himself upgraded his own dialogue to reflect how he felt the character should present himself.[20]. This is what we want to get across ... tell the story about me and Johnny in the car and me being attacked. Chronicles of Night of the Living Dead, as told through the eyes of Barbra. Kyra Schon as Karen Cooper. Film - Sale/Hire. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. "[155] Romero confessed that the film was designed to reflect the tensions of the time: "It was 1968, man. The film's grainy, banal seriousness works for it – gives it a crude realism". It keeps coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH! [20] Upon completion of post-production, Image Ten found it difficult to secure a distributor willing to show the film with the gruesome scenes intact. With a new 4K restoration, a remastering of the monaural track, and some great bonus materials, this release is now the definitive home video version of the movie that every zombie fan is going to want to put on their shelf. Variety labeled Night of the Living Dead an "unrelieved orgy of sadism" and questioned the "integrity and social responsibility of its Pittsburgh-based makers". As this house was scheduled for demolition, damage during filming was permitted. [19] He directed and produced television commercials and industrial films for The Latent Image, in the 1960s, a company he co-founded with friends John Russo, and Russell Streiner. Beset by the walking dead all around them Ben does his best to secure the doors and windows. The eerie musical piece during the tense scene in the film where Ben finds the rifle in the closet inside the farmhouse as the radio reports of mayhem play in the background, can be heard in longer and more complete form during the opening credits and the beginning of The Devil's Messenger (1961) starring Lon Chaney, Jr. Another piece, accompanying Barbra's flight from the cemetery zombie, was taken from the score for The Hideous Sun Demon (1959). According to Ebert, the film affected the audience immediately:[58]. [20] He and Streiner contacted Karl Hardman and Marilyn Eastman, president and vice president respectively of a Pittsburgh-based industrial film firm called Hardman Associates, Inc. Whether you watch weekly or want to join in for the big finish, get ready for these big Spring TV and streaming finales. In addition to its late-show popularity, Night of the Living Dead has prompted plentiful, more cerebral examination. That was it ... all improv. [122], The first remake, debuting in 1990, was directed by special effects artist Tom Savini. [23][27][28] Discussing the creation of Night of the Living Dead, Romero remarked, "I had written a short story, which I basically had ripped off from a Richard Matheson novel called I Am Legend. Film - Sale/Hire. Day of the Dead was released in 1985 and revealed that human civilization is nearly gone except for small bands of humans trying to survive … George Romero, Night Of The Living Dead The dead come back to life and terrorize a group of people trapped inside a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Barbra manages to get away and takes refuge in what seems to be an abandoned farm house. 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