1985 Directed by George A. Romero
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.
Lori Cardille Anthony Dileo Jr. Terry Alexander Joseph Pilato Jarlath Conroy Richard Liberty Sherman Howard Gary Klar Ralph Marrero John Amplas Phillip G. Kellams Taso N. Stavrakis Gregory Nicotero Don Brockett William Cameron Deborah Carter Winnie Flynn Debra Gordon Jeff Hogan Barbara Holmes David Kindlon Bruce Kirkpatrick 'Wild Bill' Laczko Susan Martinelli Kim Maxwell Barbara Russell Gene A. Saraceni John D. Schwartz Mark Tierno Show All…
George A. Romero's Day of the Dead, Il giorno dei morti viventi, El día de los muertos, Dia dos Mortos, 丧尸出笼, יום המתים, El Dia de los Muertos
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“A tragedy about how a lack of human communication causes chaos and collapse even in this small little pie slice of society"
-George Romero
This one has it all... total collapse of civilization, mental breakdown from said collapse, science proving its right, jacked up impatient and angry racist militants trying to undermine science and grasp what little power they have (which ultimately means nothing in the big picture), good people getting screwed over, scumbags getting screwed over, scientists getting screwed over and going nutso off the rails trying to prove the inferior-minded gun-toting bigots that they are right (and in the process making said bigot fools feel victorious), and science ultimately winning thanks to Bub.
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one of most viscerally upsetting and difficult to watch horror films not just because of the god-tier savini gore fx but the emotional, political and philosophical realities romero carves into these people before we see them shredded to pieces—the facade of civility that we dress our barbarism up with being pulled apart into bloody chunks right before our eyes. that subtle sonic pitch shift in that mans scream when his head is being torn off because his vocal cords are stretching and snapping? that’s why i go to the movies.
I'd love to have a beer with Bub! He was an unexpected bonus and added some much needed levity.. oddly enough he was a better representative of humanity than all of the non zombies put together!
While I found the film to be a tad bit too "Chatty Kathy" for my taste and not having enough zombie carnage in the first 2/3 of the film.. I'm happy to report that the carnage in the last act will give the gorehounds something to really sink their teeth into!
something about I'M RUNNING THIS MONKEY FARM NOW FRANKENSTEIN AND I WANNA KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE DOING WITH MY TIME can be so personal
Tom Savini, a special makeup effects genius. T-Dog's Jamaican uncle. A drunk guy who can shoot straight. Bub the world's smartest Zombie. Romero doing what he does best: Making a zombie film not about zombies, but about raw human emotion. Romero's most underrated film.
where can i buy the calendar from this? with the pumpkins. you can reuse 1985 calendars in 2030 i wanna be ready
I love the counterculture microcosm here of the pilot and the mechanic (and Romero's affection for them). Their philosophy of stay out of the way, leave it all behind and start over may not be for everyone, but the alternatives are war, colonialism (I read Dr. Frankenstein's role as being analogous to a "tame the natives" missionary this time around), and techno utopia (science will save us!) so maybe they're the most sane after all.
Savini's best make-up work. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
When Bub first cocks the gun, it's one of the great "oh shit" moments in a movie and I love how it pushes Romero's trilogy to a boiling point, a zombie metamorphosis. Sequels should always, always, always aim to evolve ideas set up previously, whether it be social commentary or makeup effects or literally the zombies themselves. In a perfect world, a sequel flips the pillow to the cold side, flexes new muscles, and re-configures what you thought to be possible. Romero's trilogy beautifully follows this through. Each installment is a flip of the pillow.
I don't think I've seen the first two Dead films since I was a late teenager, so I'll hold off on making this a definitive statement, but for the moment, DAY may be my favorite of the initial trilogy. More than the others, it epitomizes the popular reading of Romero's zombie films, that of the true danger being not the undead horde but the cracking sociality and sanity of the remaining humans. If NIGHT can be oversimplified into a Vietnam and Civil Rights comment and DAWN can somewhat more accurately be boiled down to a spoof on consumer culture (though that still short-changes it), DAY focuses on things that cannot be boiled down to one or two ideas. It dabbles…
Day of the Dead was always a film that I found a little underwhelming compared to the common consensus. Well I'm glad I revisited it after long time because it totally clicked with me this viewing! I never appreciated it's leanings towards the more dramatic flares and campy performances but I now realize those are it's undeniable strengths. The way that it maintains the mean spirited nature of Dawn of the Dead while also introducing cheesier elements creates a pleasantly jarring experience.
Given that this is 1985 I can start to see the influence of the zanier 80s horror elements creeping through. Bub feels like a character straight out of Return of the Living Dead 2 which I can totally…
Tom Savini geht einkaufen, auf seiner Einkaufsliste steht folgendes:
Kunstblut – Zombies bluten wenig; eine Schubkarrenladung
Faschingsfarben – alle, von rot, gelb, grün, grau, blau …
Klamotten aus der Altkleidersammlung – Löcher, Risse, Schnitte, Abschürfungen
Dreck – Dreck aus Asche, aus Erde, aus Gras …
Falsches Gebiss – ob schief, krumm, abgerissen, hinausstehend, nach innen neigend …
Kontaktlinsen – graue, blaue, grüne, rote, gelbe …
Latex- u. Silikonprothesen – in jeder Größe und Farbe
Ja, „blöderweise“ macht Tom Savinis Einkaufsliste noch lange keinen guten Film. Die Prämisse und das Setting mag ausnahmsweise weniger ausgelutscht sein wie sonstige Genrehandlungen, doch sei es drum, George A. Romero Werk ist abseits des hervorragenden Gore einfach, soweit es mich betraf, sehr zäh mit der…
I need at least 3 sequels to this, but I want them to focus solely on zombie Bub readjusting to normal life. I think it would be fun to watch him going about his day, walking his dog, going through the subway turnstiles on his way to work and mowing the lawn on a Saturday morning. Sure, they wouldn't necessarily be the most exciting movies, but they still would be damn entertaining.
It was fun revisiting this one after all these years, especially with Michelle on her birthday. 🧟♂️🎂🎈
