(One of the workers behind the scenes is played by Romero himself.) Martial law has been declared in the city, requiring all residents to give over any killed zombies to the National Guard. People in a TV studio in Philadelphia are arguing on air over what to do about the zombie menace. Looks like they’ve been surviving on the road all through this thing. Peter: Come on, man, that’s a professional army. Stephen: There’s hundreds of those creatures down there. Peter: I mean it! Now you’re not just playin’ with your life, you’re playin’ with mine! Now… are you straight? Roger: Yeah, yeah, yeah c’mon, c’mon c’mon, let’s go! Peter: All right, trooper, you better screw your head on. Roger: My bag! I left my goddamn bag in the other truck! They will not respond to such emotions.” “They must be destroyed on sight!” –Dr. We must not be lulled by the concept that these are our family members or our friends. These creatures are nothing but pure, motorized instinct. I might point out to you that even animals will adopt the basic use of tools in this manner. But even these actions are the most primitive – the use of external articles as bludgeons and so forth. There are reports of these creatures using tools. Intelligence? Seemingly little or no reasoning power, but basic skills remain and more remembered behaviors from normal life. They attack and they feed only on warm human flesh. They do not prey on each other – that’s the difference. These creatures cannot be considered human. Cannibalism in the true sense of the word implies an intra-species activity. “The normal question, the first question is always, are these cannibals? No, they are not cannibals. This was an important place in their lives. He used to tell us, “When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth.”įrancine Parker: What are they doing? Why do they come here? Peter: Something my granddad used to tell us. Peter: They’re us, that’s all, when there’s no more room in hell. Those rednecks are probably enjoying this whole thing.” –Stephen Peter: ‘Cause they still believe there’s respect in dying. Roger: Why did these people keep them here? “How the hell come we stick these low-life bastards in these big-ass hotels, anyway? Shit, man! This is better than I got!” –Wooley It gets up and kills! The people it kills get up and kill!” –Dr. “Every dead body that is not exterminated becomes one of them. With his first zombie film, Dawn of the Dead is considered not only one of Romero’s best films, but one of the best horror films ever made, too. Zombies are swarming the urban centres, and Stephen “Flyboy” Andrews (Emge), Francine “Fran” Parker (Ross), and two men from SWAT teams (Foree and Reiniger) escape in a helicopter and use a shopping mall as a kind of sanctuary, until a biker gang led by “Blades” (Savini) breaks in and brings in more zombies. Music for the Italian version of the movie ( Zombi) was by Goblin (named “The Goblins” in the credits), in collaboration with Dario Argento. Instead, it stars David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross, with Tom Savini (who also did the gory make-up effects). It is, in a way, a sequel of sorts to his 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead, though it has none of the original cast or setting. Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 zombie film written and directed by George A.
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