Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller, War, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Zombie, Cannibals, Cult Classic, Black Comedy, Satire, Escape, Vampires, Gore, Monsters, Disturbing, Military, Love, Police
Tagline: When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.
Plot: Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing an apartment building overcome with flesh-eating zombies, two Philadelphia area SWAT team members, Peter (Ken Foree) and Roger (Scott Reiniger), flee to a television station, where they escape in the station’s helicopter with Francine (Gaylen Ross) and Stephen (David Emge), two station employees. Seeking refuge from the zombies and the ensuing hysteria, they land on top of a Pittsburgh area shopping mall, despite the fact that the undead seem to be flocking there. What begins as a stop for supplies becomes a longer stay as the four become embroiled in a futile war within the mall to keep their flesh to themselves and remain alive. The film’s relentlessly disturbing and innovative gore effects are one reason to see DAWN OF THE DEAD, but those who can stomach the endless barrage of blood and gnarled zombie faces will be rewarded, and possibly surprised, by what the film says about human nature and life within a consumer-based culture. Any aficionado of horror is likely to place the film high on their list of revered
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 Notably, 'Dawn of the Dead' can be viewed as both a horror film and as a black comedy. The satire is biting and the characters are more than prone to spout out lines straight from commercials, movies, or other media.--Geoghegan (Diabolical-Dominion.com)
Decent follow-up to the excellent original is a bit too long for its own good, but is packed with gore and a fairly intelligent story.  -- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
Fascinating and disturbing, intelligent and complex, Romero's Dawn of the Dead is incomparable--in my mind, easily the best zombie film ever made. Period. 98/100--Jack Witzig (ColdSpot)
With effects by make-up legend Tom Savini, this bloody horror flick really shocked the shit out of people when it was released, but today, movies like Dead Alive have out-gored it. Still, it's difficult not to be impressed by the over-the-top bloodshed in this movie.-- (eSplatter.com)
Out of the 3 living dead films this one had the best impact on me for one reason or another. I don't know why, but everytime I watch I just get a shaky feeling all over.  --Zaero (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
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Ken Foree
The Devil's Rejects, Taking Care of Business, The Dentist |
 | David Emge
Dario Argento's World of Horror, Document of the Dead, Hellmaster | | | | David Early
Creepshow, Monkey Shines, The Dead Will Walk | Richard France
Graveyard Shift, The Crazies, The Battle Over Citizen Kane | |
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Shaun of the Dead, Deep Red, Phenomena | | | | |
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| Personally my favorite of the Romero zombie flicks. With all the zombie entertainment, gore, and goblin music in the background, you can't really go wrong. --FrighT MasteR (UHM)
Overall the story keeps you sitting in your seats till the very end, its packed with some great all time great scenes and does really entertain when on the best parts.  -- (terrorwatch.net)
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