Rating: UR
Length: 100 minutes

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: DTS 6.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1

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A group of people, some military and some civilian scientists, are hunting for human survivors in Florida and experimenting with zombies that have been captured. They hole up in a military bunker and that's when the fun begins. This is George Romero's third zombie movie ("Night of the Living Dead", "Dawn of the Dead"), that alone means it's a classic.

The video and audio quality of this film is excellent. The zombies are convincing, like that would be hard, and the story will keep your attention. The tension is good between the military and civilians and there are some interesting plot twists along the way. Who knew zombies could learn? Then again my dogs know certain commands too. There are plenty of extras if you're an extras junkie like I am. There is one scene where John gives his explanation why he thinks all this has happened that is thought provoking.

The movie is crude in places (hint, there is only one female, and an attractive one at that) and the military is depicted in a most unfavorable way; I'm retired from the Air Force and would hope that military members would behave better even under these extraordinary circumstances. The acting isn't horrible but it's certainly 'B' grade; this is evident in the lack of roles these actors had before and after making this film.

• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero, Special Make-up Effects Artist Tom Savini, Production Designer Cletus Anderson and Actress Lori Cardille
• Audio Commentary with Filmmaker Roger Avary
• The Many Days of Day Of The Dead-An all-new 39 minute documentary featuring interviews with writer/director George A. Romero, Producer David Ball, Special Make-up Effects artist Tom Savini, and Greg Nicotero, Production Designer Cletus Anderson, Assistant Director Chris Romero and Actors Lori Cardille, Joe Pilato and Howard Sherman.
• Day Of The Dead: Behind The Scenes-31 minutes of production footage from Special Make-up Effects Artist Tom Savini
• Audio Interview with Actor Richard Liberty
• Wampum Mine Promotional Video
• TV Spots
• Production Stills
• Behind-the-Scenes Photos
• Posters & Advertising Art
• Gallery Of Memorabilia
• Zombie Make-Up Photo Gallery
• Continuity Stills Gallery
• George Romero Bio
• DVD-ROM: Original Screenplay & Production Memos
• Theatrical Trailers

This is an entertaining film that makes some strong observations concerning human nature. Most aren't very promising or positive but I also suspect they're not far from the truth.

George A. Romero   [Dawn of the Dead (1978), Diary of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Martin, Night of the Living Dead (1968)]

Terry Alexander - John

John Amplas - Dr. Ted Fisher

[Martin]

Don Brockett - Featured Zombie (chief)

William Cameron - Featured Zombie

Lori Cardille - Sarah

Jarlath Conroy - William McDermott

Anthony Dileo Jr. - Pvt. Miguel Salazar

Sherman Howard - Bub

Gary Howard Klar - Pvt. Steel

Phillip G. Kellams - Pvt. Miller

Richard Liberty - Logan

Ralph Marrero - Pvt. Rickles

Gregory Nicotero - Pvt. Johnson

Joseph Pilato - Capt. Rhodes

Taso N. Stavrakis - Pvt. Torrez