Night of the Living Dead

"There IS a fate worse than death."

1990 1h 28m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 1,025

Horror

Synopsis

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A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

“There IS a fate worse than death.”

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Cast

Patricia Tallman
Barbara
Tony Todd
Ben
McKee Anderson
Helen Cooper
Bill Moseley
Johnnie
Heather Mazur
Sarah Cooper
Tom Towles
Harry Cooper
William Butler
Tom
Pat Reese
The Mourner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Savini
Writers: George A. Romero
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Night of the Living Dead 3D - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom Savini, shot by Frank Prinzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul McCollough. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Dubensky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Patricia Tallman and Tony Todd and McKee Anderson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom Savini directs. Frank Prinzi behind the camera. Paul McCollough scores. Tom Dubensky cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
336 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Night of the Living Dead 3D - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tom Savini, shot by Frank Prinzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Paul McCollough. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tom Dubensky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Patricia Tallman and Tony Todd and McKee Anderson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "There IS a fate worse than death.".
10IMDB entry: tt0100258 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Frank Prinzi
Original score: Paul McCollough
Editing: Tom Dubensky
Production design: Cletus Anderson
Costume design: Barbara Anderson
Makeup / hair: Everett Burrell
Sound: Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Stunt coordinator: Phil Neilson
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,200,000
Box office: $5,835,247
Return: 139% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Part of

Night of the Living Dead 3D - Collection

3D movies based on George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

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Tom Savini

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John Chard2015-10-11
★ 7/10
We are them, they are us etc... The original creators of the seminal Night of the Living Dead (1968) reconvene 22 years later to, well, make some money! The original creators of the seminal Night of the Living Dead (1968) reconvene 22 years later to, well, make some money! It was a compromised production, with director Tom Savini announcing that the finished cut is not half the film he set out to make. Surprising, then, to find it still works to the point of being viable. It's a very effective zombie pic, one performed with quality by the cast, with the concept of a group of people holed up in a house - under intense attack by the walking dead - still terrifying. It helps to cast Tony Todd in a reimaging of a horror classic, while Patricia Tallman is a fine spunky lead lady horror protag. Group dynamics again explode, heroes and villains are born, and the creatures are high grade in scary construction. Caveat, though, is that although it's a faithul(ish) remake, where with the new tools to hand it's understandable why the makers thought they could create another horror classic, but one for the 90s horror hordes, it still remains that it's utterly bloodless. While the finale is a bit stinky... 6/10

Production companies

Who made it

21st Century Film Corporation
US
ME
Menahem Golan Productions
US

Key crew

EditorTom Dubensky
Executive ProducerGeorge A. Romero
ProducerRussell Streiner
Production DesignCletus Anderson
ProducerJohn A. Russo
Executive ProducerMenahem Golan
StuntsTaso N. Stavrakis
Special Effects Key Makeup ArtistEverett Burrell
Special Effects Makeup ArtistJerry Gergely
Makeup ArtistTerrie Godfrey
Scenic ArtistNora Cline
CarpenterRaymond M. Tasillo
Sound MixerFelipe Borrero
Sound EditorRichard Burton
Makeup ArtistRachel Kick
Art DirectionJames C. Feng
Costume DesignBarbara Anderson
Production SupervisorHelena Toth
Scenic ArtistRichard S. Sheridan
Sound Re-Recording MixerPatrick Cyccone Jr.
Makeup & HairJeannee Josefczyk
Second Assistant DirectorMargie Sperling
Art DirectionJavier Zaffaroni
Unit Production ManagerMarc S. Fischer

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

halloween
remake
attack
zombie

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1990-10-19R

Also known as

International titles

La Nuit des Morts-vivantsFR
Night of the Living Dead '90US
ナイト・オブ・ザ・リビングデッド／死霊創世紀JP
George A. Romero's Night of Living DeadUS
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead: The RemakeUS
Die Rückkehr der UntotenDE
Yaşayan Ölülərin GecəsiAZ
A Noite dos Mortos VivosBR

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