Day of the Dead(Movie, 1985)

Name: Day of the Dead
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1985
Duration: T01:41:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 41min | Genres: Horror, Drama, Mystery

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 529 votes)

Day of the Dead is a 1985 American post-apocalyptic zombie horror film written and directed by George A. Romero, and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein. The third film in Romero's Night of the Living Dead series, it stars Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy and Richard Liberty as members of a group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse sheltering in an underground bunker in Florida, where they must determine the outcome of humanity's conflict with the undead horde. Romero described the film as a "tragedy about how a lack of human communication causes chaos and collapse even in this small little pie slice of society". Work on Day of the D... ()

Part of the Living Dead Collection

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Duration: 1h 41min

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Awards & Nominations for Day of the Dead

Sitges Film Festival Best Actress Award

About Day of the Dead

Trapped in a missile silo, a small team of scientists, civilians, and trigger-happy soldiers battle desperately to ensure the survival of the human race. However, the tension inside the base is reaching a breaking point, and the zombies are gathering outside.

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Trailer for Day of the Dead + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Day Of The Dead ≣ 1985 ≣ Trailer #3(Trailer, 1:11)

Day Of The Dead ≣ 1985 ≣ Trailer #3 (Trailer) | Day Of The Dead ≣ 1985 ≣ Trailer #2 (Trailer) | Day Of The Dead ≣ 1985 ≣ Trailer #1 (Trailer) | "Zombie 2 – Das letzte Kapitel" ("Day of the Dead", 1985) - US-Trailer (Trailer) | Day of the Dead (1985) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p] (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer) | Trailers From Hell (Featurette)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Florida, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

Plays in: Florida

Derivative works/Adaptions: "Day of the Dead: Bloodline" (movie, 2017), "Day of the Dead" (TV show/series, 2021-), "Day of the Dead" (movie, 2008)

Made by: Laurel Entertainment, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 24 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/03/1985

Cast: Joseph Pilato, Lori Cardille, Richard Liberty, Terry Alexander, Gregory Nicotero, John Amplas, Sherman Howard, George A. Romero, Donald Farmer

Director: George A. Romero

Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein

Screenwriter: George A. Romero

Film Editor: Pasquale Buba

Director of Photography: Michael Gornick

Composer: John Harrison

Performer: John Harrison

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Dia dos Mortos"

"丧尸出笼"

"El Dia de los Muertos"

"El día de los muertos"

"יום המתים"

"Il giorno dei morti viventi"

"El Dia de los Muertos"

"George A. Romero's Day of the Dead"

Keywords: florida everglades, zombie, remake, insanity, zombie apocalypse, disembodied head, bunker, florida, mankind forced underground, living dead

Budget: 3,500,000 USD

Revenue: 34,000,000 USD (= 971%)